Hall of Fame

2. Teacher's Corner

Young H. Chun, Ph.D.

☆ Hall of Fame ☆

ISDS Graduate and Undergraduate Programs

I had a novel idea in mind amidst the plethora of halls of fame dedicated to sports and other achievements – the establishment of an academic hall of fame. The primary purpose of this prestigious honor would be to pay tribute to my former students who not only made my teaching experience immensely enjoyable, but also displayed exceptional brilliance in their academic pursuits.

This esteemed Hall of Fame is exclusively designed to recognize the "best and brightest" individuals who were part of my graduate and undergraduate courses at LSU. These exceptional students excelled in various subjects, including operations research, business forecasting, data mining, and advanced statistics. Their selection was based on their unwavering commitment to academic excellence, their evident leadership qualities, and the promise they hold for a remarkable future. I cannot help but feel an overwhelming sense of pride in all the inductees who have rightfully earned their place in this distinguished Hall of Fame.

A. Online Graduate Program

B. Full-time Graduate Program

C. Undergraduate Program

A. Online Graduate Program

▪ Year 2021: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Mitchell Montanio	LSU (ISDS)	IBM
Erin Vasut	Southeastern Louisiana Univ. (Supply Chain Management)	Livingston International

▪ Year 2021: ISDS 7075 Business Forecasting

Erin Vasut	Southeastern Louisiana Univ. (Supply Chain Management)	POOLCORP
Dustin Ward	LSU (Petroleum Eng.)

▪ Year 2022: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Jeremy Hamilton	LSU (ISDS)	Briarwood Contractors
Sabrina Johnson	LSU (Ph.D. in Educational Leadership and Research)

▪ Year 2023: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Xiangshu Nan	Shijiazhuang Tiedao Univ (Civil Eng.)	Structual Engineer
Davis Hanai	U of Hawaii at Hilo (Pharm. D.)	Clinical Pharmacist

▪ Year 2023: ISDS 7075 Business Forecasting

Tonya Jagneaux	LSU School of Medicine (MD)	Our Lady of the Lake Regional Medical Center
Rommel Hernandez	LSU (Finance)	Huron Consulting

▪ Year 2024: ISDS 7024 Statistical Analysis

Davis Hanai	U of Hawaii at Hilo (Pharm. D.)	Clinical Pharmacist
Arden Koschel	SMU (Economics)	Dental Care Today

▪ Year 2024: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Quynh-Tram Tran	LSU (Interior Design)	LSU (Social Research & Evaluation Center
Arden Koschel	SMU (Economics)	Dental Care Today

B. Full-time Graduate Program

▪ Year 2001: ISDS 7025 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Yurong "Chrisy" Yao	Ph.D. in ISDS Program	Shanghai, China
John Sample	Ph.D. in Computer Science Program

▪ Year 2002: ISDS 7024 Advanced Statistical Analysis I

Bin "Ben" Zhang	Ph.D. in ISDS Program	China
Jun-Hyung Kim	Ph.D. in Ag. Econ. Program	Korea

▪ Year 2003: ISDS 7025 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Yung-Chou "Adam" Lei	Ph.D. in Finance Program	China
Shannon deBautte	Ph.D. in Management Program

▪ Year 2004: ISDS 7025 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Andy J. Davis	Ph.D. in ISDS Program	Rochester, NY
Liming Sun	M.S. in ISDS Program	Shanghai, China

▪ Year 2005: ISDS 7025 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Rochana Lahiri	M.S. in ISDS Program	Kolkata, India
Sora Jung	M.S. in ISDS Program	Seoul, South Korea

▪ Year 2006: ISDS 7025 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Kibily Samake	M.S. in ISDS Program	Bamaico, Mali
Begona Perez-Mira	Ph.D. in ISDS Program	Aspe, Spain

▪ Year 2011: ISDS 7025 Advanced Statistical Analysis

Joo Baek "JB" Kim	Ph.D. in ISDS Program	Busan, South Korea
Dora Schmit	Ph.D. in Marketing Program	Eau Claire, Wisconsin

▪ Year 2012: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Mel Lazo	MS in Analytics Program	Lake Charles, LA
Yujie Hu	Ph.D. in Geography Program	Yantai, China

▪ Year 2016: ISDS 7103a Operations Research

Justin Sackett	MS in Analytics Program	New Orleans, LA
Charles "Fred" Shumate	MS in Analytics Program	Baton Rouge, LA

▪ Year 2016: ISDS 7103b Operations Research

Mallory E. Condalary	LSU (Mathematics)	Denham Springs, LA
Alyssa Rose Wans	LSU (Economics)	Slidell, LA

▪ Year 2017: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Naresh Cheekati	LSU (MBA)	Andhra Pradesh, India
Rahul Gupta	Shri Mata Vaishno Devi U. (Electronics Eng..)	Jammu and Kashmir, India

▪ Year 2018: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Savannah Bell	LSU (Accounting)	Shreveport, LA
John "Henry" McCool	LSU (Economics)	Denham Springs, LA

▪ Year 2019: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Ying Xiao	LSU (MBA)	Shanghang, China
Charles Barron	LSU (Economics)	Morgan City, LA

▪ Year 2019: ISDS 7075 Business Forecasting

Charles Barron	LSU (Economics)	Morgan City, LA
Steven Foundas	LSU (Accounting)	New Orleans, LA

▪ Year 2020: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Leopold Marx	LSU (Computer Sci.)	Baton Rouge, LA
Logan Roussel	LSU (Petroleum Eng.)	Baton Rouge, LA

▪ Year 2020: ISDS 7075 Business Forecasting

Christopher O'Brien	Loyola University Maryland (Finance)	Westhampton Beach, NY
Leopold Marx	LSU (Computer Sci.)	Baton Rouge, LA

▪ Year 2021: ISDS 7103 Operations Research

Dayton White	Texas A&M (Finance)	Abilene, TX
Joshua Bernard	LSU (ISDS)	Baton Rouge, LA

▪ Year 2021: ISDS 7075 Business Forecasting

Patrick Kilshaw	LSU (ISDS)	Baton Rouge, LA
Ronggui "Emma" He	Changsha Univ. of Sci. and Tech. (Logistics Eng.)	Yueyang, China

▪ Year 2022: ISDS 7103: Operations Research

Jinhua Sun	LSU (MS in Finance)	Taipei, Taiwan
John "Jack" Denneen	Tulane Univ. (Management and Finance)	Wilton, CT

▪ Year 2022: ISDS 7075 Business Forecasting

Jinhua Sun	LSU (MS in Finance)	Taipei, Taiwan
Mohammad "Moe" Iqbal	Loyola Univ. (Social Science)	New Orleans, LA

▪ Year 2023: ISDS 7103: Operations Research

Brad Hall	Wake Forest Univ (MS in Mathematics)	Baton Rouge, LA
Christian Fritz	LSU (Finance)	Denham Springs, LA

▪ Year 2023: ISDS 7075: Business Forecasting

Mariam Oweineh	LSU (Bio. Engineering)	Baton Rouge, LA
Brandon Simms	LSU (ISDS)	Forestville, MD

C. Undergraduate Program

▪ Year 2004: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Stephanie Tran Vu	BS program in ISDS	Houston, TX
Joanna Lynn Kirvin	BS program in ISDS	Zachary, LA

▪ Year 2005: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Yutao Wang	Ph.D. program in Computer Sci.	Nanjing, China
Ross Michel Raley	BS program in ISDS	Lake Charles, LA

▪ Year 2006: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Courtney Leigh Graugnard	BS program in ISDS	New Iberia, LA
Kowndinya "Bose" Pasupuleti	MS program in Civil Eng.	Visakhapatnam, India

▪ Year 2007: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Omer Soysal	Ph.D. Program in Computer Sci.	Turkey
Srinivas Pola	MS Program in System Sci.	India

▪ Year 2008: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Archana Nair	Ph.D. Program in Civil Eng.	India
Jason Michael Tate	MS Program in System Sci.	Thibodaux, LA

▪ Year 2009: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Mini Radhakrishnan	MS Program in Civil Eng.	India
Jea Hoon "Jay" Shin	BS program in ISDS	Seoul, Korea

▪ Year 2010: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Chui-Hui Chiu	MS Program in System Sci.	Taipei, Taiwan
Nathan Christopher Bonnett	BS Program in ISDS	Lacombe, LA

▪ Year 2011: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Charles Michael Cavalier	MS Program in ISDS	Napoleonville, LA
Danping Yu	MBA Program	Nanchang, China

▪ Year 2012: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Yuan Zhang	Ph.D. Program in Physics	Hubei, China
Ross Banister Neill	MS Program in ISDS	Baton Rouge, LA

▪ Year 2013: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Yalan Wang	MBA Program	JiangSu, China
Kara Vonder Reith	MBA Program	McLean, VA

▪ Year 2014: ISDS 4141 Introduction to Data Mining

Wanshu Zhang	MBA Program	Yichang, China
Jie "Jay" Peng	MBA Program	Suining, China