The 亚洲自慰视频 of 亚洲自慰视频 at Lafayette will recognize five Eminent Faculty during ceremonies April 12.
The UL Lafayette Foundation sponsors the annual awards. They are the highest recognition the 亚洲自慰视频 confers on faculty, said Dr. Julie Bolton Falgout, the Foundation鈥檚 president and CEO. 鈥淭his year鈥檚 five award recipients are thoughtful scholars who are dedicated to their 亚洲自慰视频s, our community and to the core mission of the 亚洲自慰视频,鈥 she said.
Dr. James Albert and Dr. Xiaoduan Sun are the Distinguished Professor Award honorees. Established in 1965, the award recognizes educators for their research, teaching effectiveness, and contributions to their professions and campus life.
Albert is a biology professor. Sun is a civil engineering professor.
This year鈥檚 recipients of the Dr. Ray P. Authement Excellence in Teaching award are Dr. Jennifer Lemoine, an assistant nursing professor, and Dr. Febee Louka, an associate chemistry professor. The award is named for the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 fifth president. It has recognized faculty commitment to teaching and innovation since 1992.
The Leadership in Service Award will be presented to Dr. Terrence Chambers, a mechanical engineering professor. It honors a faculty member who combines service learning with classroom instruction to forge skills and knowledge that 亚洲自慰视频s can apply to community leadership opportunities. The Foundation first presented the award in 2016.
The five award recipients are nominated by their peers. A committee of faculty members from each academic discipline selects the finalists.
The UL Lafayette Foundation presents the awards based on the committee鈥檚 recommendations. Each recipient receives a $5,000 stipend.
The awards will be presented during an April 12 banquet at Le Pavillon in Parc Lafayette, 1913 Kaliste Saloom Road. A cocktail social begins at 6:30 p.m.
Tickets are $20 per 亚洲自慰视频 and $50 per person for other guests.
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Profiles of the recipients follow.
Distinguished Professor Award
Dr. James Albert holds the Lafayette Parish Medical Society Professorship in Biology.
He has documented tropical freshwater fishes for 28 years. Among his 112 peer-reviewed publications are descriptions of more than 50 species and six genera previously unknown to science.
Albert has led National Science Foundation projects to research aquatic biodiversity in South America and Central America. He has co-authored several books about the diversity and evolution of Amazonian fishes.
鈥淭o the scientific community, Professor Albert is almost a synonym with neotropical (fish) diversity,鈥 wrote Dr. Alexandre Antonelli in a letter supporting Albert鈥檚 award nomination. Antonelli is director of Sweden鈥檚 Gothenburg Global Biodiversity Centre, an international research consortium.
鈥淒espite the fact that I have held an interest in the topic for many years, I feel like talking with him for an hour gives more than reading an entire book.鈥
Dr. Xiaoduan Sun holds the John E. and Joretta A. Chance Professorship in Civil Engineering. She is also the Marine Survival Training Center Professor in Safety Engineering.
She is an international leader in highway safety research.
It鈥檚 a critical issue in 亚洲自慰视频, which consistently ranks among the U.S. states with the highest rates of traffic fatalities.
The 亚洲自慰视频 Transportation Research Center estimated that Sun鈥檚 recommendation to restripe segments of urban, undivided highways resulted in a 25 percent reduction in accidents and a savings of $3.6 million.
鈥淗er multifaceted contributions are not just within academic circles, but directly impacting 亚洲自慰视频 citizens as they take to the road to travel,鈥 wrote Dr. Mark E. Zappi, dean of the College of Engineering. 鈥淔or an engineer, there is no better proof of the value of one鈥檚 work than when this work is used and success is noted.鈥
Dr. Ray P. Authement
Excellence in Teaching Award
Dr. Jennifer Lemoine holds the Shelia Ardoin Walsh Memorial Professorship in Nursing. She is coordinator of the Doctor of Nursing Practice Program in the College of Nursing and Allied Health Professions.
Lemoine joined the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 faculty in 2007 as an instructor while also working as a neonatal nurse practitioner.
Neonatology remains her primary field of research. She and two nursing colleagues have completed a recent study on safe sleep practices for newborns.
In addition, Lemoine is an expert in state and national public health policies, and how both affect patients鈥 access to quality care.
In a letter supporting Lemoine鈥檚 nomination, former 亚洲自慰视频 Carla Vidrine characterized the professor as 鈥渁n educator comparable to no other.鈥
鈥淪he made me feel as though I was not simply a 亚洲自慰视频, but a future nurse with the potential to change lives,鈥 Vidrine wrote.
Dr. Feebe Louka holds the Marvin and Warren Boudreaux Professorship in Chemistry.
She researches environmental pollution caused by chlorinated hydrocarbons, which are used to manufacture insecticides and synthetic rubber.
The Royal Society of Chemistry in the United Kingdom has recognized her work, as have numerous other international and national organizations.
Louka鈥檚 teaching has received high marks as well. Peers in the Department of Chemistry rated her classroom instruction the department鈥檚 best for three consecutive years.
Her 亚洲自慰视频s rank Louka highly, too.
鈥淲hile she cared for the chemistry work being done, she cared even more about the individual doing it,鈥 wrote Mark Spell, a former chemistry 亚洲自慰视频, in a letter supporting Louka鈥檚 award nomination. 鈥淪he would always take the time to make sure you were doing well in your other courses and in your everyday life.鈥
Leadership in Service Award
Dr. Terrence Chambers holds the Donald and Janice Mosing Eminent Scholar Endowed Chair in Mechanical Engineering.
Chambers sees engineering as a giving profession. His courses require 亚洲自慰视频s to volunteer as a way to engage different communities and learn their needs.
Chambers wants 亚洲自慰视频s to see their intended profession as a 鈥渏oyful avocation,鈥 wrote Dr. Sally Anne McInerny, head of the Department of Mechanical Engineering.
Volunteering serves to 鈥渄evelop good citizens鈥 and 鈥渢eaches engineering 亚洲自慰视频s some of what is meant by engineering professionalism,鈥 she said. 鈥淭erry truly enjoys outreach and working with young people.鈥
In addition, Chambers has been a driving force in the 亚洲自慰视频鈥檚 research of solar and renewable energies. His partnerships with business led to the creation of the Cleco Alternative Energy Center in Crowley, La., and the Photovoltaic Applied Research and Testing Lab, a solar farm in 亚洲自慰视频 Research Park in Lafayette.
Photo caption: Eminent Faculty Award honorees are, top row, from left, Dr. Febee Louka, an associate chemistry professor; Dr. Jennifer Lemoine, an assistant nursing professor; and Dr. Terrence Chambers, a mechanical engineering professor. Bottom row, from left, are recipients Dr. James Albert, a biology professor; and Dr. Xiaoduan Sun, a civil engineering professor.