The recipient of the 2025 Distinguished Professor Award is Louis Kavouras, chair of the Department of Dance for more than 30 years. Under his extraordinary leadership and dedication, 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s Department of Dance has been recognized as one of the top ten dance programs in the nation. His nominators describe Chair Kavouras as a brilliant visionary who greatly enhances the life of the College of Fine Arts and 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ on many levels.
The Distinguished Professor Award was established in 1986 to recognize and reward faculty members who have achieved national and international distinction. Awardees receive a plaque and an increase in their base salary. This award is administered through the Office of Faculty Affairs.
Kavouras and other award recipients will be honored in 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ’s 2025 Academic Achievement Award Ceremony on Wednesday, April 23, at 3 p.m. in the 51³Ô¹ÏºÚÁÏ Foundation Building, Blasco Wing.
