Distinguished Professor Award

UL Lafayette recognizes faculty each year with the Distinguished Professor Award. Established in 1965, the Distinguished Professor Award recognizes faculty for their research activities, teaching effectiveness, and contributions to their profession and campus life. A listing of Distinguished Professor Award recipients from the College of Sciences is provided below.

Distinguished Professor Award Recipients from the College of Sciences

• 2021
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  • Radhey Srivastava, Professor of Chemistry [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2020
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  • Salah Massoud, Professor of Chemistry [Interview video (Facebook)]
• 2018
  • James Albert, Professor of Biology [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2015
  • Paul L. Klerks, Professor of Biology [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2014
  • Aghalaya Vatsala, Professor of Mathematics [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2013
  • Keng Deng, Professor of Mathematics [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2011
  • Hongyi Wu, Associate Professor in the Center for Advanced Computer Studies [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2010
  • Suzanne Fredericq, Professor of Biology [Interview video (YouTube)]
• 2007
  • Azmy Ackleh, Professor of Mathematics
  • Paul Leberg, Professor of Biology
• 2006
  • Raymond Bauer, Professor of Biology
• 2004
  • Joseph Neigel, Professor of Biology
• 2003
  • Gui-Liang Feng, Associate Professor in the Center for Advanced Computer Studies
  • Susan Mopper, Associate Professor of Biology
• 2001
  • Vijay Raghavan, Professor in the Center for Advanced Computer Studies
• 2000
  • Robert Twilley, Professor of Biology
  • Chee-Hung Henry Chu, Associate Professor in the Center for Advanced Computer Studies
• 1999
  • Karl Hasenstein, Professor of Biology
  • Baker Kearfott, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• 1997
  • Nian-Feng Tzeng, Associate Professor in the Center for Advanced Computer Studies
• 1996
  • Glen Watson, Associate Professor of Biology
• 1995
  • Gary Birkenmeier, Professor of Mathematics
  • Dean Keeley, Professor of Chemistry
• 1994
  • Bruce E. Felgenhauer, Associate Professor of Biology
• 1993
  • Magdy Bayoumi, Professor of Computer Engineering in the Center for Advanced Computer Studies
• 1990
  • Robert Jaeger, Professor of Biology
• 1988
  • C. Y. Chan, Professor of Mathematics
• 1987
  • Roy Brown, Associate Professor of Biology
  • Brian Lock, Professor of Geology
  • Joseph Urban, Associate Professor of Computer Science
• 1986
  • Robert D. Braun, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• 1984
  • Thomas Boullion, Professor of Statistics
  • T. R. N. Rao, Professor of Computer Science
• 1983
  • Robert Sidman, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• 1982
  • Darryl Felder, Associate Professor of Biology
• 1980
  • Victor P. Schneider, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• 1979
  • Richard Perkins, Associate Professor of Chemistry
• 1978
  • John J. Matese, Associate Professor of Physics
  • Bruce Shriver, Professor of Computer Science
  • Ronald J. White, Professor of Mathematics and Director of University Honors
• 1977
  • Matt Dakin, Professor of Biology
• 1976
  • Carroll L. Cordes, Assistant Professor of Biology
  • Henry E. Heatherly, Associate Professor of Mathematics
• 1975
  • H. Dickson Hoese, Associate Professor of Biology
• 1973
  • Edmund D. Keiser, Jr., Assistant Professor of Biology
• 1971
  • John R. Meriwether, Associate Professor of Physics
  • William Dean Reese, Professor of Biology
• 1965
  • Cora Seguar Savoy, Professor of Chemistry
  • Ray Paul Authement, Professor of Mathematics
  • Richard W. Traxler, Associate Professor of Microbiology