{"id":9579,"date":"2024-08-19T11:54:07","date_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:54:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/?p=9579"},"modified":"2024-08-19T11:54:07","modified_gmt":"2024-08-19T16:54:07","slug":"nicholls-presents-awards-at-fall-2024-university-convocation","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/2024\/08\/19\/nicholls-presents-awards-at-fall-2024-university-convocation\/","title":{"rendered":"Nicholls Presents Awards at Fall 2024 University Convocation"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University presented awards to its faculty and staff during its fall 2024 University Convocation on Wednesday, Aug. 14. The event featured opening remarks by Vice Provost Dr. Todd Keller and President Jay Clune, PhD, welcoming faculty back to campus for the fall 2024 semester.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">During his State of the University address, Clune highlighted accomplishments of faculty and staff over the past year as well as current and upcoming upgrades to campus.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">\u201cThrough a very difficult budgetary year, we managed to accomplish some outstanding achievements,\u201d said Clune. \u201cI attribute this all to the talented people at this university and their drive to do great things for our students and our region.\u201d\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignleft wp-image-9581 size-medium\" src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/JeanDonegan-scaled-e1724082330620-300x240.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"240\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/JeanDonegan-scaled-e1724082330620-300x240.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/JeanDonegan-scaled-e1724082330620-768x616.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/JeanDonegan-scaled-e1724082330620.jpg 998w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Jean Donegan<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, dean of the College of Liberal Arts, was presented the Alcee Fortier Distinguished Service Professor Award at this year\u2019s convocation. This award recognizes the top educators at Nicholls and is presented to faculty members with a reputation for excellence in instruction, dedication to academics, outstanding professional relationships and distinguished professional accomplishments. Awardees receive an annual professional stipend of $2,500 along with travel funds and support staff for research assistance and conference presentations.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Emeritus is an honorary title awarded for distinguished service to the academic community, and the president bestows this title on tenured faculty members or administrators who are entering permanent retirement, serving the university with distinction. In recognition of exceptional dedication, professional contributions and outstanding accomplishments, Nicholls bestowed several faculty promotions and tenure awards including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Sue Westbrook, Provost and Vice President of Academic Affairs Emeritus and Professor Emeritus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Shana Walton, Professor Emeritus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Shawn Mauldin, Dean Emeritus<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jean Donegan, Alcee Fortier Distinguished Service Professor Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Quenton Fontenot, Distinguished Service Professor Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. James Stewart, Distinguished Service Professor Award<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. John Lajaunie, Distinguished Service Professor Award<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-9582 size-medium lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/MelanieBoudreaux-scaled-e1724082661878-300x190.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"190\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/MelanieBoudreaux-scaled-e1724082661878-300x190.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/MelanieBoudreaux-scaled-e1724082661878-1024x649.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/MelanieBoudreaux-scaled-e1724082661878-768x487.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/MelanieBoudreaux-scaled-e1724082661878.jpg 1203w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/190;\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Dr. Melanie Boudreaux<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, assistant professor of management, was awarded the Presidential Award for Teaching Excellence, an award that goes to an individual who embodies a personal <\/span><span style=\"font-size: 16px;font-weight: 400\">philosophy and practice of teaching, both inside and outside the classroom, focused on student engagement and learning. Nominations are received from students, alumni, peers, department heads and deans and screened by a university-wide committee, with one name recommended to the president. The recipient is awarded a one-time cash award of $1,000, followed by an annualized $1,000 stipend beginning the next academic year.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b><img decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-medium wp-image-9583 alignleft lazyload\" data-src=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/RobertAllenAlexander-scaled-e1724082538870-300x224.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"224\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/RobertAllenAlexander-scaled-e1724082538870-300x224.jpg 300w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/RobertAllenAlexander-scaled-e1724082538870-1024x764.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/RobertAllenAlexander-scaled-e1724082538870-768x573.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/66\/2024\/08\/RobertAllenAlexander-scaled-e1724082538870.jpg 1059w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml;base64,PHN2ZyB3aWR0aD0iMSIgaGVpZ2h0PSIxIiB4bWxucz0iaHR0cDovL3d3dy53My5vcmcvMjAwMC9zdmciPjwvc3ZnPg==\" style=\"--smush-placeholder-width: 300px; --smush-placeholder-aspect-ratio: 300\/224;\" \/>Dr. Robert Allen Alexander<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, department head of English, Modern Languages and Cultural Studies and professor of English, was awarded the Presidential Award for Academic Administrator Excellence \u2013 the highest honor a Nicholls administrator can receive. The award recognizes an outstanding, full-time department head with at least five years of administrative service and a rating of excellent in the area of administration. The recipient is awarded a $1,000 salary increase.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Through the continued generosity of <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.regions.com\/personal-banking\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Regions Bank<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">, the Office of Academic Affairs can support the Academic Affairs Awards for Teaching Excellence. Recipients receive a one-time stipend of $500. Deans and department heads were asked to nominate faculty from their areas who have met the following criteria: five years of consecutive teaching and service, five consecutive years of outstanding student evaluations and five years of outstanding administrative evaluations. The awardees for the Academic Affairs Award for Teaching Excellence are:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Alexis Fabrizio-Sumpter, College of Liberal Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kaitlin Gravois, Al Danos College of Business Administration<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Himanshu Raje, College of Sciences and Technology<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Cynthia Vavasseur, College of Education and Behavioral Sciences<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Denise LeBlanc, Thibodaux Regional Health System School of Nursing<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The university awarded several endowed professorships including:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Eugene Gouaux, Harold J. Callais Endowed Professorship in Economic Development<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Mary Breaud, Jeanne Picariello Murphy Endowed Professorship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Gregory Rosary, BellSouth Endowed Professorship in Culinary Arts<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Jana Billiot, BellSouth \/ BCMT Endowed Professorship in Culinary Art<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Todd Kennedy, Belle &amp; Leonard Toups \u2013 Cultural Studies Endowed Professorship<\/span><\/li>\n<li style=\"font-weight: 400\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Dr. Pamela Williams-Jones, Mary M. Danos Endowed Professorship in Nursing<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">To learn more about Nicholls\u2019 campus events for fall 2024, click<\/span> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nicholls.edu\/calendar\/\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">here<\/span><\/a><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Monday, August 19, 2024<\/span><\/p>\n<p><b>MEDIA CONTACT: <\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Payton Suire<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Media Relations &amp; Publications Coordinator,\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">985.448.4141<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400\"> or <\/span><a href=\"mailto:payton.suire@nicholls.edu\"><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">payton.suire@nicholls.edu<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>THIBODAUX, La. \u2013 Nicholls State University presented awards to its faculty and staff during its fall 2024 University Convocation on Wednesday, Aug. 14. 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