The University Senate at Louisiana Tech strives to recognize outstanding performance by the faculty and staff. To that end, several awards are made each year to qualified faculty and staff members.

Louisiana Tech Foundation F. Jay Taylor Undergraduate Teaching Award

• Criteria
• Past Award Winners
• Nominees 2013:
  • Dr. Bradley Cicciarelli, (Engineering & Science)
  • Mr. Frank Hamrick (Liberal Arts)
  • Mr. Stanley McCaa, (Engineering & Science)
  • Dr. Tammy Schilling (Education)

University Senate Chair Award

• Criteria
• Past Award Winners
• Nominees 2013:
  • Donna Hood (Applied and Natural Sciences)
  • Rebecca Bennett (Business)
  • David Szymanski (Education)
  • Katie Evans (Engineering and Science)
  • Dorothy Robbins (Liberals Arts)
  • Peggy Carter (Prescott Memorial Library) 

Virgil Orr Junior Faculty Award

• Criteria
• Past Award Winners
• Nominees 2013:
  • Dawn Erickson (Applied and Natural Sciences)
  • Steve Hearn (Business)
  • Rhonda Boyd (Education)
  • Brian Barron (Engineering and Science)
  • Christobel Asiedu (Liberals Arts)