Select Funded Grants
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. “Social Tagging of Amateur and Professionally Produced Moving Images.” Society of American Archivists Foundation. 2016, $2,400. 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. 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.
Advocate for Diversity Award
College of Human Sciences & Education, Louisiana State University, 2019
Distinguished Alumni Award
School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2017
Select Awards & Honors
TAF Undergraduate Teaching Award, Louisiana State University, 2018
Beta Phi Mu, School of Information Studies, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2012
Theodore Saloutos Graduate Research Fellowship, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2007
Frank and Peggy Steele Internship, National Baseball Hall of Fame & Museum, 2007
Phi Alpha Theta, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2005
Phi Kappa Phi, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, 2005