Jean-Pierre Piriou, a professor of French in the department of Romance languages, was recently elevated to the rank of “Commandeur” in the order of the French Academic Palms by the French government.
The Ordre des Palmes Académiques is a French order for academics and educators. Recipients can be foreigners or French nationals outside France who have made major contributions to the expansion of French culture in the rest of the world. “Commandeur” is the highest rank in the order.
