Dr. Tabbetha Dobbins is the kind of renaissance woman universities and students love.A dedicated teacher and a celebrated researcher who holds appointments through EPSCoR’s Joint Faculty Appointments Program (JFAP) at Louisiana Tech and Grambling, Dr. Dobbins radiates a vitality and commitment to all aspects of her work. This is reflected in the remarkable breadth of her success. As a junior researcher, she received funding for her project “Engineering Dopant Local Atomic Structures in Complex Metal Hydrides” through the BoRSF Research Competitiveness Subprogram, designed to both enable her to pursue her cutting-edge research and assist her in becoming competitive for federal funding. In addition, Dr. Dobbins has served as a Co-PI for Traditional Enhancement awards which have provided essential equipment and support for education and training programs at Louisiana Tech and Grambling. Clearly BoRSF funding has proven to be an excellent investment. Her twin dedication to cutting-edge research and student learning has helped Dr. Dobbins to achieve one of the most prestigious awards available to a young university scientist: the NSF CAREER award.