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Argile Asa Smith Jr.
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 (age 68); 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)

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.

Background

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.

References

^ "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.

Preceded by Joe W. Aguillard	9th president of Louisiana College in Pineville, Louisiana Argile Asa Smith 2014–2015	Succeeded by Rick Brewer

[argsmith-1] "Dr. Argile Smith Biographical Information". divinity.lacollege.edu. Archived from the original on April 24, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2014.

[smithalumnispeech-2] "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.

[aguillarddeparts-3] "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.

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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	(1955-07-09) July 9, 1955 (age 68) 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)