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Catalog/Bulletin 2023-2024 [ARCHIVED CATALOG]

Governing Boards


 

The Board of Supervisors Louisiana State University System

LOCATION: 104B University Administration Bldg.
3810 W. Lakeshore Drive
Baton Rouge, LA 70808
PHONE: (225) 578-2154
FAX: (225) 578-5524
http://www.lsu.edu/bos/

The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural & Mechanical College manages the University which is tasked as the state’s research leader, offering degrees at the highest level of learning, providing educational and business services to the people of the state, and overseeing the state’s safety net hospital system. The Board advocates for the notion that LSU can provide nationally competitive experiences without having to leave the state.

BOARD DUTIES AND APPOINTMENTS
The Board of Supervisors of Louisiana State University and Agricultural and Mechanical College is established by Article 8, Section 7 of the Louisiana Constitution. It is a constitutionally empowered board granted the authority and responsibility to “supervise and manage the institutions, statewide agricultural programs, and other programs administered through its system. “The constitution provides that the membership of the board is composed of two members from each congressional district and three members from the state at large, appointed by the governor with confirmation of the Senate. Those members serve six-year terms, which are staggered. In addition, a student member is selected to serve a one-year term.

Chair

Mr. Jimmie M. Woods Sr.

Chair-Elect

Mr. Patrick C. Morrow

Past Chair

Ms. Valencia Sarpy Jones

Board Members

Ms. Laurie Lipsey Aronson
Mr. Lee Mallett
Mr. Richard E. Zuschlag
Mr. Jack A. “Jay” Blossman, Jr.
Mr. Rémy Voisin Starns
Mr. James M. Williams
Mr. Jimmie M. Woods
Mr. Glen J. Armentor
Ms. Mary Leach Werner
Ms. Valencia Sarpy Jones
Mr. B. Wayne Brown
Mr. Patrick C. Morrow
Mr. Raymond R. “Randy” Morris
Mr. Robert S. Dampf
Mr. Collis B. Temple, Jr. 
Mr. Thomas Luke (Student)

 

 

The Board of Regents for Higher Education for the State of Louisiana

LOCATION: 1201 North Third Street, Suite 6200
Baton Rouge, LA 70802
PHONE: (225) 342-4253
FAX: (225) 342-9318
http://regents.louisiana.gov/

The Board of Regents for Higher Education of the State of Louisiana was created by the Constitution of 1974 with 15 members on the Board, as prescribed in the Constitution. A student member was added by constitutional amendment in 1980. Fifteen of the members are appointed by the Governor with the advice and consent of the Senate for overlapping terms of six years, and the student member serves a one-year term beginning June 1 of each year after being selected from the Council of Student Body Presidents-Elect of the colleges and universities under the jurisdiction of the Board. The Board of Regents has the power to revise or eliminate existing programs, departments and divisions; to study and/or recommend the creation of a new higher-education institution or management board; to formulate and revise a master plan for higher education; to recommend budgets for all institutions of higher education to the Governor and the Legislature; and to perform all other duties as prescribed by law. (Constitution of 1974, Article VIII, Section 5; Act 313 of the Louisiana Legislature, 1975 Regular Session)

Chair

Collis B. Temple, III, Baton Rouge

Vice Chairman

Gary Solomon, Jr., New Orleans

Secretary

Robert W. Levy, Dubach

Board Members

David J. Aubrey, Baton Rouge
Blake R. David, Lafayette
Randy L. Ewing, Ruston
Stephanie A. Finley, Lafayette
Samuel Gil, Lake Charles (Student Board Member)
Phillip R. May, Jefferson
Christian Creed, Monroe
Darren G. Mire, New Orleans
Wilbert Pryor, Shreveport
T. Jay Seale, III, Hammond 
Terrie P. Sterling, Zachary
Felix R. Weill, Baton Rouge
Judy A. Williams Brown, Athens

 

Commissioner of Higher Education

Dr. Kim Hunter Reed