John Luther Crain (born 1960, in Franklinton, Louisiana) is an American accountant and academic administrator and formerly served 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. Crain so far has served the longest presidency at Southeastern Louisiana University and in the UL system. [1][2][3]
John L. Crain | |
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| Former President of Southeastern Louisiana University | |
| In office February 17, 2009 – May 15, 2023 | |
| Preceded by | Randy Moffett |
| Succeeded by | William S. Wainwright |
| Personal details | |
| Born | 1960 (age 63–64) 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 |
Education
editCrain 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.[4] He is an inactive CPA.[5]
Career
editCrain 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.[6][7][8] In 1992, Crain received the Southeastern President's Award for Excellence in Research. Crane has authored 63 articles in academic journals.[9]
Notes
edit- ^ "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
- ^ "Biography - Dr. John L. Crain". Southeastern Louisiana University. Archived from the original on March 6, 2016. Retrieved November 11, 2016.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ 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
- ^ Michael Archived 2009-02-15 at the Wayback Machine Shonrock, Linda L. M. Bennett, Nick Bruno
- ^ René Abadie, John L. Crain Named Southeastern's 14th President
- ^ "President John L. Crain". issuu. Retrieved August 11, 2023.