By:
Chuck Woods (352) 392-1773 x 281Source(s):
E. Jane Luzar EJLuzar@ufl.edu, 352-392-2251
J. Michael Rollo jmrollo@ufl.edu, 352-392-1265
GAINESVILLE, FLA.—E. Jane Luzar, associate dean of the University of Florida’s College of Agricultural and Life Sciences, is the 2003 recipient of the Morton Wolfson Faculty Award for outstanding service to students.
The award was presented to Luzar by Michael Rollo, UF interim vice president for student affairs, during the 31st Annual Student Affairs “Kick-Off” in the Reitz Union. The award was presented Sept. 12.
“Nominations come from within UF’s Division of Student Affairs to recognize one faculty member each year who works with students to improve their educational experience and quality of life at the University of Florida,” Rollo said.
He said the division depends on the daily contribution of faculty members who serve as advisors to more than 600 registered student organizations and who provide assistance to individual students on a variety of personal problems.
“In September 1983, the division established the award to recognize those who follow in the footsteps of the person for whom the award is named,” Rollo said. “Professor Morton Wolfson of the College of Liberal Arts and Sciences, a faculty member at UF for some 17 years, epitomized the qualities this award is designed to recognize.”
Luzar joined the faculty of UF’s Institute of Food and Agricultural Sciences in 1999 as associate dean for academic programs after serving as professor of agricultural economics for 12 years at Louisiana State University.
At UF, Luzar administers undergraduate and graduate programs in more than 25 academic majors in the college that has nearly 4,000 students. She serves as a mentor to Reitz and Lombardi Scholars and is actively involved in efforts to improve advising for UF’s students. Luzar also administers the college’s distance education and off-campus programs. She is a strong supporter of more than 30 student organizations in the college.
She completed her bachelor’s degree in anthropology at the University of Oregon, her master’s degree in agricultural economics at the University of Kentucky, and her doctoral degree in agricultural economics at Virginia Tech. Between her bachelor’s and master’s degrees, Luzar served as a Peace Corps Volunteer in Liberia,West Africa.
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