Awards

Karen Deville – Senior director, Office of Advancement, LSU E. J. Ourso College of...

Karen Deville has a spring in her step as she walks the halls and grounds of the LSU Business Education Complex, an arrangement of...

Phyllis Perron – Founder president, Phyllis Perron and Associate

One might say politics is in Phyllis Perron's blood. But she tried her best to resist it. She grew up on a farm in a...

Jane Shank – President CEO, Volunteers of America for Greater Baton Rouge

From the string of pearls around her neck to the impeccable manners with which she welcomes guests, Jane Shank epitomizes a Southern belle. As...

Allison Young – Senior vice president, Benefits Administration division; Blue Cross and Blue Shield...

Change is the only constant. It's as true today as when Heraclitus, a Greek philosopher, coined the phrase in about 500 B.C. Few industries are...

Carolyn McKnight – Superintendent, BREC

In her first days as BREC superintendent, Carolyn McKnight attended a meeting at which the growing epidemic of hypertension in children was described. The...

Lori Bertman – President and CEO, Irene W. and C.B. Pennington Foundation

One of the most salient moments of nationally respected philanthropy executive Lori Bertman's career came while she was pursuing a master's degree in social...

Evelyn Hayes – Interim president CEO, Baton Rouge General Medical Center

Under the glass upon Evelyn Hayes' desk at Baton Rouge General Medical Center is a newspaper clipping that her father kept in his Bible. It's...