Governing Boards

The Board of Supervisors Louisiana State University System

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. John “Scott” Ballard
Mr. Rémy Voisin Starns
Mr. James M. Williams
Mr. Jimmie M. Woods
Mr. Glen J. Armentor
Ms. Rebecca F. Boniol
Ms. Valencia Sarpy Jones
Ms. Esperanza E. Moran
Mr. Patrick C. Morrow
Mr. Raymond R. “Randy” Morris
Mr. John H. Carmouche
Mr. Collis B. Temple, Jr. 
Ms. Emily Ames Otken(Student)

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

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

Gary N. Solomon, Jr., New Orleans

Vice Chairman

T. Jay Seale III, Hammond

Secretary

Darren G. Mire, New Orleans

Board Members

David J. Aubrey, Baton Rouge
Misti S. Cordell, Baton Rouge
Christian C. Creed, Monroe
Blake R. David, Lafayette
Stephanie A. Finley, Lafayette
Robert W. Levy, Dubach
Phillip R. May, Jefferson
Kennedy M. Orr (Student Board Member)
Wilbert Pryor, Shreveport
Terrie P. Sterling, Zachary
Collis B. Temple III, Baton Rouge
Felix R. Weill, Baton Rouge
Judy A. Williams-Brown, Athens
 

Commissioner of Higher Education

Kim Hunter Reed, PhD