Richard White, Danny Weathers, Areendam Chanda

E. J. OURSO COLLEGE FACULTY RECEIVE PROMOTIONS

Three members of LSU’s E. J. Ourso College of Business had their teaching and research efforts rewarded recently. Richard White Jr., P. Daniel Weathers III and Areendam Chanda have each been recognized and will begin their next semester at the college with new titles.

White, a faculty member of LSU’s Public Administration Institute, has been promoted from associate professor to professor. Widely acclaimed for his books Kingfish: The Reign of Huey P. Long and Roosevelt the Reformer: Theodore Roosevelt as Civil Service Commissioner, White earned his bachelor’s from Old Dominion College, his MBA from Purdue University and his Ph.D. from Pennsylvania State University. He has been employed by LSU since 1998.

Weathers, a faculty member of the Department of Marketing, has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor with tenure. He earned his bachelor’s from Clemson University and both his master’s and Ph.D. from the University of South Carolina. Weathers has been employed by LSU since 2002.

Chanda, a faculty member of the Department of Economics, has been promoted from assistant professor to associate professor with tenure. He earned his bachelor’s from the University of Delhi before receiving his first master’s from the Delhi School of Economics. Additionally, he has earned both a master’s and a Ph.D. from Brown University. Chanda has been employed by LSU since 2004.

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