
Each year, Southeastern Louisiana University President John L. Crain bestows the university’s most prestigious honor, the President’s Excellence Award, to faculty and staff excelling in the areas of research, teaching, faculty service, and staff service.
Award winners are normally honored during the annual fall faculty and staff convocation that kicks off the academic year; however, due to COVID-19 restrictions, the event was not able to take place in person during 2020.

Recipients of the 2020 awards include Brian Crother of Hammond, President’s Excellence Award for Research; Margaret Gonzalez-Perez of Hammond, President’s Excellence Award for Teaching; Gerlinde Beckers of Loranger, President’s Excellence Award for Faculty Service; and Paulette Poche of Ponchatoula, President’s Excellence Award for Unclassified Staff Service.








