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Big news for Journalism’s Roving Eye!

A Trifecta of Awards for Journalism’s Roving Eye: A History of American Foreign Reporting by John Maxwell Hamilton 

Louisiana State University Provost Hamilton’s Work Lauded for Its Significant Contribution 

Only one book can claim the 2010 American Journalism Historians Association Book of the Year, the Goldsmith Award, and now the 2010 Tankard Book Award from the Association for Education in Journalism and Mass Communication (AEJMC). 

LSU Press to be honored at FHL Preservation Awards Dinner

From The Advocate (Baton Rouge):

LSU Press is receiving the honor on its 75th anniversary and for its record of volumes related to Louisiana’s heritage. Editor Mary Katherine Callaway will accept the award. Since 1935, LSU Press has worked to preserve the culture and history of Louisiana by publishing books that educate and enlighten readers. From Local Government in Louisiana by R.L. Carleton in 1937 to George Lowry’s classic Louisiana Birds in 1958; from Marsh Mission by C.C. Lockwood and Rhea Gary in 2005 to Archaeology of Louisiana, edited by Mark A. Rees in 2010, the LSU Press continues to strive to publish books that matter.”

Foundation for Historical Louisiana’s 34th annual Preservation Awards Dinner 

WHEN: Thursday, July 22. Social hour starts at 6:30 p.m., followed by dinner and program at 7:30 p.m.
WHERE: Hilton Capitol Center, 201 Lafayette St.
TICKETS: $75 for FHL members; $85 for guests. For reservations, call (225) 387-2464 or visit http://www.fhl.org.
DETAILS: Writer, historian and preservationist Leo Honeycutt will serve as master of ceremonies for the cocktail-attire event. 

First-year students at Loyola University receive a copy of A Confederacy of Dunces

From the Loyola University press release:

As part of the First Year Summer Reading Program at Loyola University New Orleans, all first-year students will receive a copy of John Kennedy Toole’s Pulitzer Prize-winning novel, “A Confederacy of Dunces,” published by Louisiana State University Press. Students will receive the book either by mail or during upcoming orientation sessions.

Loyola Introduces New Students to New Orleans Culture with Iconic Novel [Loyola University]

Fred Chappell wins North Carolina state honor

Fred Chappell, author of dozens of collections of poetry, most recently Shadow Box, has received the John Tyler Caldwell Award for the Humanities.  The award is North Carolina's highest honor in the field of humanities.  Read the article linked below for more information.  Congratulations, Fred! 

Former UNCG professor wins state honor [NC News & Record]