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Leaf Awards 2026

Honoring Excellence in Undergraduate Research

At the Leaf Awards, we celebrated the outstanding achievements of undergraduate students at UL Lafayette who have demonstrated excellence in research, creativity, and scholarly contributions through the Advance Student Research Experience (ASRE).

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Below is a recognition of the 2026 award recipients across disciplines:

Award in Business

  • Shelton Edwards-B. I. Moody III College of Business
  • Ainsley Gauthier- B. I. Moody III College of Business

Award in Creative Work and Media Production

  • Caleb W Dixon-College of the Arts
  • Aniyah Mallard- College of the Arts

Award in Education

  • Susannah R Donoghue-Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Bree Landry- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences

Award in Engineering & Technology

  • Riley Guillory-College of Engineering
  • Nina C Kanonye-College of Engineering

Award in Health

  • Torin Cage-College of Nursing and Health Science
  • Reese Provost- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences

Award in Humanities

  • Addison Spencer-College of Liberal Arts
  • Ava Thibodeaux- College of Liberal Arts
  • Emma Thomas- College of Liberal Arts

Award in Life Sciences

  • Tyler A. Borel- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Clinton Vincent- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences

Award in Math and Statistics

  • Sydney Francois- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Mikaela Woodard - College of Engineering

Award in Performing Arts

  • Jacen Agregaard-College of the Arts
  • Matthew Cooley- College of the Arts

Award in Physical Sciences

  • Izamary Lara-Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Liberty M Plasek-College of Engineering

Award in Social Sciences

  • Elizabeth Drell-College of Liberal Arts 
  • Sydnee Johnson-B. I. Moody III College of Business

Award for Community Impact

  • Kathryn Carrere-B. I. Moody III College of Business
  • Abbey A. Poirier-College of Education and Human Development

Award for International Impact

  • Lana Gaspard-Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Claire C. Glaeser-College of Liberal Arts

Award in Diversity and Social Justice

  • Jacques Laughlin-College of Liberal Arts
  • Ivy Hailar- B. I. Moody III College of Business

Award for Exceptional Performance in Dissemination

  • Mikaela Woodard- College of Engineering
  • Izamary Lara- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Matthew Cooley-College of the Arts
  • Ethan Adams- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Sedric Newman- College of Liberal Arts


The Provost Award

  • Ethan Adams- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Caleb W Dixon-College of the Arts
  • Izamary Lara- Ray P. Authement College of the Sciences
  • Abbey A. Poirier- College of Education and Human Development
  • Mikaela Woodard-College of Engineering