Congratulations to Simone Sale, Tiger Twelve Recipient

Simone Sale, Senior, Coastal Environmental Science
Concentration: Environmental Science & Research
Hometown: Little Rock, Ark.
High School: Mount St. Mary Academy
Anticipated Graduation: May 2021

Undergraduate Coastal Environmental Sciences senior Simone Sale has been named a member of the Tiger Twelve Senior Recognition Class of 2021. This prestigious honor is awarded to just 12 students each spring by the Office of the Dean of Students for their positive contributions to LSU and the greater community. She is the second CC&E student to be named one of the Tiger Twelve, the first being Brandon Champagne who earned a coveted spot in 2018.

According to the Office of the Dean of Students, the Tiger Twelve must “hold themselves to the highest standards of academic, personal, and social integrity; practice justice, equality, and compassion in human relations; and respect the dignity of all persons and accept individual differences.”

Simone works in the LSU College of the Coast & Environment’s Seascape Ecology Lab, led by Assistant Professor Dan Holstein, where she has been researching coral reef histology, specifically studying the effects of Stony Coral Tissue Loss Disease. Sale first learned about the disease in Holstein’s Coral Reef Ecology class, which she took during the summer of the pandemic.

“It's all very selfless work here at the College of the Coast & Environment. People put so much hard work into it, and at the end of the day, they know that they're doing it for the right reasons,” Simone said.

In addition, this semester, Simone has been working as an intern for the Louisiana Governor’s Office of Coastal Activities. There, she conducts research on the effects of climate change on Louisiana, conducts policy research, and assists with administrative tasks. Also, she is very involved in campus life, serving as Campus Outreach Chair for LSU Ambassadors, Director of Strategic Action for LSU Student Government, and Panhellenic Delegate for Chi Omega Sorority among others.

She will be recognized at a ceremony on Thursday, May 6. This year marks the 18th anniversary of the Tiger Twelve. Join us in celebrating Simone’s achievement!