{"id":9187,"date":"2023-06-23T16:52:47","date_gmt":"2023-06-23T21:52:47","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9187"},"modified":"2023-06-23T18:22:52","modified_gmt":"2023-06-23T23:22:52","slug":"nicholls-awards-archie-manning-honorary-doctorate-at-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-new-covered-practice-facility-for-athletics","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2023\/06\/23\/nicholls-awards-archie-manning-honorary-doctorate-at-ribbon-cutting-ceremony-for-new-covered-practice-facility-for-athletics\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Awards Archie Manning Honorary Doctorate at Ribbon Cutting Ceremony for New Covered Practice Facility for Athletics"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony for its new covered practice facility for <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/geauxcolonels.com\/index.aspx\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">athletics<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">, made possible by the State of Louisiana, the Manning family, and <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.shawsportsturf.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shaw Sports Turf<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">. At the ribbon cutting ceremony, Nicholls President Jay Clune, PhD, presented Nicholls\u2019 honorary doctorate to Archie Manning. The honorary doctorate is the highest degree Nicholls can bestow.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cNicholls long-standing partnership with my family just means everything. It\u2019s been such a wonderful relationship. There\u2019s so much hospitality, and the way they\u2019ve helped us with the Manning Passing Academy makes the university a great partner\u201d said Archie Manning.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u201cArchie Manning has had a profound impact on all of us here in south Louisiana,\u201d said Jay Clune, Nicholls President. \u201cHe, his family, and the Manning Passing Academy have helped put Nicholls and Thibodaux on the national stage, and it is for this impact that we are honored to present him with the honorary doctorate.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The facility is set to be completed this fall, with construction picking back up at the end of the summer to complete the full football field. The multisport space will serve as an area for all Nicholls sports, benefitting during inclement weather or serving as a location to host future sports camps.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/manningpassingacademy.com\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Manning Passing Academy<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"> takes place at Nicholls from June 22-25, 2023. The premier football camp attracts over 1,200 high school quarterbacks and receivers from across the United States, as well as international destinations. Over the next six years, the Manning Passing Academy is set to bring more than $15 million to the local economy. To learn more, visit <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/manning-passing-academy\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/manning-passing-academy\/<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:\u00a0<\/b>Friday, June 23, 2023<\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT:\u00a0<\/b>Jerad David, Director of Communications,<\/p>\n<p>985.448.4303\u00a0or\u00a0jerad.david@nicholls.edu<\/p>\n<figure id=\"attachment_9189\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-9189\" style=\"width: 499px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\" wp-image-9189\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate-300x213.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"499\" height=\"354\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate-300x213.png 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate-1024x726.png 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate-768x545.png 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate-1536x1089.png 1536w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate-2048x1453.png 2048w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2023\/06\/Manning-Honorary-Doctorate.png 1920w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 499px) 100vw, 499px\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-9189\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">From left to right: Jay Clune, PhD, Nicholls President; Jean Donegan, Dean of the College of Liberal Arts; Archie Manning III; Eli Manning; Peyton Manning; Dr. Todd M. 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