Mrs. E. Nella Lougeay

The Paul J. Lougeay Memorial Scholarship in Architecture was established the wife and daughters of the late Paul Lougeay, a longtime department chairman at SIU Carbondale. From 1953-1983, he was employed at Southern, first as an architect, then as chairman of the Architectural Technology Department, chairman of the Interior Design Department, and director of comprehensive planning and design. Lougeay, a World War II veteran who served in the U.S. Navy, also designed many homes in the Carbondale area and was known for his watercolor paintings.