2024 Faculty Awards

April 11, 2024

Dear Colleagues,

I am pleased to announce the recipients of the 2024 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 will be honored at a ceremony on Tuesday, April 23 that is open to the LSU community. 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

 
J. W. Annison Jr. Family Alumni Professorship

$6,200 salary increase and $2,500 annual academic support budget

  • Gabriele Piccoli, Professor, Stephenson Department of Entrepreneurship & Information Systems, E. J. Ourso College of Business

William E. “Bud” Davis Alumni Professorship

$6,200 salary increase and $2,500 annual academic support budget

  • Sathivel Subramaniam, Professor, School of Nutrition and Food Sciences, College of Agriculture and Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering

Barbara Womack Alumni Professorship

$6,200 salary increase and $2,500 annual academic support budget

  • Brannon Costello, James F. Cassidy Professor, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Distinguished Faculty Award

$2,000 salary increase

  • Inessa Bazayev, Manship Professor of Music Theory, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
  • Michael Bibler, Associate Professor, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Aixin Hou, Shell Professor in Oceanography/Wetland Studies, Department of Environmental Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
  • Yann Kerevel, Associate Professor, Department of Political Science, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Olalekan Michael Ogundele, Associate Professor, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine

Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award

$2,000 cash award

  • Shengmin Guo, Jack Holmes Professorship in Mechanical Engineering, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Kyla Kazuschyk, Assistant Professor of Costume Technology, School of Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
  • Kristen Mauch, Associate Professor of Professional Practice, School of Architecture, College of Art & Design
  • Shea Vela-Vick, Associate Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award

$5,000 cash award

  • K. Adam Bohnert, Assistant Professor, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
  • Kellie St.Cyr Brisini, Assistant Professor, Department of Communication Studies, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Lauren Cardenás, Assistant Professor, School of Art, College of Art & Design
  • Kelly Clark, Assistant Professor, Department of Psychology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Oliver Crocco, Assistant Professor, School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, College of Human Sciences & Education
  • Noémie Elgrishi, Assistant Professor, Department of Chemistry, College of Science
  • Jimmy Lawrence, M.F. Gautreaux/Albemarle Foundation Assistant Professor, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
  • Ariel Francisco Henriquez, Assistant Professor, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Sunghun Lim, Assistant Professor, Department of Agricultural Economics & Agribusiness, College of Agriculture
  • Paul Miller, Assistant Professor, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award

$1,000 cash award to be used by recipient for projects related to social justice

  • Cecilia Kang, Associate Professor of Clarinet, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

Faculty Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Mentoring Award

$2,500 cash award

  • Andrew Kuo, Associate Professor, Department of Marketing, E. J. Ourso College of Business
  • Marybeth Lima, Department Chair, Cliff & Nancy Spanier Alumni Professor, Department of Biological and Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering

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

$1,000 cash award

  • Missy Korduner, Assistant Professor of Professional Practice, School of Leadership & Human Resource Development, College of Human Sciences & Education

George H. Deer Distinguished Teaching Award

$2,000 cash award

  • Adam Hrincevich, Senior Instructor, Department of Biological Sciences

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award

$3,000 award

  • Edward Benoit, III, Associate Professor, School of Information Studies, College of Human Sciences & Education
  • Thanos Gentimis, Assistant Professor, Department of Experimental Statistics, College of Agriculture
  • Ana María Otamendi, Janice & Gerald Pellar Associate Professor of Collaborative Piano, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
  • William R. Corbett, Frank L. Maraist Professor, Wex S. Malone Professor, and Rosemary Neal Hawkland Professor of Law, Paul M. Hebert Law Center
  • Stephen Shipman, Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

Ogden Honors College Outstanding Teaching Award

$2,000 cash award

  • Scott Baldridge, Loretta Cox Stuckey & Dr. James G. Traynham Distinguished Professor, Department of Mathematics, College of Science

Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award

$1,500 cash award

  • Michael Dettinger, Department of World Languages,  Literatures & Cultures, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

University College Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award

$2,000 cash award

  • Christian Ennis, Department of Mathematics, College of Science
  • Midhat Shah, Comparative Literature Program, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

 Rsvp for the ceremony
 
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Sincerely,

LSU Office of Academic Affairs