LSU Alumni Association President Cliff Vannoy; LSU President and Chancellor F. King Alexander; Ravi Rau, Robert Stobaugh Endowed Alumni Professor of Physics and Astronomy; Provost Stuart Bell; Gestur Olafsson, Julian R. & Sidney Nicolle Carruth Endowed Alumni Professor of Math; and Gary Byerly, Richard R. and Betty S. Fenton Endowed Alumni Professor of Geology.
Sarah Liggett, Donald and Norma Nash McClure Endowed Alumni Professor of English; College of Humanities & Social Sciences Dean Stacia Haynie, J.S. Annison, Jr. Family Endowed Professor of Political Science; Anna Nardo, Maj. Morris S. & DeEtte A. Anderson Memorial Endowed Alumni Professor of English; and Sharon Weltman, William E. “Bud” Davis Alumni Professor of English.
Alunni Profs Honored – Alumni Professors and Alumni Departmental Professors – along with professorship donors and college deans – were honored by the LSU Alumni Association at a holiday luncheon on Dec. 16 at the Lod Cook Alumni Center. Also on hand for the event and giving brief remarks were President and Chancellor F. King Alexander and Provost Stuart Bell. Lisi Oliver, Greater Houston Chapter Alumni Professor of English, and Ambar Sengupta, Hubert Butts Memorial Alumni Professor of Math, walked away with door prizes, and the honorees received bottles of champagne. Alumni professorships are awarded for excellence in teaching, particularly undergraduate teaching. Photos by Larry Hubbard
Bill Grimes, Emitte E. & David O. White Departmental Professor of Music; Griffin Campbell, J. Franklin Bayhi Alumni Professor of Music; Fran Lawrence, Gerald Cire & Lane Grand Williams Endowed Alumni Professor of Finance; and Dean of the College of Music & Dramatic Arts Todd Queen.
Frank Neubrander, DeMarcus D. Smith Endowed Alumni Professor of Math, center, with donors D.D. and Fran Smith.
Congratulations! – Emily Berniard, accounts receivable manager for the LSU Alumni Association and The Cook Hotel, and Brent Smith, engineering/ maintenance supervisor at The Cook Hotel, received the Louis and Lori Minsky Staff Leadership awards for their outstanding work performance in 2014. Berniard has been on staff for eight years and Smith for three. Berniard, along with four fellow employees, were recognized as top achievers Association President Cliff Vannoy, Emily Berniard, in a competition to recruit new Association and Vice President Jason Ramezan. members. Amanda Robichaux brought in the most money, Claire Drake signed up the largest number of new members, B.J. Bellow claimed the largest single donation, and Brandli Roberts, James Fisher, and Berniard received honorable mentions for their recruiting efforts. The awards were made at the staff Christmas luncheon on Dec. 17, an event sponsored annually by Kent and Yvonne Anderson, of Monroe, La. Dr. Louis Minsky serves on the National Board of Directors.
Cook Hotel General Manager John Grubb, President Cliff Vannoy, and Brent Smith.
Photos by Stacey Messina
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