Nadya Louise Clark Keller

Nadya Louise Clark Keller, PhD., age 76, of Natchitoches, LA, passed away Friday, December 25, 2009 at her home in Natchitoches, surrounded by her family, after a long battle with cancer. Nadya was born on July 28, 1933 in St. Francis, KS. the daughter of the late Vernon Clark and late Lois Needels Clark. Nadya enjoyed a rewarding career as a Biochemistry Professor at Northwestern State University and was a founding Professor of the LA Scholars College. She was a Lounsberry Endowed Professor and Professor Emeritus. She has an award fund bearing her name, through the NSU Alumni Foundation titled "Dr. Nadya Keller Award" to recognize the student with the best paper in the Science III Seminar each year. She is survived by her daughter, Karen Searight and her husband L.R. Henry Searight, M.D. of Hiawatha, KS and by her son, Kevin Keller and his wife, Alyson F. Keller of Charlotte, NC. Nadya had four grandchildren; Maggie Searight, Randall Searight, Paige Keller and Kyle Keller. She has one surviving sister, Juanita Bretz of Durant, OK. Visitation will be on saturday 11:00 A.M. - 1:00 P.M. at brock's North Hill Funeral Chapel, 2509 Vine, Hays. Burial will follow in the Fort Hays Memorial Gardens Cemetery. Her wish was for friends to help fund the scholarship that bears her name, in lieu of sending flowers











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