The pinnacle of recognition for LSU faculty is the Boyd Professorship, an honor bestowed on recipients for life. In the nearly sixty years since it was created, only 69 individuals have been named Boyd Professors. In "Boyd Professor: The Pinnacle of Recognition,” Brenda Macon profiles five of these highly accomplished faculty members, and University photographer Jim Zietz shares photographs of those in the Boyd Professors gallery in Thomas Boyd Hall. On July 1, six University units realigned to create the new a new college – a high-profile unit that will have a major impact on the quality of life of the citizens of Louisiana in the areas of social and human sciences. In "Human Sciences & Education: Creating Change,” Billy Gomila explains the realignment and what it means for LSU and Louisiana. Read this and more in the winter issue of LSU Alumni Magazine.