John L. Crain
John L. Crain | |
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| President of Southeastern Louisiana University | |
| Assumed office February 17, 2009 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Moffett |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 60–61) Franklinton, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Alma mater | Southeastern Louisiana University (BS, MBA) University of Mississippi (PhD) |
| Awards | Southeastern Louisiana University President's Award for Excellence in Research 1994 |
John Luther Crain (born 1960, in Franklinton, Louisiana) is an American accountant and academic administrator, currently serving as president of Southeastern Louisiana University, having been appointed to the position on February 17, 2009 by the Board of Supervisors of the University of Louisiana System. He succeeded Randy Moffett.[1]
Education[]
Crain graduated from Franklinton High School in 1978, and later earned B.S. and MBA degrees from Southeastern Louisiana University. He then received a Ph.D. in accountancy from the University of Mississippi.[2] He is an inactive CPA and an accomplished pianist.[3][4]
Career[]
Crain previously served as interim president, provost, vice president for academic affairs, accounting department head, president of the Faculty Senate, and tenured professor of accounting. He began full-time employment as an assistant professor of accounting at Southeastern in 1987 and held his first administrative position as interim director of the University's Small Business Development Center.[5] In 1992, Crain received the Southeastern President's Award for Excellence in Research. Crane has authored 63 articles in academic journals.[6]
Notes[]
- ^ "John L. Crain". C100 Louisiana. February 17, 2009. Retrieved January 6, 2012. Jordan Blum, "System board approves Crain for SLU president" in Advocate (Baton Rouge), February 18, 2009, p. 9A. "John L. Crain named Southeastern's 14th president" Archived August 17, 2010, at the Wayback Machine posted by the Ponchatoula Times on nola.com, February 18, 2009 (accessed June 12, 2009).
- ^ Southeastern General Catalogue faculty listing. Archived December 1, 2008, at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Statement on the Southeastern Louisiana University web site.
- ^ "Biography - Dr. John L. Crain". Southeastern Louisiana University. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
- ^ Announcement on the University of Louisiana System web site. From a pool of 19 international applicants, the five semifinalists for the position were finalists Crain and Michael Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Shonrock, Linda L. M. Bennett, Nick Bruno, and Karen A. White, per "Five finalists named for Southeastern Louisiana University presidency" as reported by WVLA Television Channel 33 (NBC-TV affiliate in Baton Rouge). See also René Abadie, John L. Crain Named Southeastern's 14th President; and Kia Hill Hayes, "Interim chief wins presidency . . ." in Times-Picayune (New Orleans), February 18, 2009, Saint Tammany Edition, p. B4; and "Southeastern's new president" in Daily Star (Hammond, Louisiana), February 18, 2009, p. 4A.
- ^ Statement on the Southeastern Louisiana University web site.
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