Agyemang receives the Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award for outstanding teaching

05/10/16

Kwame Agyemang, Assistant Professor in the School of Kinesiology, received the Tiger Athletic Foundation Undergraduate Teaching Award for outstanding teaching. He was honored at a reception at the Lod Cook Alumni Center on May 4, 2016.

Agyemang’s current research centers non-traditional sources of societal power and influence, such as elite sport social actors, and examines their role in addressing social issues. Specifically, he studies how high-profile athletes and sport organizations use their platforms to improve society. He is particularly interested in matters concerning racial inequality, health and fitness, and community development. He has published manuscripts in various journals, including the Journal of Management Inquiry, Journal of African American Studies, International Journal of Revenue Management, and International Review for the Sociology of Sport, among others. 

Agyemang received his PhD in Sport Management from Texas A&M University, his M.Ed. in Higher Education Administration from the University of Oklahoma, and his bachelor’s in political science from the University of Oklahoma.

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The College of Human Sciences & Education (CHSE) is a nationally accredited division of Louisiana State University. The College is comprised of the School of Education, the School of Leadership and Human Resource Development, the School of Kinesiology, the School of Library and Information Science, the School of Social Work, and the University Laboratory School. These combined schools offer 8 undergraduate degree programs and 18 graduate programs, enrolling more than 1,900 undergraduate and 977 graduate students. The College is committed to achieving the highest standards in teaching, research, and service and is continually working to improve its programs.

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