UL Presidential Selection Process

[Zeebart21]

Wow, we all knew the day would come now it's here and it does sadden me a bit to see Dr Ray step down as President of UL.

I just hope that the University can keep moving forward.

I applaud Dr. Ray for everything he has done in the last 34 years.

Jay is saying on the radio that Dr. Ray has recommended Dr Steve Landry.

BULL!!! If anyone here cares one iota about the future of our university you better da.mn well ask for a nationwide search!!!!

Anything less has a Blanco finger print all over it.

this our shot to make a move, lets not UL.L it.

Z.

not directed at you E White, just a statement!

[MrBeauxJany]

BULL SH.**T!!! If anyone here cares one iota about the future of our university you better da.mn well ask for a nationwide search!!!!

Anything less has a Blanco finger print all over it.

this our shot to make a move, lets not UL.L it.

Z.

not directed at you E White, just a statement! _

Z, I was trying to reply to your post, however, it just copied your info without my reply?????? I think you said it best, nationwide is the only way to move the University of Louisiana forward.

[CajunNation]

BULL!!! If anyone here cares one iota about the future of our university you better da.mn well ask for a nationwide search!!!!

Anything less has a Blanco finger print all over it.

this our shot to make a move, lets not UL.L it.

Z.

not directed at you E White, just a statement! _

Do you honestly believe that doc hasn't had this planned out for a looonnng time now?

This will not be a "search". It will be a carefully orchestrated transfer of power to a very thoroughly "prepared" person.

My only hope is that whoever Doc has chosen as his heir, keeps their grimy little hands off of our football program!!!!!!!!!!

[RCAJUN90]

According to katc Authement has announced his intention to resign from the university...

http://katc.com/Global/story.asp?S=6437917

It was bound to happen sooner or later. He did a tremendous job for the university. I wish he a good retirement. We will see if the K-sippers were right and he was the big problem with athletics. Let's hope we get an excellent replacement. Please not Ray Blanco.

[BrockMeaux]

Thanks to Dr. A for all his many years of service to the University. We've all had our complaints about how he handled athletics, but it was always crystal clear that he wanted to make our academics second to none and we've benefited in ways because of that (case and point, our Nursing, Computer Science, and Business schools are some of the finest in the country), and even though they weren't his first priority, he did love athletics, basketball in particular, and it was great as a member of the Ragin Brass to see him in the crowd or around the hotel for basketball tournaments.

Of course, we now move forward with the hope that his successor place more of an impetus on athletics - or at least the formation of an official, well-known athletic foundation - as a means to generate money to better the university as a whole. I'm not particularly familiar with his policies or affiliations or anything of that nature, but I've heard Steve Landry speak multiple times and he is legitimately excited about the University and where it could go, and I think we'd be in good hands with him. That said, I still wouldn't mind a national search.

[CajunNation]

_ Thanks to Dr. A for all his many years of service to the University. We've all had our complaints about how he handled athletics, but it was always crystal clear that he wanted to make our academics second to none and we've benefited in ways because of that (case and point, our Nursing, Computer Science, and Business schools are some of the finest in the country), and even though they weren't his first priority, he did love athletics, basketball in particular, and it was great as a member of the Ragin Brass to see him in the crowd or around the hotel for basketball tournaments.

Of course, we now move forward with the hope that his successor place more of an impetus on athletics - or at least the formation of an official, well-known athletic foundation - as a means to generate money to better the university as a whole. I'm not particularly familiar with his policies or affiliations or anything of that nature, but I've heard Steve Landry speak multiple times and he is legitimately excited about the University and where it could go, and I think we'd be in good hands with him. That said, I still wouldn't mind a national search. _

You seem to know where Mr. Landry stands on things.

Where does he stand on a PRIVATE Cajun Athletic Foundation modeled after the T.A.F.??

If he is against this, NOTHING will change.

[BrockMeaux]

You seem to know where Mr. Landry stands on things.

Where does he stand on a PRIVATE Cajun Athletic Foundation modeled after the T.A.F.??

If he is against this, NOTHING will change.

Like I said, I'm not particularly familiar. I've heard him talk a couple of times about things related to the arts (being a music person), but I got the vibe that he was kind of a progressive guy and he was genuinely nice and exciting, to the point that a friend and I always joked that he'd get passed over for the job by Coach Blanco when Dr. A retired because it would be "just our luck."

[NewsCopy]

Dr. Ray Paul Authement became acting president of USL when Dr. Clyde Rougeou took a leave of absence in 1973, and was made president by the State Board of Education on July 26 of that year. Authement, Dr. James R. Oliver of USL, and Dr. Frank Thomas, a former president of Lamar University in Baton Rouge, had been recommended to the State Board as “highly qualified” for the post. At the time of Authement’s selection, Richard D’Aquin, the State Board of Education member from Lafayette, called for all of Acadiana to unite behind the new president. “USL continues to rank as one of the greatest assets that can be claimed not only by Acadiana but by the people of the entire state,” D’Aquin said. “Speaking for the State Board and myself and for the thousands of USL students, alumni and supporters, I believe that it is extremely important at this time to unite in support of our fine university. The rest of the story Jim Bradshaw jbradshaw@theadvertiser.com

[Cajun Power]

_ Like I said, I'm not particularly familiar. I've heard him talk a couple of times about things related to the arts (being a music person), but I got the vibe that he was kind of a progressive guy and he was genuinely nice and exciting, to the point that a friend and I always joked that he'd get passed over for the job by Coach Blanco when Dr. A retired because it would be "just our luck." _

Ray Blanco becoming President is preposterous. He certainly doesn't have a PhD, and I don't know if he even has a post-graduate degree at all. He was a football coach and is dean of students, that does not qualify you to be President of a University. Even he knows that.

While I can't say that I am against Dr. Steve Landry becoming President (I don't know anything about him), I would be upset if they didn't have a national search. We've had Authement for longer than any public university, I think a little bit of fresh air would do UL a lot of good. Congratulations to Dr. Authement on a job well done, but let's not just hire someone who's too deep in the forest to see the trees. There are a lot of things about UL that are great, but a lot that need fixing and should have been fixed long ago.

Who we hire as President is going to set the tone for the future of UL. Authement did a great job, all things considered, but do we need 10-20 more years of the same thing? That's never a good idea.

[NewsCopy]

Dr. Steve Landry
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