LAFAYETTE — Friends, colleagues and esteemed community members gathered Wednesday at a luncheon to pay tribute to retiring University of Louisiana President Ray Authement.
The luncheon, an annual fundraiser for the Evangeline Area Boy Scouts, honored Authement with the 2008 Distinguished Citizen Award.
“I’m speaking for the university, community and state when I say Ray Authement is an intellectual educator with a kind heart,” Acadian Ambulance CEO Richard Zuschlag said. “People know his achievements with the university, but so many people don’t know how much he’s done for the community.”
City-Parish President Joey Durel made a surprise announcement at the luncheon, proclaiming May 7 as Ray Authement Appreciation Day.
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By HEATHER MILLER