University-wide Committee on Awarding of Honorary Degrees

Composition of the University-wide Committee on Awarding of Honorary Degrees:

The highest elected faculty officer from LSU A&M, LSU Alexandria, and LSU Shreveport;
The LSU A&M Vice President of Research & Economic Development;
A faculty member from LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans and LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport shall be recommended by the respective Vice Chancellors for Academic Affairs and appointed by the Chancellor;
The graduate deans of LSU A&M, LSU Shreveport, LSU Health Sciences Center New Orleans, and LSU Health Sciences Center Shreveport
The Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost shall serve as ex officio chairman of the Committee.

Members

Troy Blanchard, Chair, Interim Senior Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs & Provost, LSU A&M
Angela Amedee, Dean of Graduate Studies, LSU Health New Orleans
Sibel Bargu Ates, Interim Dean of the Pinkie Gordon Lane Graduate School, Vice President and Chief Data Officer, LSU A&M
Jason Bodily, Dean for School of Graduate Studies, Assistant Professor of Microbiology and Immunology, LSU Health Shreveport
Sanjay Menon, Dean of Graduate Studies, Professor, LSU Shreveport
Patricia Molina, Richard Ashman, PhD Professor and Department Head of Physiology Senior Associate Dean of Research, LSU Health New Orleans
James Morris, Assistant Dean for Graduate Medical Education and VA Affairs / DIO; Professor of Internal Medicine, Division of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, LSU Health Shreveport
Christof Stumpf, Faculty Senate President, Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, LSU of Alexandria
Daniel Tirone, Faculty Senate President, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, LSU A&M
Robert Twilley, Vice Chancellor for Research & Economic Development, LSU A&M
Cassandra Williams, Faculty Senate President, Assistant Professor of Special Education, LSU Shreveport

last updated 4/7/2026