Contact Staff/Faculty

Meet the Staff

Dr. Paul Streufert 

Paul Streufert is the founding dean of the Honors College at the University of Texas at Tyler and professor in the Department of Literature & Languages. Paul earned his PhD in comparative literature at Purdue University in 2001, and his research interests include the dramatic literature of ancient Greece, early-modern England, and twentieth-century America. 

Paul co-teaches a section of the World, Text, and Image course that is required of all incoming Honors freshman. 

Email: pstreufert@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.565.5823

Dr. Randy LeBlanc

Dr. Randy LeBlanc is the Assistant Dean of the Honors College and a Professor of Political Science. He became the Assistant Dean in September 2025. He earned his PhD in Political Science from Louisiana State University in 1997, and his research interests include contemporary political theory, history of political thought, and theories of culture, literature, and politics.

He co-teaches sections of World, Text, and Image I, the course that is required of all incoming Honors freshman, as well as World, Text, and Image III.

Email: jleblanc@uttyler.edu

Codee Scott

Codee Scott joined the Honors College as the senior coordinator in June 2024. She earned her master's degree in History from the University of North Texas in 2017. She is currently finishing up her PhD in History at Texas Christian University. Her research focus is on boarding houses in early twentieth-century Texas.

Email: codeescott@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.565.5948

Rebecca Hale

Rebecca Hale joined the Honors College as the coordinator in February 2025. She is an honors alum and graduated from the University of Texas at Tyler in 2017. She earned her master's degree in Creative Industry and Cultural Policy from the University of Glasgow in 2022.

Email: rhale@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.566.7322

K'Lin Noble

K'Lin Noble is the Honors College Executive Assistant, joining the College in August 2018. She graduated from Wayland Baptist University and double majored in Voice and English. K'Lin loves interacting with the Honors students when they visit the office.

Email: knoble@uttyler.edu
Phone: 903.566.7482