Watts Receives Grace Drews Lehman Professorship to Advance Seafood Research and Extension

Dr. Evelyn Watts, associate professor in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences and seafood extension specialist, has been named the recipient of the Grace Drews Lehman Professorship in Human Ecology. Watts leads research and outreach efforts at the LSU AgCenter and Louisiana Sea Grant Seafood Processing Demonstration Lab, focusing on seafood safety, quality, and innovation.

The professorship was established to support agricultural research and the development of new technologies that benefit teaching, research, and extension in the School of Nutrition and Food Sciences. The fund was created by Howell to honor her close childhood friend, Grace Drews Lehman, who was stricken with polio just before the vaccine became available. Despite living much of her life in an iron lung and a rocking bed, Lehman remained a radiant and loving presence. “She was truly remarkable,” Howell shared. “Whenever we went to see that young lady, she was never without a smile” (LSU Cornerstone Summer/Fall 2014).

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