By Elizabeth Clarke, LCU News
PINEVILLE, La. (LCU News) – Louisiana Christian University honored two faculty members with endowed professorships during its Founders Day Chapel service, Nov. 5.
George Alecusan, assistant professor of political science, was awarded the Hogan Family Professor of Political Science. Aluscan is a constitutional scholar with a deep understanding of the American federal system of government. He majored in both political science and history at Ashland University in Ohio. He went on to earn a master’s degree and doctoral degree at the University of Dallas. He is a contributor of a chapter on John C. Calhoun to a textbook on American political thought.
John Wang, associate professor of mathematics, was awarded the Carolyn Adams Dawson Professorship in Mathematics. Wang is a native of China and brings a wealth of mathematical knowledge to LCU. He holds master’s and doctoral and M.S. degrees in mathematics from the University of Mississippi and a master’s degree in operations research and cybernetics from Central China Normal University. He has published more than 25 refereed journal articles and has presented his work at over 30 national and international conferences.
Acting President David Jeffreys and Vice President of Academic Affairs Henry O. Robertson presented the awards.
“The two professorships given today are in recognition of the exceptional teaching and scholarship of these two professors. Dr. Alecusan and Dr. Wang are mission-minded, productive academics, and dedicated to the university,” Robertson said. “These awards are an investment in what they will offer our students for years and hopefully decades to come.”
The Hogan and Dawson families gave tremendous gifts that combined with the innovative public-private partnership with the Louisiana Board of Regents allow LCU to attract and retain the best faculty for exceptional higher education in the state of Louisiana.
“The holders of these endowed professorships receive a salary supplement and enrichment funds that will further their scholarly pursuits,” Robertson said. “In turn, their teaching, service and contributions to our community and state over the years will add value to our graduates, who will one day be the lifeblood of our economy, politics, and churches and in all they do.”
