University Faculty Awards

The University Faculty Awards honors faculty who exemplify excellence in teaching, research and community engagement. Faculty nomination packets include recommendations from deans, supervisors, colleagues, collaborators and more. Nomination packets are reviewed by selection committees through a rigorous process. Faculty are notified in the spring semester of their award. 

Recipients

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Senlin Chen, School of Kinesiology, College of Human Sciences & Education

Mark Mitchell, Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine

Phillip Sprunger, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science

Jas Sullivan, Department of Political Science, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Kehui Xu, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment 

 
LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Jennifer Baumgartner, Lutrill & Pearl Payne School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

Wen Jin Meng, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering

Stephen Midway, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Gerald Schneider, Department of Chemistry, College of Science

 

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Vincent Wilson, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment 


LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

Traci Birch, School of Architecture, College of Art + Design

Mariano Carossino, Department of Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine

SeYeon Chung, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science

Rebeca de Jesús Crespo, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Michael Dance, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Craig Plaisance, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering

Jennifer Scott, School of Social Work, Human Science & Education

Jyotsna Sharma, Craft & Hawkins Department of Petroleum Engineering, College of Engineering

Kevin Smiley, Department of Sociology, Humanities & Social Sciences

Asha Winfield, Manship School of Mass Communication
 

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Helen Regis, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
 

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

Andrew Maverick, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
 

George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Herman Kelly, Department of African & African American Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
 

Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award

Kevin Bongiorni, Department of French Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
 

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award

Darrell Henry, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College of Science
 

Faculty Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mentoring Award 

Tina Harris, Manship School of Mass Communication

Linda Hooper-Bùi, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

 

University College Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Negâr Basiri, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

James Dylan Douthitt, College of Science

John Rhea Alumni Professorship

Dorin Boldor, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering

Class of 1942 Alumni Professorship

Dana Browne, Physics & Astronomy, College of Science

Greater Houston Alumni Chapter Endowed Alumni Professorship

Edward Laws, Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Christopher Austin, Biological Sciences, College of Science
Renee Carter, Veterinary Clinical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
John Flake, Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Shengmin Guo, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Tim Slack, Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

David Chicoine, Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Aixin Hou, Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Nathan Kalmoe, Manship School of Mass Communication
Shane Stadler, Physics & Astronomy, College of Science

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Sabrina Taylor, Renewable Natural Resources, College of Agriculture

LSU Faculty Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mentoring Award

Kelvin Jones, Bands, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Petra Robinson, Leadership & Human Resource Development, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

Ashley Clayton, Education, College of Human Sciences & Education
Hunter Gilbert, Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Eileen Haebig, Communications Sciences & Disorders, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Matthew Hiatt, Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Daniel Holstein, Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Weishan Huang, Pathobiological Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Jangwook “Philip” Jung, Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering
Sonika Patial, Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Patricia Persaud, Geology & Geophysics, College of Science
Rockford Sansom, Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Joy Blanchard, Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

H.M. "Hub" Cotton Award for Faculty

Kevin Smith, Chemistry, College of Science

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Courtney Szocs, Marketing, E.J. Ourso College of Business

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award

Rafael Orozco, World Languages, Linguistics & Cultures, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Laura Wiley, Accounting, E.J. Ourso College of Business

George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Caroline Schneider, Chemistry, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Aswathy Anakkathil Pradeep, Department of Communication Sciences and Disorders, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Nichole Santee, Manship School of Mass Communication
 

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Jinx Broussard, Manship School of Mass Communication
Ram Devireddy, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Pallavi Rastogi, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Petra A. Robinson, School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, College of Human Sciences & Education
Robert V. Rohli, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Melissa Beck, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Robb Brumfield, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Krishnaswamy Nandakumar, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Hyojung Park, Manship School of Mass Communication 

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Lauren Coats, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Faculty Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion Mentoring Award

Joyce Marie Jackson, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Laura Lagomarsino, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award 

Bhuvnesh Bharti, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Juliet Brophy, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
E. Susan Duncan, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Shinhee Jeong, School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, College of Human Sciences & Education
Heather O’Connell, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Ana Maria Otamendi, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Genevieve Palardy, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Mingxuan Sun, Division of Computer Science and Engineering, College of Engineering
David Vinyard, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Justin West, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award:

Anna Long, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

David J. Kriskovich Distinguished Professorship

Ruth Moon Mari, Manship School of Mass Communication  

Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award

Corrie Kiesel, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award

Christina Rothenbeck, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Selena Oswalt, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Srikanth Bangaru, Department of Construction Management, College of Engineering
Carla Salas-Ruiz, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Cyril & Tutta Vetter Alumni Professorship

Fahui Wang, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award:

Lori Bade, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts 
Julia Buckner, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
James T. Cronin, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science 
Edward Laws, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment 
Sunyoung Park, School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, College of Human Sciences & Education

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award:

Inessa Bazayev, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts 
Karen Maruska, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science 
Matthew Valasik, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
Kehui Xu, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award:

Michael Barton, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
Erin Coyle, Manship School of Mass Communication 
John Fletcher, School of Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts 
Brian Snyder, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award:

Milen Yakimov, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award:

Nichole Bauer, Manship School of Mass Communication 
Jennifer Brum, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment 
Yu (April) Chen, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education 
Brant C. Faircloth, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science 
Amin Kargarian, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering 
Revati Kumar, Department of Chemistry, College of Science 
Junhong Liang, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment 
Alexandra Noel, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine 
F. Richard Roberts, Department of Agricultural & Extension Education & Evaluation, College of Agriculture 
Raymond P. Tucker, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award:

Elzbieta Cook, Department of Chemistry, College of Science 
Skylar Gremillion, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award:

Chris Barrett, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award:

Sharon Andrews, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award:

Cyndi DiCarlo, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

Tiger Athletic Foundation LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Mentor Award:

Tabetha Boyajian, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science 

George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award:

Elzbieta Cook, Department of Chemistry, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award:

Jagdeep Singh, Department of Mathematics, College of Science 
Shanley Treleaven, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 

Class of 1941 Alumni Professorship

Lance Porter, Manship School of Mass Communication

San Diego Alumni Association Chapter Alumni Professorship

Darius A. Spieth, School of Art, College of Art & Design  

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award:

Kayanush Aryana, School of Nutrition & Food Sciences, College of Agriculture
Dorin Boldor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering
Robb Brumfield, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Willis Delony, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Mette Gaarde, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award:

Rongying Jin, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
Kanchan Maiti, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Pallavi Rastogi, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Jill Trepanier, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award:

Joshua Grimm, Manship School of Mass Communication
Blake Howe, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Julia Ledet, Department of Mathematics, College of Science 
Shannon Walsh, School of Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award:

Pamela Pike, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award:

Christopher Arges, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Jacob Esselstyn, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Lisa Fultz, School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture
Kory Konsoer, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Stephen R. Midway, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Yogesh Saini, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Shuai Shao, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Guillaume Spielmann, School of Kinesiology, College of Human Sciences & Education
Matthew Valasik, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Z. George Xue, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award:

Randolph Thomas, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Laura D. Wiley, Department of Accounting, E.J. Ourso College of Business  

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

Guoqiang Li, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award:

Angeletta K. M. Gourdine, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award:

Christina Armistead, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award:

Kristen Kelsch, School of Architecture, College of Art & Desig

Tiger Athletic Foundation LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Mentor Award:

Adam Melvin, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering

George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Elecia Lathon, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award:

Joseph Grenier, Department of Mathematics, College of Science
Barnali Mazumdar, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Gerald Cire & Lena Grand Williams Alumni Professorship

Barbara L. Dutrow, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College of Science

Ced/ "Pete" Taylor Alumni Professorship

Margaret-Mary Sulentic Dowell, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

Ouachita Parish Chapter Alumni Professorship

Anne Grove, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Jennifer R. Curry, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education
Solimar Otero, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Bhaba R. Sarker, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Tracy Stephenson Shaffer, Department of Communication Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Fahui Wang, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award:

Paolo Chirumbolo, Department of Foreign Languages & Literatures, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
John Fletcher, School of Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Robert Hynes, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
Karl Mahlburg, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

Tiger Athletic Foundation President's Award:

Jennifer Baumgartner, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education
Jennifer Davis, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Yongick Jeong, Manship School of Mass Communication
Kyla Kazuschyk, School of Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award:

Cecil Eubanks, Department of Political Science, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award:

Ivan Agullo, Department of Physics &Astronomy, College of Science
Feng Chen, School of Electrical Engineering & Computer Science, College of Engineering
Brian Irving, School of Kinesiology, College of Human Sciences & Education
Morgan Kelly, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Kenneth Lopata, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
Kevin M. McPeak, Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Michelle Meyer, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Michael Polito, Department of Oceanography & Costa I Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Daniel Shanahan, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Angela Webb, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award:

Linda Allen, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
Hollie Hale-Donze, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science

Student Government Outstanding Faculty Award:

Chris Barrett, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

H.M. "Hub" Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence

John Costonis, Paul M. Herbert Law Center

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award:

Kasey Windels, Manship School of Mass Communication

Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award: 

George G. Stanley, Department of Chemistry, College of Science

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award:

Harold Toups, Department Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering

Tiger Athletic Foundation LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Mentor Award:

Patrick Di Mario, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award:

Sonu Baral, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Matthew Barnes, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

Donald & Norma Nash McClure Alumni Professorship

Todd Monroe, College of Engineering

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Thompson Davis III, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Barry Keim, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Roland Mitchell, College of Human Sciences & Education
Chandra S. Theegala, College of Engineering
David Young, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Kristine L. DeLong, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Josh Grimm, Manship School of Mass Communication
Marlene Janes, College of Agriculture
John Pojman, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

Aly Mousaad Aly, College of Engineering
Michal Brylinski, College of Science
Manas Ranjan Gartia, College of Engineering
Rendy Gregory Kartika, College of Science
Daniel Kuroda, College of Science
Sunyoung Park, College of Human Sciences & Education
Jill Trepanier, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Kehui Xu, College of Coast & Environment
Stefan van Zwam, College of Science

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Chris Barrett, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Adam T. Melvin, College of Engineering
Charles Shindo, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
George G. Stanley, College of Science

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award

Phoebe Rouse, College of Science
Eric Schmitt, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Anne Grove, College of Science

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Christopher Tyson, Paul M. Hebert Law Center

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Lisa G. Johnson, College of Human Sciences & Education

CxC Outstanding Faculty Award

Marybeth Lima, College of Engineering

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Roxane Dill, Manship School of Mass Communication 

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Vicki Davis, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Joshua Fallon, College of Science

Greater Houston Alumni Chapter Endowed Alumni Professorship

Reid A. Bates, College of Human Sciences & Education

Major Morris S. & DeEtte A. Anderson Memorial Alumni Professorship

Guoqiang Li, College of Engineering

Richard R. & Betty S. Fenton Alumni Professorship

Cristina M. Sabliov, College of Engineering

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Laura Choate, College of Human Sciences & Education
Tracey Rizzuto, College of Human Sciences & Education
Subramaniam Sathivel, College of Agriculture
Joseph Skillen, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Milen Yakimov, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Pramod Achar, College of Science
Michael Bibler, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Blake Howe, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Lori Latrice Martin, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

Joy Blanchard, College of Human Sciences & Education
Michael Bradford Coenen, LSU Paul M. Hebert Law Center
Jon Fletcher, School of Veterinary Medicine
Isiah Lavender III, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Jeffrey Leichman, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Slawomir Lomnicki, College of Coast & Environment
Karen Maruska, College of Science
Tyler L. Renshaw, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Petra A. Robinson, College of Human Sciences & Education
Shawn Walker, College of Science

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Jacqueline Bach, College of Human Sciences & Education
Laura Martins, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Richard Moreland, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Meredith Veldman, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award

Rita Farrar, College of Science
Mona Rocha, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Gestur Olafsson, College of Science

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

Cecile Guin, College of Human Sciences & Education

Carruth McGehee Award

Pramod Achar, College of Science
Hongchao Zhang, College of Science

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Jensen Moore, Manship School of Mass Communication

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award

Marsha Cuddeback, College of Art & Design

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Steven M. Pomarico, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Cindy L. Parr, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Austin Scirratt, College of Science

DeSoto Parish Chapter Alumni Professorship

Ram Devireddy, College of Engineering

Thomas & Lillian Landrum Alumni Professorship

Heather McKillop, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Reid A. Bates, College of Human Sciences & Education
Mari Kornhauser, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Cristina Sabliov, College of Engineering
Ambar Sengupta, College of Science
Edward S. Shihadeh, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Mette B. Gaarde, College of Science
Heather McKillop, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Stephen Shipman, College of Science
Tim Slack, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Marc Alan Cohn, College of Agriculture
Keith Gonthier, College of Engineering
Robert Mirabello, College of Agriculture
Robert Peck, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award

Nolde Alexius, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Christopher Gregg, College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

Inessa Bazayev, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
James C. Bunch, College of Agriculture
Kenneth J. Fasching-Varner, College of Human Sciences & Education
Benjamin Kahan, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Charles C. Lee, Veterinary Medicine
Kanchan Maiti, College of Coast & Environment
Cherie Pucheu-Haston, Veterinary Medicine
Samuel Stroope, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Sabrina Taylor, College of Agriculture
Mark M. Wilde, College of Science

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Graca Vicente, College of Science

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

James Catano, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Joyce Jackson, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Sarah A. Becker, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Tim Slack, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Dorothy Jacobsen, University College

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Jordan L. Von Cannon, University College
Simon D. Pfeil, University College

J. Franklin Bayhi Alumni Professorship

Griffin Campbell, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

William E. Bud Davis Alumni Professorship

Sharon Weltman, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Webster Parish Chapter Alumni Professorship

David Young, College of Science

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Steve Cai, College of Engineering
Don Chance, E.J. Ourso College of Business
Evanna Gleason, College of Science
Kenneth Rose, College of Coast & Environment
Keith Sandiford, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Sibel Bargu Ates, College of Coast & Environment
Jeffrey Blackmon, College of Science
EunJin Cho, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Karl Roider, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Gloria Gladman, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Christopher Gregg, College of Science
Jack Helms, College of Engineering
Debra Kopcso, College of College of Science

LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

Kristine DeLong, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Zack Godshall, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Blake Howe, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Neil Johannsen, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Crystal Johnson, College of Coast & Environment
Supratik Mukhopadhyay, College of Engineering
Katherine Stamps Mitchell, College of Human Sciences & Education
Ying Wang, College of Engineering
Sophie Warny, College of College of Science
Hongchao Zhang, College of Science

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

John Fletcher, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

David J. Kriskovich Distinguished Professorship

Dustin Howes, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Roland Mitchell, College of Human Sciences & Education

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Joyce Marie Jackson, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Ann H. Martin, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Lorelei Patrick, College of Science
David Riche, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Professorship  

Sarah Liggett, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Robert G. Tague, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Bradley E. Schaefer, College of Science 

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Guoli Ding, College of Science
John Protevi, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Sudipta Sarangi, E.J. Ourso College of Business
Ashok K. Mishra, College of Agriculture
Guoqiang Li, College of Engineering

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Christopher Austin, College of Science
Michael Hegarty, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Robert G. Tague, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Ram V. Devireddy, College of Engineering

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Andreas Giger, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Maribel Dietz, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Kathy Thompson, College of Science
Dan Novak, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
Nick Erickson, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

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

Solimar Otero, Humanities & Social Sciences

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Elaine Maccio, College of Human Sciences & Education  

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Margare-Mary Sulentic Dowell, College of Human Sciences & Education

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Jean Rohloff, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Laura Helen Marks, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Phi Kappa Phi Non-Tenured Faculty Award

Benjamin Kahan, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Donghui Zhang, College of Science 

Past Presidents of the LSU Alumni Association Alumni Professorship

Hector Zapata, College of Agriculture 

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Andreas Giger, College of Music & Dramatic Arts  

James M. Honeycutt, College of Humanities & Social Sciences  

Marcia Newcomer, College of Science

Sarah Liggett, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Sharon Weltman, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Julia Y. Chan, College of Science  
Laura Mullen, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Marcio de Queiroz, College of Engineering
John R. White, College of Coast & Environment

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Jonathan P. Dowling, College of Science

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Graham D. Bodie, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Raymond Chastain, College of Science
Emily M. Elliott, College of Humanities & Social Sciences  
Patrick A. Kolniak, College of Science 

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

Lawrence Smolinksy, College of Science 

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Kristin Sosnowsky, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Carl Motsenbocker, College of Agriculture

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Stephanie H. Kurtz, College of Science

Carruth McGehee Award for Excellent Research

Nathan Crick, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Kevin Casper, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Phi Kappa Phi Non-Tenured Faculty Award

Graham D. Bodie, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Joshua D. Detre, College of Agriculture
Jas Sullivan, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Webster Parish Chapter Alumni Professorship

Randall W. Hall, College of Science

Julian R. & Sidney Nicolle Carruth Endowed Alumni Professorship

Gestur Olafsson, College of Science

Greater Houston Alumni Chapter Endowed Alumni Professorship

Elisabeth Oliver, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Robert Stobaugh Alumni Professorship

A. Ravi P. Rau, College of Science 

LSU Distinguished Faculty Award

Terry Bricker, College of Science
Griffin Campbell, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Patrick A. Hesp, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
Robert P. Lipton, College of Science 
Wen Jin Meng, College of Engineering

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

Pallavi Rastogi, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 

LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

Brett W. Dietz, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Jayne Garno, College of Science
Jason L. Hicks, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
Vince LiCata, College of Science 

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award

Scott Baldridge, College of Science
Eun Jin Cho, College of Music & Dramatic Arts 
Kyle Harms, College of Science 
John Hopkins, College of Science 

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

Melinda A. Solmon, College of Human Sciences & Education 

David J. Kriskovich Distinguished Professorship

Mark Wagner, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

Susan Weinstein, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 

CASE Louisiana Professor of the Year

Cathleen Williams, College of Agriculture 

Outstanding Service-Learning Faculty Award

Richard B. Moreland, College of Humanities & Social Sciences  

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

Martha Strohschein, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

Myron Minn-Thu-Aye, College of Science 

Phi Kappa Phi Non-Tenured Faculty Award

Nathan Crick, College of Humanities & Social Sciences 
Juana Moreno, College of Science 
Supratik Mukhopadhyay, College of Science