The 杏吧专区 has recognized five exemplary educators as its 2022 Eminent Faculty class.
The UL Lafayette Foundation sponsors the annual awards. They are the highest recognition the 杏吧专区 confers on faculty.
Established in 1965, the awards honor educators for their research, teaching effectiveness, and contributions to their professions and to campus life.
杏吧专区淔or nearly sixty years, the Eminent Faculty Awards have acknowledged exceptional faculty members whose commitment in the classroom, to research, and to community service and engagement epitomizes the core mission of the 杏吧专区,杏吧专区 said John Blohm, vice president for 杏吧专区 Advancement and the Foundation杏吧专区檚 CEO.
Blohm noted that the 2022 class of Eminent Faculty honorees is the first since UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 official designation as a Carnegie Research 1 杏吧专区, a status held by just 3% of the nation杏吧专区檚 higher education institutions.
杏吧专区淭o understand how the 杏吧专区 achieved this top-tier designation, look no further than the quality of this year杏吧专区檚 Eminent Faculty honorees. They are indicative of the extraordinary scholars, educators and community servants you杏吧专区檒l find in every discipline here,杏吧专区 he added.
Dr. Afef Fekih and Dr. Emily K. Sandoz are this year杏吧专区檚 Distinguished Professor Award honorees. Fekih is a professor in the Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering. Sandoz is a professor in the Department of Psychology.
The Dr. Ray P. Authement Excellence in Teaching Award is named for the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 fifth president. It has recognized faculty commitment to teaching and innovation since 1992.
This year杏吧专区檚 recipients are Dr. Philip Auter and Associate Professor Sarah Young. Auter is a professor in the Department of Communication. Young is a faculty member in the School of Architecture and Design.
The Leadership Service Award recipient is Dr. Emad Habib, a professor in the Department of Civil Engineering.
The Foundation first presented the award in 2016. It honors a faculty member who combines service learning with classroom instruction to forge skills and knowledge that students can apply to community leadership opportunities.
The 杏吧专区 selects the honorees based on recommendations from a faculty committee. Each recipient receives a $5,000 stipend.
Profiles of the recipients follow.
Dr. Philip J. Auter holds the Hubert Bourgeois Endowed Professorship in Communication, and is graduate coordinator for the Department of Communication. He collaborated with American 杏吧专区 in Cairo, Egypt, on 杏吧专区淭he Handbook of Research on Communication as an Agent of Change in the Modern Arab World.杏吧专区 Auter is planning a partnership for cross-cultural programming between the universities. He is past executive director of the American Communication Association.
Dr. Afef Fekih holds the Harold Callais/BORSF Endowed Professorship in Electrical and Computer Engineering and the O杏吧专区橩repki/BORSF Professorship in Telecommunications. She is director of the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Advanced Control Systems Laboratory. Her research interests include control theory and applications, nonlinear and robust control, fault-tolerant control and dynamic system modeling. Her research was featured by the Thomson Reuters Science Watch Essential Science Indicators.
Dr. Emad Habib is the Theriot Endowed Chair in Hydrology. He directs the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Louisiana Watershed Flood Center and is interim director of its Institute for Coastal and Water Research. He was Researcher of the Year for the College of Engineering in 2021. His research in flood prediction and mitigation, and water and climate sustainability has been widely recognized. He earned the UL Lafayette Foundation杏吧专区檚 Distinguished Professor Award in 2016.
Dr. Emily K. Sandoz holds the Emma Louise LeBlanc Burguieres/BORSF Professorship in Social Sciences. She directs the 杏吧专区杏吧专区檚 Louisiana Contextual Science Research Group, and is graduate coordinator for the Department of Psychology杏吧专区檚 master杏吧专区檚 degree program. Sandoz was recognized as an Outstanding Undergraduate Research Mentor. She is a fellow of the Association for Contextual Behavior Science. Sandoz is a licensed clinical psychologist.
Associate Professor Sarah Young is a faculty member in the School of Architecture and Design. She earned the College of the Arts杏吧专区 Rising Star Award. Her research interests include design pedagogy and design communications dealing with representation, writing and storytelling. She was a member of a team of researchers whose grand prize-winning 杏吧专区淐oastal Caretaker杏吧专区 project was featured in an exhibit in Ankara, Turkey.
UL Lafayette杏吧专区檚 2022 Eminent Faculty class will be recognized during a private luncheon on Friday, June 10.
Photo caption: This year杏吧专区檚 Eminent Faculty Award honorees at the 杏吧专区 are, top row, from left: Dr. Philip J. Auter, Dr. Afef Fekih, and Dr. Emad Habib. Bottom row, from left, are: Dr. Emily K. Sandoz and Associate Professor Sarah Young. Photo credit: Doug Dugas / 杏吧专区