Bust of Dante, Northwestern State University of Louisiana (Natchitoches, LA)

“Northwestern State University’s Student Government Association unveiled a special monument to honor former university president Dr. Jim Henderson Friday.

“Following Henderson’s induction into NSU’s Long Purple Line, the university’s alumni hall of distinction, SGA President John Pearce of Livonia and former NSU first lady Tonia Henderson unveiled a bust of Dante Alighieri, the Italian scholar, philosopher and poet of the late Middle Ages who is much admired by Henderson. The bust and a bench named for Dr. and Mrs. Henderson, both NSU alumni, were placed in front of the NSU Student Union in the heart of campus.

“The installation was cast by NSU Professor of Art Corbin Covher in a project coordinated by SGA Advisor Shayne Creppel.” –Natchitoches Parish Journal, April 11, 2017

Contributed by Robert Jones (Louisiana State University, Alexandria ’19)