Luquette & Tanner Receive Teaching Award

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Faculty members Mary Luquette and John Tanner were recently recognized as the recipients of the John T. and Sandra B. Landry Award for Teaching Excellence at the 50th Annual awards banquet of the B.I. Moody III College of Business Administration. Based on student nominations, the $1,000 annual award recognizes faculty who exhibit effectiveness in teaching and instructional innovation. 262 students submitted nominations for 32 faculty members.
Pictured are: Dr. John Tanner, donors Sandra and John T. Landry and Professor Mary Luquette.

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