Appointments to the Louisiana Board of Regents, the University of Louisiana System Board of Supervisors and the Southern University System Board include representatives from Monroe and Shreveport

Grambling State University (GSU) President Rick Gallot congratulated several colleagues recently appointed to serve on the University of Louisiana (UL) System Board of Supervisors, including Monroe’s Elizabeth G. “Liz” Pierre, an attorney and senior vice president of research and legal at the North Louisiana Economic Partnership (NLEP).

“Helping to supervise Grambling State University and the eight other institutions that are a part of the University of Louisiana System and the Southern University System are some of the most important volunteer commitments a Louisiana citizen can make,” said Gallot, a former state legislator. “With the fairness and funding challenges these universities have ahead, it’s important that we have board members who know our institutions, understand our goals and missions and who know and appreciate us.”

NLEP works closely with GSU and other northern Louisiana universities and businesses to best position the region for economic growth and development. Gallot extended congratulations to Lola W. Dunahoe, of Natchitoches; Thomas M. Kitchen, of Metairie, and Alejandro R. “Al” Perkins of Prairieville, each newly appointed to the UL System board. Dunahoe is the office manager for the Dunahoe Law Firm, LLC. Kitchen is former president and CEO of Stewart Enterprises Inc. Perkins is an attorney and partner with Hammonds, Sills, Adkins & Guice, LLP.

Gallot, a graduate of both GSU and the Southern University Law Center, also applauded Shreveport’s Richard T. Hilliard, a senior engineer and business consultant at Maintowoc Company, Inc.; Leroy Davis of Baker; Domoine D. Rutledge of Baton Rouge; Ann A. Smith of Kentwood, and Samuel C. Tolbert Jr. of Lake Charles on their appointments to the Southern University System board. Davis, a retired professor and dean at Southern University, is a former Baker mayor and councilman. Rutledge, an attorney and general counsel with the East Baton Rouge Parish School System, is a former national president of the Southern University Alumni Federation and the current president and chairman of the Southern University System Foundation Board of Directors. Smith, a retired school educator and administrator in Tangipahoa Parish, is a member of the Louisiana School Board Association and a former member of the Tangipahoa Parish School Board. Tolbert is pastor of the Greater Saint Mary Missionary Baptist Church.

Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards announced the appointments on Friday (Dec. 30).

The governor announced several appointments to the Louisiana Board of Regents on Thursday (Dec. 29). Gallot commended Blake R. David, an attorney and founding partner of the Lafayette firm of Broussard & David, L.L.C.; Darren G. Mire, of New Orleans, director of valuation for the Orleans Parish Assessor’s Office; W. Clinton “Bubba” Rasberry, of Shreveport, the managing partner of Crestview Woods, LP, Rasberry Commercial Properties, LP, and Rasberry Mineral Lands, LLC.; Jacqueline Vines Wyatt, of Prairieville, former senior vice president and regional manager for Cox Communications’ Southeast Region; T. Jay Seale III, of Hammond, an attorney and founding partner of Seale & Ross, APLC, and Charles R. McDonald, Ed.D., of Sterlington, president and owner of CMAC & Associates and the co-owner of Freedom Mobility, LLC, and a former member of the Louisiana State House of Representatives.

The UL System includes Grambling State University and eight other institutions of higher education, including Louisiana Tech University in Ruston, the University of Louisiana at Monroe, McNeese State University, Nicholls State University, Northwestern State University, Southeastern Louisiana University, the University of Louisiana at Lafayette, and the University of New Orleans. The Southern University System Board of Supervisors oversees Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus, the Baton Rouge-based Law Center, the Southern University Shreveport campus and the Southern University New Orleans campus.

The Board of Regents is responsible for planning, coordinating, and budgeting for all public higher education in the state. The Board administers the Louisiana Education Quality Support Fund and formulates a master plan for higher education, including a formula for the equitable distribution of funds.

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