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Dr. William Arceneaux

William Arceneaux, Ph.D. (born August 19, 1941) is an American professor, historian, writer, and Louisiana native dedicated to education. Dr. Arceneaux serves as President[1] of the Council for the Development of French in Louisiana (CODOFIL). Elected in January of 2011, Dr. Arceneaux has worked to support and promote the French language in Louisiana, pursuing opportunities in education, culture, careers, and economics for all Louisianians. Dr. Arceneaux is a Louisiana higher education official. [2]

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer in History at Tulane University in New Orleans (2007 to 2012) and adjunct Professor of History at Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge, Dr. Arceneaux is director and member of the board of trustees of the Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting (FELPB)[3].

Career

President of the Louisiana Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (1987-2007)

Louisiana’s first Commissioner of Higher Education (1975-1987)

Executive Director of the Louisiana Coordinating Council for Higher Education (1972-1975)

President of the State Higher Education Executive Officer’s Association (1979) (public sector)

President of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities State Executives (2002) (private sector)

(Of note, Bill is the only person to head both the public and private sectors in the history of American higher education.)

Founder and chair of La Fondation Louisiane (La Fondation Louisiane is a not-for-profit which provides scholarships for French language students)

Member of the Board of Directors of the Europe/Louisiana Business Council

Member of the French/American Chamber of Commerce, Louisiana Chapter

Member of the World Trade Center of New Orleans

Chair of the board of directors of SallieMae Corporation (1993-1997) (appointed by President Bill Clinton)


Dr. Arceneaux served on the board of Louisiana Public Broadcasting (LPB), the state wide affiliate of the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) in numerous capacities from 1989 to 2007.

A weekly television show of classic French films called Cinéma Français aired on LPB from 2009 to 2012 with host Dr. William Arceneaux. The films and Dr. Arceneaux's introductions were in French. English subtitles were provided along with study guides and discussions.

Honors

One of the 2016 recipients of L’Ordre des Francophones d’Amerique[4] by the Quebec government.

Chevalier, L’Ordre de la Pléiade from the International Order of French-Speaking Parliamentarians

Chevalier, L’Ordre des Palmes Académiques from the Republic of France (1984)

Officier, L’Ordre des Palmes Académiques from the Republic of France (2008)

Member of the American Committee on the Bicentennial of the French Revolution

Endowed funds, The William Arceneaux Professorship in Latin American History (2005), Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University

Endowed funds, The William Arceneaux Professorship II in Latin American History (2005), Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University

Endowed funds, The William Arceneaux Professorship III in Latin American History (2005), Stone Center for Latin American Studies, Tulane University

Honorary degree, Doctor of Humane Letters by Loyola University (1985)

Honorary degree, Doctor of Laws by Centenary College (2012)

Author

Dr. Arceneaux has written two books to date. ACADIAN GENERAL: ALFRED MOUTON AND THE CIVIL WAR[5] (1981) was awarded the Jefferson Davis Medal. NO SPARK OF MALICE: THE MURDER OF MARTIN BEGNAUD[6] (2000) was nominated for the Pulitzer Prize in the non-fiction category of Letters and Drama by L.S.U. Press. (MEURTRE EN LOUISIANE: L’AFFAIRE DES FRERES BLANC, French edition, published by Editions Atlantique in 2007)

  • William Arceneaux (1981). ACADIAN GENERAL: ALFRED MOUTON AND THE CIVIL WAR. University of Southwestern Louisiana. ISBN 978-0940984004.
  • William Arceneaux (2000). NO SPARK OF MALICE: THE MURDER OF MARTIN BEGNAUD. L.S.U. Press. ISBN 978-0807124475.

Personal Life

Bill was born in Scott, Louisiana, on August 19, 1941. In 1962, he graduated from the University of Louisiana at Lafayette with a B.A. in History. He received his M.A. in 1965 from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge followed by his Ph.D. in 1969 in History and Politics.

Bill lived in Venezuela for most of 1967 and his Ph.D. dissertation was on Venezuelan politics. In the mid-1980’s, he founded the Consortium for Service in Latin America (CSLA), an NGO. As revolution occurred in Central America, citizens of the five Central American countries were recruited as "peace scholars" and brought to the United States to participate in democracy training via CSLA until the early 1990’s when the conflicts gradually subsided.

Bill is married, the father of four, and grandfather of five. He resides in Baton Rouge.

Archives

The William Arceneaux Papers are at the Hill Memorial Library at Louisiana State University covering his career and additions to the collection.[7] [8]

References

  1. ^ "2016 Annual Report" (PDF). Louisiana Office of Cultural Development. CODOFIL.
  2. ^ "Manuscript Resources on The History of Education". Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University.
  3. ^ "Foundation for Excellence in Louisiana Public Broadcasting".
  4. ^ "2016 L'Ordre des francophones d'Amérique". L'Ordre des francophones d'Amérique.
  5. ^ "ACADIAN GENERAL: ALFRED MOUTON AND THE CIVIL WAR".
  6. ^ "NO SPARK OF MALICE: THE MURDER OF MARTIN BEGNAUD".
  7. ^ "WILLIAM ARCENEAUX PAPERS" (PDF). Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University.
  8. ^ "Arceneaux, William. Papers, 1964-2007 (bulk 1972-2007)". Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library Louisiana State University Libraries Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University.


  • WILLIAM ARCENEAUX PAPERS, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University
  • Manuscript Resources on Cajun History, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley Collections, Special Collections, Hill Memorial Library, Louisiana State University Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana State University - "Arceneaux, William. Papers, 1964-2007 (bulk 1972-2007). 15 linear feet and 20 volumes. Louisiana higher education official. Papers consist of correspondence, business papers, photographs, printed items, and scrapbooks related to the professional, civic, and personal activities of William Arceneaux. A small amount of correspondence is in French and Spanish. For further information, see online catalog Mss. 4107. Referenced in Guides: African Americans, Baton Rouge, Business, Cajuns, Civil War, Education, French, LSU, New Orleans 1866-, Politics, Spanish"
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