Mary Farmer-Kaiser
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- Faculty
- Leadership
- Dean of Graduate School
- Professor
- 337-482-6965
- mary.farmer-kaiser@louisiana.edu
- Martin Hall, Room 332
Biography
Mary Farmer-Kaiser is the Dean of the Graduate School and a Professor of History at UL ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø. She became a member of the UL ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø community in 2000.
She is an award-winning teacher, scholar who studies the history of freedom and citizenship, and leader in graduate education in and beyond Louisiana. Championing access and inclusion in education is a personal and professional priority for Dean Farmer-Kaiser.
She is a first-generation college student who benefited from the education, opportunity, and sense of belonging afforded to her by the faculty at public research universities like our own.
She also is a historian whose research is grounded in understanding the meaning of freedom and citizenship in our nation. What she knows to be true—personally and professionally—is that accessible, high-quality education is transformative to individuals, families, and communities. She is a graduate of the Leadership Institute of Acadiana Leadership ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø program (Class XXXIV) and she served as the Co-Captain for Leadership ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Class XXXVI.
Education
Doctor of Philosophy, History
Bowling Green State University
Master of Art, History
Clemson University
Bachelor of Arts, History
Kansas State University
Awards & Recognition
- Council of Graduate Schools Board of Directors
- Conference of Southern Graduate Schools President
- Louisiana Council of Graduate Schools President, 2017-2019
- Leadership ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Class XXXIV
- Leadership ÀÏ˾»ú¸£ÀûÍø Class XXXVI Co-Captain
- James D. Wilson/Board of Regents Support Fund Memorial Professorship in Southern Studies, 2006-2015
- Dr. Ray Authement Excellence in Teaching Award, 2009
- Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society National Councilor, 2008-2010, and Faculty Advisor Mentor, 2005-2013
- Phi Alpha Theta National History Honor Society Faculty Advisor Award, 2007
- Andrew W. Mellon Research Fellowship, Virginia Historical Association
- Edward and Xin-Zhu Chen Scholarship for Distinguished Teaching, Bowling Green State University
- Bernard Sternsher Outstanding Doctoral Teaching Fellow, Bowling Green State University
- Charles E. Shanklin Award for Research Excellence, Bowling Green State University
- Outstanding Graduate Teaching Award, Bowling Green State University