Thirty-six Faculty Members Receive 2019 University Distinguished Faculty Awards

LSU is proud of its world-class faculty, and we are pleased to announce this year’s recipients of university-wide distinguished faculty awards. These individuals will be recognized at an awards presentation and reception on Monday, April 29, 3 p.m.—5 p.m., in the Noland Laborde Room of the Lod Cook Alumni Center. The entire LSU community is invited.

In addition to the awards listed below, recipients of the Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award from respective colleges and schools will also be recognized and presented with awards. Special thanks to the Tiger Athletic Foundation, the LSU Alumni Association, and the LSU Foundation for their generous support.
 
The 2019 award recipients are:
 
Class of 1941 Alumni Professorship
Lance Porter, Manship School of Mass Communication
 
San Diego Alumni Association Chapter Alumni Professorship
Darius A. Spieth, School of Art, College of Art & Design  
 
LSU Distinguished Faculty Award:
Kayanush Aryana, School of Nutrition & Food Sciences, College of Agriculture
Dorin Boldor, Department of Biological & Agricultural Engineering, College of Engineering
Robb Brumfield, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Willis Delony, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Mette Gaarde, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
 
LSU Alumni Association Faculty Excellence Award:
Rongying Jin, Department of Physics & Astronomy, College of Science
Kanchan Maiti, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Pallavi Rastogi, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Jill Trepanier, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences

Tiger Athletic Foundation President’s Award:
Joshua Grimm, Manship School of Mass Communication
Blake Howe, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
Julia Ledet, Department of Mathematics, College of Science 
Shannon Walsh, School of Theatre, College of Music & Dramatic Arts

LSU Foundation Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award:
Pamela Pike, School of Music, College of Music & Dramatic Arts
 
LSU Alumni Association Rising Faculty Research Award:
Christopher Arges, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
Jacob Esselstyn, Department of Biological Sciences, College of Science
Lisa Fultz, School of Plant, Environmental & Soil Sciences, College of Agriculture
Kory Konsoer, Department of Geography & Anthropology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Stephen R. Midway, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment
Yogesh Saini, Department of Comparative Biomedical Sciences, School of Veterinary Medicine
Shuai Shao, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
Guillaume Spielmann, School of Kinesiology, College of Human Sciences & Education
Matthew Valasik, Department of Sociology, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Z. George Xue, Department of Oceanography & Coastal Sciences, College of the Coast & Environment

Tiger Athletic Foundation Outstanding Instructor Award:
Randolph Thomas, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
Laura D. Wiley, Department of Accounting, E.J. Ourso College of Business  

H.M. “Hub” Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence
Guoqiang Li, Department of Mechanical & Industrial Engineering, College of Engineering
 
Brij Mohan Distinguished Professor Award:
Angeletta K. M. Gourdine, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
 
Outstanding Service-learning Faculty Award:
Christina Armistead, Department of English, College of Humanities & Social Sciences
 
Communication across the Curriculum Outstanding Faculty Award:
Kristen Kelsch, School of Architecture, College of Art & Design
 
Tiger Athletic Foundation LSU Discover Undergraduate Research Mentor Award:
Adam Melvin, Cain Department of Chemical Engineering, College of Engineering
 
George Deer Distinguished Teaching Award
Elecia Lathon, School of Education, College of Human Sciences & Education

LSU Alumni Association Teaching Assistant Award:
Joseph Grenier, Department of Mathematics, College of Science
Barnali Mazumdar, Department of Communication Sciences & Disorders, College of Humanities & Social Sciences