FRISCO, Texas — Former McNeese State President Dr. Robert Hebert will be among three inductees to the Southland Conference’s 2017 Hall of Honor Class, Commissioner Tom Burnett said Thursday.
Joining Hebert will be former Abilene Christian faculty athletics representative Dr. J.W. Roberts and former Northwestern State track and field head coach Leon Johnson. Hebert and Roberts will be honored posthumously.
They will be inducted May 23.
“Dr. Hebert provided life-long service and leadership to McNeese, its excellent athletics program, and by extension, the Southland Conference,” Burnett said.
Hebert served 41 years at McNeese, including 23 years as president — making him the university’s longest-serving president. He twice served as the chair of the SLC’s presidential Board of Directors.
During his presidency (1987-2010), McNeese athletics garnered 24 SLC championships, 21 NCAA appearances, one National Invitation Tournament appearance, two NCAA national championship games in football, and two individual national champions in track.
In October 2015, Hebert was inducted into the McNeese Athletics Hall of Honor for his commitment to the well-being of student-athletes and support of the athletic programs.
Hebert supervised more than $133 million in campus renovations and construction projects.
A defining moment of Hebert’s leadership came in September 2005 when Hurricane Rita struck the university, leaving more than $25 million in damages to nearly every building on campus. Hebert and his team worked to bring classes back five weeks later. McNeese went on to conduct graduation ceremonies later that same semester.
He was also instrumental in acquiring a $1.5 million grant from the Bush-Clinton Katrina Relief Fund to assist with recovery efforts.
A graduate of Louisiana-Lafayette, who later earned his master’s and doctorate degrees from Florida State, Hebert joined the McNeese faculty in 1969 as a member of the department of history. He died May 31, 2016.
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