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Regular Session, 2010
HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON NO. 135
BY REPRESENTATIVES HUTTER, BARROW, CHAMPAGNE, DOERGE, HILL,
ROSALIND JONES, KATZ, LANDRY, NORTON, JANE SMITH, PATRICIA
SMITH, ST. GERMAIN, STIAES, AND THIERRY AND SENATORS BROOME,
CHEEK, DORSEY, DUPLESSIS, JACKSON, MOUNT, PETERSON, AND
QUINN
A CONCURRENT RESOLUTI ON
To commend Laura F. Lindsay, Ph.D., upon her receipt of a 2010 Women of Excellence
Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation.
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to commend Laura F. Lindsay, Ph.D., upon her receipt
of a 2010 Women of Excellence Award from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus
Foundation and to recognize her vital contributions to the citizens of Louisiana as an active
and dedicated community servant; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay moved from Washington State to Louisiana in 1963 when
the Boeing Company transferred her father to New Orleans; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay graduated from Louisiana State University with a
bachelor's degree in English followed by a master's degree in radio and television and a
doctorate in speech communication with a minor in management; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay left Louisiana in 1970 and traveled to Mississippi,
Tennessee, and Texas, where she taught at community colleges and state universities,
designed core curricula, and conducted training programs for the public and private sectors;
and
WHEREAS, returning to LSU in 1979, Dr. Lindsay served in a variety of positions,
retired in 2009 as professor emerita from the College of Mass Communications, and since
then, has continued to spearhead university projects and engage in community activities; and
WHEREAS, as dean of the LSU Junior Division, Dr. Lindsay managed the advising
and orientation programs for more than ten thousand freshmen and sophomores during the
university's implementation of admission requirements and the redesign of the general
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WHEREAS, while serving as associate vice chancellor and vice provost for academic
affairs, Dr. Lindsay supervised programs and services to enhance the quality and
effectiveness of undergraduate education, and she worked with faculty to design and apply
the internal program review process for two hundred six graduate and undergraduate
degrees; and
WHEREAS, among the academic areas reporting to Dr. Lindsay were admissions,
records and registration, student aid and scholarships, the academic center for athletes,
academic programs abroad, instructional support and development, and program review; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay was the lead person in creating an interactive
telecommunication link among five LSU System campuses for the electronic delivery of
educational programming, and she was honored by the Louisiana Board of Regents Council
as the founding chair of the Regents' Electronic Learning Committee; and
WHEREAS, in 2002, Chancellor Mark Emmert asked Dr. Lindsay to take on the
responsibilities of interim chief academic officer for LSU and to assist with the design and
implementation of the Flagship Agenda 2010; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay worked with deans, department chairs, faculty, staff, and
students to develop the university's strategic goals and present them to the appropriate boards
for approval; and
WHEREAS, when she left this position to return to the faculty, Dr. Lindsay
continued as executive assistant to the chancellor and was responsible for LSU's
programming and operations at the Shaw Center for the Arts, serving as interim director of
the LSU Museum of Art; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay also served as a commissioner and member of the
Executive Committee for the South Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on
Colleges, and she was elected by the commission to be its representative on the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools board of trustees and became the board's president in
2005; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay has been invited to speak on the topic of higher education
planning and accreditation to a variety of groups and was a member of the Commission on
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Land-Grant Colleges, and the executive committee of the Southern Regional Council of the
College Board; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay has written journal articles, book chapters, and book
reviews and published the book Effective Managerial Communication with Dr. Robert
Rasberry; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay was awarded almost one million dollars in federal and state
grants from the National Science Foundation, the Department of Commerce, and the
Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay has received numerous awards and honors throughout her
career, including the James T. Rogers Meritorious Service Award in 2005 from the Southern
Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, and LSU selected her as the
recipient of the H. "Hub" Cotton Award for Faculty Excellence; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay has served or is serving on the boards of the Capitol Area
United Way, Shaw Center for the Arts, LSU Museum of Art, and the LSU Rural Life
Museum, and she is a member of the Rotary Club of Baton Rouge; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay is currently chairing the Steering Committee for the
development of the LSU Rural Life Museum Visitor's Center and is the editor of The
Treasure of LSU, soon to be released for the university's sesquicentennial; and
WHEREAS, the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation created the
Women of Excellence Awards to recognize and honor extraordinary women of excellence
across the state for their outstanding achievements and contributions; and
WHEREAS, recipients of the Women of Excellence Awards exhibit characteristics
of integrity and professionalism, personify excellence in their area of specialty, and are
committed to community service to better society as a whole; and
WHEREAS, this year, there were seven categories for the Women of Excellence
Awards: Business, Culinary Arts, Education, Law and Justice, Volunteerism and Civic
Involvement, Young High School Woman of Excellence, and Young Woman of Excellence;
and
WHEREAS, the recipients of the 2010 Women of Excellence Awards are being
recognized at the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation's Women of
Excellence Awards Gala on Wednesday, May 19, 2010, in Baton Rouge; and ENROLLEDHCR NO. 135
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WHEREAS, Dr. Lindsay received a 2010 Women of Excellence Award in the
category of Education; and
WHEREAS, Laura F. Lindsay, Ph.D., merits a sincere and heartfelt measure of
commendation for her dedication to excellence and her outstanding accomplishments.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Legislature of Louisiana does hereby
commend Laura F. Lindsay, Ph.D., upon her receipt of a 2010 Women of Excellence Award
from the Louisiana Legislative Women's Caucus Foundation, does hereby recognize and
record for posterity her singular contributions to the citizens of Louisiana as an active and
dedicated community servant, and does hereby extend enduring appreciation for the
tremendous honor and pride that she brings to her family, friends, and community, Louisiana
State University, and the state of Louisiana.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a suitable copy of this Resolution be transmitted
to Laura F. Lindsay, Ph.D.
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATI VES
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE