Argile Smith

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Argile Asa Smith Jr.
9th President Louisiana College
In office
August 1, 2014 (interim) – April 7, 2015
Preceded byJoe W. Aguillard
Aguillard became president emeritus for one year effective August 1, 2014.
Succeeded byRick Brewer
Personal details
Born (1955-07-09) July 9, 1955 (age 66)
Poplarville, Mississippi, U.S.
NationalityAmerican
Spouse(s)Connie Kathleen Saucier Smith (married 1975)
Children3
ResidencePineville, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materWilliam 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 College 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 thereafter.[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[]

  1. ^ "Dr. Argile Smith Biographical Information". divinity.lacollege.edu. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.
  2. ^ "Smith: Louisiana College must build trust with alumni, May 2, 2014". . Archived from the original on May 3, 2014. Retrieved May 3, 2014.
  3. ^ "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.
Preceded by
Joe W. Aguillard 		9th president of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana

Argile Asa Smith
2014–2015

Succeeded by
Rick Brewer
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