Joe W. Aguillard
| Joe Wallace Aguillard | |
|---|---|
| 8th President of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana | |
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In office January 19, 2005 – May 31, 2014 |
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| Preceded by | Rory Lee |
| Succeeded by |
Argile Smith (interim until August 1, 2014) |
| Personal details | |
| Born |
July 15, 1956 Basile in Acadia and Evangeline parishes Louisiana, USA |
| Nationality | American |
| Political party | Republican |
| Spouse(s) | Judy Collins Aguillard |
| Children | Jill, Julie, and Jodi Aguillard |
| Residence | Pineville, Rapides Parish, Louisiana |
| Alma mater |
Louisiana College |
| Religion | Southern Baptist |
Argile Smith (interim until August 1, 2014)
Aguillard became president emeritus, August 1, 2014.
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Joe Wallace Aguillard (born July 15, 1956) is the eighth former president of the Southern Baptist-affiliated Louisiana College in Pineville in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana.
Aguillard's recent tenure was shaken by a series of controversies that led to the call of a student strike against his administration. On March 27, 2014, it was reported that the LC trustees had asked Aguillard to resign but he did not do so. On April 15, 2014, the trustees voted to name Aguillard as president emeritus beginning August 1, with Argile Smith, the associate dean of Christian ministry of the Caskey School of Divinity, tapped as the interim president, also effective on August 1 as well. Aguillard remained president until May 31, 2014 at which time Smith served for two months as the "president pro tempore" and then the interim president. Aguillard assisted Smith in the transition of administration and beginning in 2015 resumed his former tenured professorship in the LC Graduate Teacher Education program.
Aguillard was born in Basile, a small town near Crowley on the border of Acadia and Evangeline parishes in South Louisiana, the son of Harry Aguillard (1918-1969) and the former Helyn Greene, both graduates of Louisiana College. He confessed his faith in Jesus Christ at a young age in his local Baptist church.
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