Stepping up: Guillermo Ferreyra, LSU College of Science professor of math and associate dean for science education, has been appointed the College of Science interim dean. Effective Jan. 1, Ferreyra will take over for outgoing dean Kevin Carman, who will begin a new job Feb. 1 as executive vice president and provost at the University of Nevada, Reno. Ferreyra has been with LSU since 1983 and previously served as dean of the College of Arts & Sciences from 2004 to 2009, after a four-year term as interim dean.
Hot dog: Lead411, an information services company, has ranked Baton Rouge-based Sparkhound Inc. No. 100 on its 2012 Tech 200 list of the fastest-growing tech companies in the country. Between 2009 and 2011, Sparkhound has experienced 93% revenue growth and now has approximately 155 full-time and part-time employees, Lead 411 says. Sparkhound also has offices in the Dallas/Fort Worth and Houston areas. Hammond-based Barrister Global Services Network Inc. is the only other Louisiana firm on the list, at No. 204. See the complete rankings here.
Don’t miss out: Time is running out for property insurance policyholders to claim a rebate for the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation Assessment charged on their 2008 insurance policy. The deadline is Dec. 31. Of the $100 million in rebates owed, just $52 million worth have been collected, according to Insurance Commissioner Jim Donelon. All the details for claiming a rebate are at Donelon’s website here.
