LSU Discover Scholar Awards

Please note that these awards have been discontinued.  If you are interested in awards for outstanding research students, please check out the Distinguished Undergraduate Researcher Awards.

LSU Discover Scholar Awards celebrated the achievements of those students who exemplified outstanding undergraduate research or creative endeavors within their fields. University wide, up to 10 students were selected; however, no more than two students per senior college were chosen. Awardees were honored with a ceremony and given a $1,500 travel stipend.

Past Discover Scholar Awardees

  • Jacob Bursavich
    • Major: Biological Engineering
    • Mentor: Dr. Dorin Boldor
  • Amanda Fontenot
    • Major: Coastal Environmental Science
    • Mentor: Dr. John White
  • Alyssa Hebert
    • Major: Finance
    • Mentor: Dr. Kurtay Ogunc
  • Madeline LeBlanc
    • Major: Coastal Environmental Science
    • Mentor: Dr. Robert Twilley
  • Anna Madden
    • Major: Psychology
    • Mentor: Dr. Steven Greening
  • Monica Music
    • Major: Music
    • Mentor: Dr. Robert Grayson
  • Taylor Pernini
    • Major: English
    • Mentor: Dr. Chris Barrett
  • Khang Pham
    • Major: Physics
    • Mentor: Dr. Catherine Deibel
  • Matthew Thomas
    • Major: Civil Engineering
    • Mentor: Dr. Aly-Mousaad Aly
  • Sarah Whitlow
    • Major: Biological Sciences
    • Mentor: Dr. Karen Maruska

  • Bryanna Fields
    • Major: Psychology
    • Mentor: Dr. Jason Harman
  • Vernell Dunams
    • Major: Studio Art
    • Mentor: Prof. Kristine Thompson
  • Camille Boechler
    • Major: Liberal Arts
    • Mentor: Dr. Chris Barrett
  • Shelby Stewart
    • Major: Psychology
    • Mentor: Dr. Amy Copeland
  • Connor Rouillier
    • Major: Anthropology
    • Mentor: Dr. Gregory Johnson

  • Ariel Bergeron
    • Major: Animal, Dairy, and Poultry Sciences
    • Mentor: Dr. Theresia Lavergne
  • Rory Boothe
    • Major: English
    • Mentor: Dr. Michael Bibler
  • Davis Cowles
    • Major: Environmental Science
    • Mentor: Dr. Vincent Wilson
  • Brittany Craft
    • Major: Nutrition and Food Sciences
    • Mentor: Dr. Georgianna Tuuri
  • Erin Fell
    • Major: French Studies
    • Mentor: Dr. Paula Calderon
  • Christopher Handy
    • Major: Political Communication
    • Mentor: Dr. Kathleen Searles
  • Christopher James
    • Major: Architecture
    • Mentor: Dr. Jori Erdman
  • Nikka Khorsandi
    • Major: Biological Sciences
    • Mentor: Dr. Evanna Gleason
  • Blake Kruger
    • Major: Chemistry
    • Mentor: Dr. Louis Haber
  • Kurt Ristroph
    • Major: Chemical Engineering
    • Mentor: Dr. Cristina Sabliov

  • Bruno Beltran
    • Major: Mathematics
    • Mentor: Dr. Frank Neubrander
  • Claire Bourgeois
    • Major: Management and Internal Auditing
  • Claire Evans
    • Major: Political Science and International Studies
  • Colleen Murphy
    • Major: Microbiology
    • Mentor: Dr. Mandi Lopez
  • David Fertitta
    • Major: Coastal Environmental Science
  • Erin Percevault
    • Major: Landscape Architecture
  • Jacob Irving
    • Major: Mass Communication
  • Laine Korn
    • Major: Theatre
  • Matthew Landry
    • Major: Nutrition and Food Sciences
  • Paxton Turner
    • Major: Mathematics
    • Mentor: Dr. Sinai Robins of Brown University
  • Sarah Odom
    • Major: Kinesiology
    • Mentor: Dr. Van Gemmert
  • Sydney Jenkins
    • Major: Civil Engineering
    • Mentor: Dr. Sherif Ishak

  • Jacob McAlphin
    • Major: Chemistry
  • Jessica Wasiloski
    • Major: Architecture
  • Angela Sansone
    • Major: Education
  • Trey Duplantis
    • Major: Music
  • Derek Miketinas
    • Major: Nutritional Science
  • Corey Landry
    • Major: Biological Engineering
  • Jonathan Lambert
    • Major: Environmental Science and Biological Science
  • Camryn Johnson
    • Major: Biological Engineering
  • Douglas Secrest
    • Major: Accounting
  • Arienne Ferchaud
    • Major: Mass Communication
  • Laura Kelly
    • Major: Kinesiology
  • Jackson Voss
    • Major: Political Science
  • Morgan Taylor
    • Major: Music and Environmental Science
    • Mentor: Dr. Aixin Hou