‘Three Pillars’ symbolizes contributions of NSU icons

  • A painting of the late Jack Brittain Jr., Jerry Pierce and Richard Ware was unveiled Nov. 18 during a program to announce three first-generation scholarships established in their memory at Northwestern State University through a donation from Natchitoches attorney Skeeter Salim. Assistant Professor of Art Edgar Cano-Lopez is the artist. The painting symbolizes the lasting legacies of Brittain, Pierce and Ware at the university.
    A painting of the late Jack Brittain Jr., Jerry Pierce and Richard Ware was unveiled Nov. 18 during a program to announce three first-generation scholarships established in their memory at Northwestern State University through a donation from Natchitoches attorney Skeeter Salim. Assistant Professor of Art Edgar Cano-Lopez is the artist. The painting symbolizes the lasting legacies of Brittain, Pierce and Ware at the university.

    Three pillars of the Northwestern State University family were honored and memorialized Nov. 18 when the NSU Foundation announced the creation of the Jack Brittain Jr., Jerry Pierce and Richard Ware First Generation Endowed Scholarships, made possible by a $300,000 donation from Robert “Skeeter” Salim.

    “The impact of these scholarships cannot be overstated,” said NSU President Dr. Marcus Jones, not…