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Now an associate professor, the Kansas City native also serves as the general education program coordinator.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Additionally during convocation, Professor of Biology, Dr. Enmin Zou, was named a Distinguished Service Professor and five other faculty received endowed professorships. Funded through generous private donations, professorships help Nicholls retain high-quality faculty by providing supplemental funds for teaching, research or other professional endeavors.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This Fall\u2019s awards include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>The Dr. Grace M. Gueydan Endowed Professor in Nursing: Jeanne Hamner<\/li><li>The TGMC Founding Physicians Endowed Professor in Nursing: Dr. Angele Davis<\/li><li>The R.E. Bob Miller Endowed Professor in Honors Studies: Dr. Gary LaFleur<\/li><li>The Picou BellSouth No. 2 Endowed Professor in Culinary Arts: Chef Tammy Rink<\/li><li>The Wayne Patten No. 2 in Liberal Arts: Dr. David Whitney<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/strong>Aug. 6, 2020<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/strong>Jacob Batte, Media Relations and Publications Coordinator,\u00a0985.448.4141 or jacob.batte@nicholls.edu<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. &#8212; Nicholls Chemistry Department Head Dr. Kaisa Young received the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence during University Convocation Wednesday, Aug. 5.&nbsp; Dr. Young has been an influential member of the faculty since joining the university as an assistant professor of physics and astronomy in 2012. 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