City Bank and Trust Co. of Natchitoches was recognized at the last Northwestern State home basketball doubleheader for the bank's continuing sponsorship of academic support for NSU student-athletes. City Bank makes an annual $10,000 contribution toward academic enrichment efforts for NSU Athletics.

Shown from left to right: Tiffany Chasteen, City Bank's marketing officer; Josh Alost , a City Bank assistant vice president; Adam Jonson, NSU's associate athletic director for external affairs; Carrie Crowell, NSU's head student-athlete academic coordinator and Student-Athlete Advisory Committee advisor; NSU student-athletes Jackie Strug and Stacey DiFrancesco, and Kelee Roddy, assistant academic coordinator.

The presentation took place during the NSU-Stephen F. Austin basketball doubleheader attended by over 2,300 fans.