Commencement May 22, 2005
Honorary Degree: Doctor of Science
Conferred
on Isiah M. Warner
Candidate presented by:
Dr. Jean Hossenlopp, Associate Professor and chair of the Department of Chemistry
Dr. Isiah
Warner is a distinguished scholar
recognized for research in the field of analytical chemistry
and creative leadership in the development of supportive
environments for training students, particularly minority
students, in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics.
He is currently Vice Chancellor for Strategic Initiatives
and Philip W. West Professor of Analytical and Environmental
Chemistry at Louisiana State University. Dr. Warner also
is a Boyd Professor of the Louisiana State University system
and in 2002 was awarded a Howard Hughes Medical Institute
Professorship.
Professor Warner's research in the field of analytical
separations has led to the development and application
of improved methodologies (chemical, mathematical, and instrumental)
for studies of complex chemical systems. He is the author
of more than 250 refereed journal articles to date and
has six patents issued or pending. Dr. Warner has received
recognition for his research accomplishments with awards
from professional organizations, including the New York Society
for Applied Spectroscopy, the Eastern Analytical Symposium,
and the American Microchemical Society. In 2002 he was elected
to be a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement
of Science (AAAS).
Dr. Warner's research program has provided training
for graduate students and postdoctoral associates who
now hold leadership positions in academic, national laboratory,
and industrial settings around the world. He has worked
tirelessly to establish opportunities for students to achieve
excellence in all of their endeavors and as a result of his
effort, Louisiana State University leads the nation in graduating
African American doctoral students in chemistry. His
success as a mentor of the next generation of scientists
has been recognized with a number of prestigious awards,
including the Presidential Award for Excellence in Science,
Mathematics, and Engineering Mentoring; the AAAS Lifetime
Mentor Award; and the American Chemical Society Award for
Encouraging Disadvantaged Students into Careers in the Chemical
Sciences. The Marquette community has also benefited from
his scholarship, including when he served as the Ralph Metcalfe
Chair in 1988.
A native of Louisiana, Dr. Warner received his bachelor
of science degree in chemistry from Southern University
in 1968. After working as a research chemist at Battelle
Pacific Northwest National Laboratory for five years, he
earned his Ph.D. in chemistry from the University of Washington
in 1977. Dr. Warner began his academic career at Texas
A&M University
where he was awarded tenure in 1982. He then spent ten
years at Emory University prior to joining the faculty at Louisiana
State University in 1992.
Because of his distinguished record of scholarly accomplishment,
success as an educator and research mentor, and visionary
leadership in creating an academic environment where students
and faculty can flourish, Isiah M. Warner is
commended for the Marquette degree of Doctor
of Science, honoris causa.
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