La Louisiane: Dan Hare on the Legacy of P.J. Voorhies

By Marie Elizabeth Oliver

Published August 12, 2024 at 1:39 PM CDT

Dan Hare, Alumni Association director of community engagement, discusses the recent acquisition of a diploma from 1903 that belonged to the Alumni Association’s founding president, Pothier Jean (P.J.) Voorhies.

Read the article and see the diploma in La Louisiane.

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Marie Elizabeth Oliver is an award-winning editor and journalist. Her work has been featured by The New York Times, The Washington Post, CNN and Southern Living. She has taught journalism and served as the managing editor and podcast host of La Louisiane at the University of Louisiana at Lafayette. Her local reporting has been published by The Current, Acadiana Profile and New Orleans Public Radio.

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