A Festschrift has been published in honor of Fisher H. Humphreys. The book contains an essay by Professor Stephen J. Duffy, former head of the Loyola's master's program in religious studies. The book is dedicated in memoriam to Father Duffy.
Dr. Lawrence Lewis of the Psychology department received the 2009 Excellence in Teaching Award. The award is given by the College of Humanities and Natural Sciences. The award is given to a person recognized as having achieved a high standard of excellence in the classroom.
In Dr. Berendzen’s view, Horkheimer’s thought has been unjustly ignored relative to his contemporaries, and Dr. Berendzen is attempting to correct this error.
Gary Herbert, Professor of Philosophy is editor-in-chief of Human Rights Review and guest editor of Hobbes Studies, an international peer reviewed scholarly journal published by Brill.
Dr. Lynn Koplitz's undergraduate research group is currently synthesizing and characterizing crystals of pyridinium salts. Ultimately, their findings will be used in the fields of crystal engineering and supramolecular design.
Stacy Horn Koch '88 lives in New Orleans and is the mother of two boys. She is the executive director of Covenant House New Orleans, was recently voted one of the five finalists in an NBC special, "America's Favorite Mom."
2009 graduate Jaqueline Nuila was recently hired in Washington DC to work with in the Recruitment division at Management Systems International.
Senior English major Mark Burgunder spent part of his summer break assisting two English professors on a collaborative project called Airport Reading.
Joanna Krawczyk '06 won a $25,000 per year scholarship to Tulane Law School and will be practicing at Sullivan Stolier & Resor beginning this fall.
Religious studies student Paul Buehler recently published an essay, "Daniel And Akkadian Prophecy: Exploring The Origins Of Apocalyptic Eschatology," in the Journal of Theta Alpha Kappa.