Argile Smith
Argile Asa Smith Jr. | |
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| 9th President Louisiana Christian University | |
| In office August 1, 2014 (interim) – April 7, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | Joe W. Aguillard Aguillard became president emeritus for one year effective August 1, 2014. |
| Succeeded by | Rick Brewer |
| Personal details | |
| Born | July 9, 1955 Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S. |
| Spouse | Connie Kathleen Saucier Smith (married 1975) |
| Children | 3 |
| Residence(s) | Pineville, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | William Carey College (BA) New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary (MDiv, PhD) |
Argile Asa Smith Jr. (born July 9, 1955) is an American clergyman and academic administrator who served as interim president of Louisiana Christian University from August 2014 to April 2015.
Background
Born in Poplarville, Mississippi, Smith received a B.A. in Religion from William Carey College in 1977 and a Master of Divinity and Ph.D. from New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary, thereafter remaining at the seminary as a professor for fourteen years.[1] He became dean of the Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in 2011,[2] and interim president in August 2014.[3] In 2015, Smith was succeeded as president by Rick Brewer.
References
- ^ "Dr. Argile Smith Biographical Information". divinity.lacollege.edu. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
- ^ "Smith: Louisiana College must build trust with alumni, May 2, 2014". The Alexandria Town Talk. Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
- ^ "Leigh Guidry, Smith says he'll work with Aguillard as La. College moves forward, April 18, 2014". The Alexandria Town Talk. Archived from the original on April 23, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
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Categories:
- 1955 births
- Living people
- People from Poplarville, Mississippi
- Writers from New Orleans
- People from Biloxi, Mississippi
- People from Pineville, Louisiana
- Presidents of Louisiana Christian University
- William Carey University alumni
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary alumni
- New Orleans Baptist Theological Seminary faculty
- American non-fiction writers
- Baptist ministers from the United States
- Baptists from Mississippi
- Baptists from Louisiana