LSU library employee adds Fulbright to her title at 70 for her research on a French composer.

Lois Kuyper-Rushing, 70, serves as the LSU Libraries ’ Associate Dean of Public & Collection Services. This year, she was awarded a Fulbright U.S. Scholar Award to travel to Valenciennes, France, to conduct research on the 20th-century French composer Eugène Bozza.

Kuyper-Rushing is among the world's leading scholars of Bozza, a composer known primarily for his chamber music for wind instruments. Her research on Bozza has shown that he composed a much wider range of music than performers were aware of, including symphonies, operas, oratorio and film music. During her time in France she will work on a volume of never-before-published songs, some of which will be performed at a recital planned for spring 2026 at LSU.

When were you first introduced to Eugène Bozza, and what made you want