Select Funded Grants
Benoit, Edward III, and Heather Soyka. “VFP 2: Supporting Vietnam-Era Veterans’ Documentation of Their Military Record.” Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2024. $91,430. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. Archival Education & Research Institute. Provost’s Fund for Innovation in Research-Conference Support Fund, 2023. $10,000. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III, Jill Trepanier, and Jennifer Vanos. “PROTECCT-GLAM: Risk of The Environment’s Changing Climate Threats for Galleries, Libraries, Archives and Museums.” Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2022. $458,963. Funded.
New Orleans Museum of Art and Edward Benoit, III (consultant). “Archival Preservation: Family Photos Workshop Series.” Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, 2022. $5,000. Funded.
Ascension Parish Library and Edward Benoit, III (consultant). “Photographic History of Ascension Parish.” Louisiana Endowment for the Humanities, 2021. $6,000. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “Virtual Footlocker Project: Developing a User-Centered Framework for Digital Preservation of Active Duty and Veteran Personal Records.” Institute of Museum and Library Services, 2018. $390,706. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. Office of Research and Economic Development Junior Faculty Travel Grant. 2017, $750. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “Social Tagging of Amateur and Professionally Produced Moving Images.” Society of American Archivists Foundation. 2016, $2,400. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. Office of Research and Economic Development Junior Faculty Travel Grant. 2016, $750. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. Teaching Enhancement Fund Award, Campus Federal Credit Union, Louisiana State University. 2016, $500. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III, Maccio, E.M., & Lacher-Feldman, J. (2015). “An International Perspective of LGBTQ Archives and Social Justice: Workshops & a Public Lecture with Dr. Rebecka Sheffield.” College of Human Sciences & Education Dean’s Internationalization Program. 2015, $1,404. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “Virtual Footlocker Phase 1: Exploring the Personal Archiving and Recordkeeping Habits of the 21st Century Soldier.” College of Human Sciences & Education Peabody Society Dean’s Circle Grant. 2015, $2,000. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. Office of Research and Economic Development Junior Faculty Travel Grant. 2015, $750. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. SEC Sponsored Visiting Faculty Travel Grant, SECU. 2015, $1,000. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “#MPLP: A Comparison of Domain Novice and Expert User Generated Tags in a Minimally Processed Digital Archives.” School of Information Studies Doctoral Research Award Grant Opportunity (DRAGO), 2014. $350. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “MPLP and Social Tagging.” School of Information Studies Doctoral Research Award Grant Opportunity (DRAGO), 2013. $900. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “Social Tagging in Digital Archives.” School of Information Studies Doctoral Research Award Grant Opportunity (DRAGO), 2012. $500. Funded.
Benoit, Edward, III. “Chicago’s Evolution of Progress.” Graduate Research Grant, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007. $1,000. Funded.
Select Awards & Honors
LSU Distinguished Faculty Teaching Award, 2024
Louisiana State University
Distinguished Teaching Award, 2024
College of Human Sciences & Education, Louisiana State University
ALISE Excellence in Teaching Award, 2023
Association for Library and Information Science Education
Advocate for Diversity Award, 2019
College of Human Sciences & Education, Louisiana State University
TAF Undergraduate Teaching Award, 2018
Louisiana State University
Distinguished Alumni Award, 2017
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Beta Phi Mu, 2012
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Theodore Saloutos Graduate Research Fellowship, 2007
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Phi Alpha Theta, 2005
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee
Phi Kappa Phi, 2005
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee