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) |
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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.
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