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.
Argile Asa Smith Jr. | |
|---|---|
| 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) |
Background
editBorn 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
edit- ^ "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.