Distinguished Professor Award Recipients

Dr. Quincy Hilliard

Professor of Music and Composer-in-Residence
College of the Arts
Heymann/BORSF Professorship in Music

Dr. Quincy Hilliard, professor of music and composer-in-residence holds the Heymann/BORSF Professorship in Music in the College of the Arts. He is an internationally recognized composer with over 400 compositions for wind band and chamber works. Some of his notable compositions include one for the 1996 Olympic Games and a piece for the Library of Congress. He is regularly invited to conduct, demonstrate effect teaching techniques and adjudicate festivals around the world.

Dr. Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy

Professor of Statistics
Ray P. Authement College of Sciences
Philip and Jean Piccione/BORSF Virtual Chair in Statistics & Mathematics

Dr. Kalimuthu Krishnamoorthy, professor of statistics, holds the Philip and Jean Piccione/BORSF Virtual Chair in Statistics & Mathematics in the Ray P. Authement College of Sciences. He is a renowned expert in statistics. He’s published 122 peer reviewed journals, three books and has one patent. In 2019, he was awarded the UL Lafayette Research Excellence Award. He’s also a fellow of the American Statistical Association.