April 27, 2023
Dear Colleagues,
I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2023 University Faculty Awards. There are few places beyond a flagship institution where such a broad range of significant
accomplishments are evident. Their stories epitomize the goals of discovery, teaching,
engagement, and creativity and are nested within the vision and goals of our strategic
plan. These faculty members, selected through a highly-competitive process, continue
to set a standard for excellence at our university.
The recipients were honored at a ceremony on April 25, 2023. We thank the LSU Alumni
Association and the LSU Foundation for their continued generous support of our esteemed
faculty.
Sincerely,
Roy Haggerty Executive Vice President & Provost
LSU Distinguished Faculty Award
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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.
($2,000 salary increase)
- 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 (Kevin) Xu, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
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LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award
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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
select colleges/schools, with at least one-half of their teaching assignments being
at the undergraduate level, are eligible. ($2,000 cash 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
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LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award
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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. ($1,500 cash award)
- Vincent Wilson, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
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LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award
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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. ($5,000 cash 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
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Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award
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Recognizes a full-time faculty member at the rank of associate professor 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.
($1,000 award to be used by the recipient for projects related to social justice)
- Helen Regis, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
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H.M. “Hub” Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence
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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. ($1,000 cash
award)
- Andrew Maverick, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
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George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award
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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. ($2,000 cash award)
- Herman Kelly, Department of African & African American Studies, College of Humanities & Social
Sciences
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Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award
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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. ($1,500 cash award)
- Kevin Bongiorni, Department of French Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
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Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award
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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.($1,500 cash award)
- Darrell Henry, Department of Geology & Geophysics, College of Science
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Faculty Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mentoring Award
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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. ($2,500 cash award)
- Tina Harris, Manship School of Mass Communication
- Linda Hooper-Bùi, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
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LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award
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Recognizes graduate teaching assistants for exemplary work with students in University
College. ($2,000 cash award)
- Negâr Basiri, Ph.D. Candidate in Comparative Literature
- James Dylan Douthitt, Ph.D. Candidate, Mathematics
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