Tulanian Achievements
Tulanians achieved a diverse array of honors, including prestigious scholarships, research recognitions, and distinguished accolades, contributing to a culture of excellence.
Gold Standard
Endocrinologist Dr. Andrew Schally, a researcher at Tulane and the New Orleans VA Medical Center from 1962-2005, donated his Nobel Prize to Tulane with the hope of inspiring the next generation of researchers. He won the 1977 Nobel Prize in Physiology or Medicine and his work, conducted at Tulane, led to discoveries in prostate cancer treatment, contraception, diabetes and depression. The medal will be displayed in the School of Medicine for faculty, staff and students to serve as a reminder of how discovery can lead to global impact.
World-Class Scholars
A growing number of Tulanians are receiving nationally competitive scholarships and fellowships, with $1.36 million in funding awarded to Tulane students and alumni in 2023-24.
Tulane was recognized for the second year in a row as a top producer of Fulbright U.S. Student grant recipients.
Sheccid Rodriguez - Jeff Ubben Posse Fellow for Summer 2023
Ayanna Hill - Public Policy & International Affairs Program Fellow
Alex Sheehan - Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Health Policy Research Scholar
Mary Lorino – Tulane's 26th Marshall Scholar
Emily Kraus - Gates Cambridge Scholar
Kiera Sky Torpie - Tulane’s first Mitchell Scholar
Batu El – Tulane's first Knight-Hennessy Scholar at Stanford University
Prestigious Faculty
Teaching Excellence
Four faculty members were honored at Commencement with university- wide teaching awards, recognizing their dedication to students and how their teaching excellence has enriched the Tulane community. Ricardo Cortez, PhD, the Pendergraft William Larkin Duren Professor in the Department of Mathematics, and Adeline Masquelier, PhD, professor in the Department of Anthropology, received the 2024 Tulane President’s Awards for Excellence in Professional and Graduate Teaching. Carrie Wyland, PhD, senior professor of practice in the Department of Psychology, received the Suzanne and Stephen Weiss Presidential Fellowship for Undergraduate Education. The Oliver Fund Award for Excellence in Faculty Mentoring was awarded to Katherine Theall, PhD, holder of the Cecile Usdin Professorship in Women’s Health in the School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine.
National Honors
Courtney Bryan, DMA – 2023 “genius grant” recipient by the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation
Lisa Fauci, PhD – elected to the National Academy of Sciences
Samuel Punshon-Smith, PhD - named an Alfred P. Sloan Foundation research fellow
Dr. Jiang He, PhD - elected to the National Academy of Medicine
Tony Hu, PhD and David Coy, PhD - named fellows by the National Academy of Inventors
