Faculty Awards

December 5, 2023

Descriptions of available faculty awards and their respective monetary amounts.

LSU Alumni Professorship

The LSU Alumni Professorship recognizes excellence in instruction. Nominees shall be tenured, full-time faculty members at the rank of full professor. Individuals nominated for an alumni professorship shall possess the following attributes: a reputation for excellence in instruction, especially in undergraduate teaching; a record of active and continuing interest and participation in areas of professor-student relations; dedication to his/her academic field; and outstanding professional relationships with other faculty and staff members.

Quantity Available: 3
$6,200 salary increase
$2,500 annual academic support budget

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

The LSU Distinguished Faculty Award recognizes faculty members with sustained records of excellence in teaching, research, service, and/or any combination of the three. Any full-time faculty member who has not received this award previously is eligible. In addition to the monetary award, each recipient will receive a commemorative watch from the LSU Alumni Association.

Quantity Available: 5
$2,000 salary increase

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

The LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award recognizes faculty members for outstanding teaching, research, and/or service. Any full-time faculty members who have not previously received the award and are from any of the following colleges/schools, with at least one-half of their teaching assignments being at the undergraduate level, are eligible. The eligible colleges/schools are Agriculture, Art & Design, Engineering, Ogden Honors College, Human Sciences & Education, Humanities & Social Sciences, Manship School of Mass Communication, Music & Dramatic Arts, E.J. Ourso College of Business, Coast & Environment, Science, and University College.

Quantity Available: 4
$2,000 cash award

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

The LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award recognizes a faculty member with superior graduate-level teaching and related activities. Any full-time faculty member who teaches graduate courses, demonstrates distinguished teaching over a period of several years, and has not received this award previously is eligible.

Quantity Available: 5
$3,000 cash award

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

The LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award recognizes faculty at the rank of assistant professor who have outstanding records of scholarship and published research. Any full-time faculty member at the rank of assistant professor is eligible for this award.

Quantity Available: 10
$5,000 cash award

Ogden Honors College Outstanding Teaching Award

The Ogden Honors College Outstanding Teaching Award recognizes faculty with a distinguished record of teaching and mentoring students in the Ogden Honors College. Any full-time faculty member who has taught at least one Honors course in the past two academic years is eligible.

Quantity Available: 1
$2,000 cash award

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

The Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award recognizes a full-time faculty member who serves as a model for the community in demonstration of a commitment to peace, equality, and social justice. The award shall be for one year, but a recipient may receive this award again if selected by committee and approved by the Office of Academic Affairs. The one-time cash ward is to be used by the recipient for projects related to social justice.

Quantity Available: 1
$1,000 cash award

H.M. “Hub” Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence

The H.M. “Hub” Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence recognizes a faculty member with a distinguished record of teaching, research, administration, public service, or any other outstanding contributions to the university. Any full-time faculty member who has not received this award previously is eligible.

Quantity Available: 1
$1,000 cash award

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

The George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award (1 award) recognizes a faculty member who teaches courses for which University College students are enrolled, both the Center for Freshman Year (UCFY) and the Center for Advising and Counseling (UCAC). As a general rule, nominations should be restricted to persons having taught University College students in three of the past four regular semesters including the semester in which the award is made.

Quantity Available: 1
$2,000 cash award

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

The Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award recognizes outstanding service-learning contributions by faculty. All full-time LSU faculty members are eligible to apply. Nominees must demonstrate exceptional and sustained commitment to integrating quality service-learning activities in at least one academic course. Service-learning activities must exemplify best practices, have significant community partner input and involvement, and be approved through the Center for Community Engagement, Learning & Leadership.

Quantity Available: 1
$1,500 cash award

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award

The Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award recognizes a faculty member who has contributed and participated in the CxC program in multiple ways, such as teaching Communication-Intensive courses, advising Distinguished Communicator candidates, participating in faculty development initiatives, securing grants to support CxC studios, or publishing CxC-related scholarship. Any CxC faculty member who has not previously received this award is eligible.

Quantity Available: 1
$1,500 cash award

Faculty Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mentoring Award

The Faculty Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mentoring Award is intended to highlight the quality and dimension of the nominee’s active work in the promotion of diversity and inclusion in the LSU community. Award recipients will have to show evidence of their mentoring activities to faculty, staff, and/or students from underrepresented groups over a sustained period of time.

Quantity Available: 2
$2,500 cash award

nomination packet requirements

submit nominations for lsu faculty awards