Career Services receives $5,000 donation from Monsanto

Southern University's Office of Career Service received a $5,000 donation from the Monsanto Company. The donation was made Monday during a visit with Acting Chancellor Flandus McClinton.

Those involved in the donation included Orin Blouin, with Monsanto's Luling, La., plant, SU alum Courtney Alexander, a cost analyst at the Luling plant and Career Services Director Tamara Montgomery.

Montgomery said the money will fund professional development and leadership events that occur throughout each semester.

Southern currently has a student - Chidinma Imediegwu -interning at Monsanto's site in Luling. Imediegwu is a senior mechanical engineering major.