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'''Northwestern State University''' a public university based in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]], with a nursing campus in [[Shreveport]] and a branch campus in Leesville in Vernon Parish. It is governed through the University of Louisiana System, which is headed by [[James Henderson]], the former NSU president.

'''Northwestern State University''' a public university based in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]], with a nursing campus in [[Shreveport]] and a branch campus in Leesville in Vernon Parish. It is governed through the University of Louisiana System, which is headed by [[James Henderson]], the former NSU president.

Founded in 1884, NSU was originally known as the '''Louisiana State Normal School''', with emphasis on teacher training. It is the first school in Louisiana to offer degrees in business education and nursing. Along with [[Louisiana Tech University in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], also in northern Louisiana and several other in-state colleges, NSU gain status as a university in 1970 during the administration of Arnold Roy Kilpatrick (1920-2005), an alumnus of the former Northwestern State College who was the president from 1966 to 1978. He succeeded John Schenebly Kyser (1900-1975), an [[Illinois]] native andthe former chairman of the Department of Social Sciences who was the president from 1954 to 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site28.php|title=Kyser, John S.|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref>

Founded in 1884, NSU was originally known as the '''Louisiana State Normal School''', with emphasis on teacher training. It is the first school in Louisiana to offer degrees in business education and nursing. Along with [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]], also in northern Louisiana and several other in-state colleges, NSU gain status as a university in 1970 during the administration of Arnold Roy Kilpatrick (1920-2005), an alumnus of the former Northwestern State College who was the president from 1966 to 1978. He succeeded John Schenebly Kyser (1900-1975), an [[Illinois]] native andthe former chairman of the Department of Social Sciences who was the president from 1954 to 1966.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.lahistory.org/site28.php|title=Kyser, John S.|publisher=Louisiana Historical Association ''A Dictionary of Louisiana Biography''|accessdate=April 2, 2018}}</ref>

In 1954, NSU became the first college under the jurisdiction of the then Louisiana State Board of Education to offer the master's degree. In 1966 and 1967, it began offering, respectively, the Specialist in Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education.

In 1954, NSU became the first college under the jurisdiction of the then Louisiana State Board of Education to offer the master's degree. In 1966 and 1967, it began offering, respectively, the Specialist in Education and the Doctor of Philosophy in Education.