12 Inducted into the LSU Hall of Distinction

November 30, 2021

Alumni Hall of Distinction

From left, 2021 Alumnus of the Year Dr. Louis Minsky, Mark Grant, Lewis May, Kurt Davis, Todd Schexnayder, Karleen Mackey, accepting for her late husband, Dr. Henry Gremillion, Greg Hamer, Renee Horton, 2021 Young Alumna of the Year Nicole Hilton, 2020 Young Alumna of the Year Jessica Harthcock, Steve Scalise, and 2020 Alumnus of the Year Gary Wooley.

BATON ROUGE – Twelve distinguished graduates were inducted into the LSU Alumni Association Hall of Distinction on Oct. 29 at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The 2021 inductees were honored along with those named to the 2020 Hall of Distinction, which was canceled because of the coronavirus.

“The LSU Alumni Association annually recognizes alumni who have distinguished themselves and the university through their careers, their personal and civic accomplishments, their volunteer activities and their loyalty to their alma mater,” said Gordon Monk, association president and CEO. “These individuals have excelled in all of these areas and exemplify the essence of a true Tiger.” 

Dr. Louis R. Minsky, partner, Minksy & Carver Medical Center for Personal Wellness, Baton Rouge, was named the 2021 LSU Alumnus of the Year, and Nicole B. Hilton, founding partner/design architect, Cole Hil, Douglasville, Ga., was named 2021 LSU Young Alumna of the Year. 

Other 2021 inductees were Mark Grant, TV director, CBS Sports and CBS Sports Network, Baton Rouge; Gregory J. Hamer, Sr., CEO, B&G Food Enterprises, Morgan City; Dr. Henry A. Gremillion (posthumous), dean, LSU Health School of Dentistry, Metairie; and Todd G. Schexnayder, senior vice president, Fidelity Bank, Baton Rouge. 

The 2020 Alumnus is Year Gary Wooley, founder/president, Wooley & Associates, Inc., Houston , and the 2020 Young Alumna of the Year is Jessica Harthcock, CEO, Utilize Health, Hermitage, Tenn.

Other 2020 inductees were Kurt Davis, executive vice president for affiliate relations, ViacomCBS, New York City; Renee Horton, quality engineer, NASA Space Launch Systems Michoud Assembly Facility, New Orleans; Lewis May, associate principal/urban design director, Page Southerland Page, Houston; and Steve Scalise, U.S. House of Representatives Republican Whip, New Orleans. 

 

 

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