Ray Belton | |
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President of Southern University | |
In office 2015–2022 | |
Preceded by | Ronald Mason Jr. |
Succeeded by | Dennis J. Shields |
Personal details | |
Spouse | Norma Belton |
Alma mater | Southern University University of Nebraska University of Texas at Austin |
Ray Belton is an American academic administrator. He served as the president-chancellor of Southern University,a historically black public university in Baton Rouge,Louisiana from 2015-2022.
Belton graduated from Southern University,where he earned a bachelor's degree. [1] He earned a master's degree in counseling from the University of Nebraska and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin. [1]
Belton began his career in academia as an assistant professor at his alma mater,Southern University. [2]
Belton served as the chancellor of the Southern University at Shreveport from 2000 to 2015. [2] Under his leadership,"enrollment [...] increased by 156 percent and graduation rates have doubled." [1]
Since 2015,Belton has served as the president-chancellor of Southern University in Baton Rouge. [1] [3]
Belton is married to Norma Belton. [2]
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