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'''Randall J. Webb''' (March 1943 – November 18, 2015) was the longest-serving president of Northwestern State University in historic Natchitoches, [[Louisiana]], a position which he filled from July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2014.
'''Randall Joseph Webb''', known as '''Randy Webb''' (March 20, 1943 – November 18, 2015), was the longest-serving president of Northwestern State University in his native Natchitoches, [[Louisiana]], a position which he filled from July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2014.
==Background==
==Background==
Webb also graduated from Northwestern, which began as a teacher's college in 1894. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in [[mathematics]] in 1965 and 1966. Over the years, more than fifty Webb family members attended the institution. In 1971, he obtained a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, [[Mississippi]]. From 1966 to 1974, Webb was a faculty member at Longwood College in Farmville, [[Virginia]]. From 1974 to 1976, he was director of higher education and teacher certification for the Louisiana Department of Education under Superintendent Louis J. Michot. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in 1976. Over a 13-year-period there, he was director of institutional research, equal employment opportunity officer, registrar, and a member of the mathematics faculty.<ref name=bio/>
Webb was a son of the late Joseph Wilburn Webb and the former Narvis Almand.<ref name=obit>{{cite web|url=http://www.legacy.com/obituaries/thetowntalk/obituary.aspx?n=randall-joseph-webb&pid=176583441#sthash.LOTNLV4d.dpuf|title=Dr. Randall Joseph Webb|publisher=''The Alexandria Town Talk''|accessdate=November 21, 2015}}</ref> He graduated from Northwestern, which began as a teacher's college in 1894. He received his bachelor's and master's degrees in [[mathematics]] in 1965 and 1966. Over the years, more than fifty Webb family members attended the institution. In 1971, he obtained a doctorate in educational administration from the University of Southern Mississippi in Hattiesburg, [[Mississippi]]. From 1966 to 1974, Webb was a faculty member at Longwood College in Farmville, [[Virginia]]. From 1974 to 1976, he was director of higher education and teacher certification for the Louisiana Department of Education under Superintendent Louis J. Michot. He moved to Southeastern Louisiana University in Hammond in 1976. Over a 13-year-period there, he was director of institutional research, equal employment opportunity officer, registrar, and a member of the mathematics faculty.<ref name=bio/>
Webb was a member of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society, and the [[Baptist Church]].<ref name=bio/>
Webb was a member of the Natchitoches Chamber of Commerce, Rotary International, the Association for the Preservation of Historic Natchitoches, the Natchitoches Historic Foundation, the Natchitoches-Northwestern Symphony Society, and the [[Baptist Church]].<ref name=bio/>
In 1989, Webb was appointed the dean of instruction and graduate studies as well as mathematics professor at Northwestern. In this position, he conducted a review of graduate and undergraduate university programs. He chaired the Self-Study steering committee required as part of the accreditation process by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<ref name=bio/>
In 1989, Webb was appointed the dean of instruction and graduate studies as well as mathematics professor at Northwestern. In this position, he conducted a review of graduate and undergraduate university programs. He chaired the Self-Study steering committee required as part of the accreditation process by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools.<ref name=bio/>
Shortly after retiring from NSU, Webb learned that he had contracted [[cancer]], which claimed his life eleven months later at the age of seventy-two. He was succeeded as president by James "Jim" Henderson, a protégé who was then the president of Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, Louisiana. Before he left NSU, Webb was named president emeritus.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/education/2015/11/18/longtime-nsu-president-randy-webb-dies-72/75994684/|title='Giant of a man': Longtime NSU President Randall J. Webb dies at 72|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
During his tenure, all NSU programs were fully accredited, and the institution had its largest graduating classes in its history. He established an electronic education network and oversaw $65 million in fundraising. Early in 2015, he was named to the Southland Conference Hall of Honor.<ref name=obit/>
Shortly after retirement, Webb learned that he had contracted [[cancer]], which claimed his life eleven months later at the age of seventy-two. He was succeeded as NSU president by James "Jim" Henderson, a protégé who was at the time the president of Bossier Parish Community College in Bossier City, Louisiana. In the spring of 2014, Webb was named president emeritus.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=http://www.shreveporttimes.com/story/news/education/2015/11/18/longtime-nsu-president-randy-webb-dies-72/75994684/|title='Giant of a man': Longtime NSU President Randall J. Webb dies at 72|author=Leigh Guidry|publisher=''The Shreveport Times''|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref>
On Webb's passing, Henderson said:
On Webb's passing, Henderson said:
Webb and his wife, the former Brenda Williams (born December 1950), relocated to [[Shreveport]] upon his retirement from NSU.<ref name=bio/> The couple has two daughters, Tamara Gatewood and husband Reggie of McKinney, near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], and Lauren Simokaitis and husband Nick of Crestwood, [[Missouri]], and four grandchildren.<ref name=funeral/>
Webb and his wife, the former Brenda Williams (born December 1950), relocated to [[Shreveport]] upon his retirement from NSU.<ref name=bio/> The couple has two daughters, Tamara Gatewood and husband Reggie of McKinney, near [[Dallas]], [[Texas]], and Lauren Simokaitis and husband Nick of Crestwood, [[Missouri]], and four grandchildren.<ref name=funeral/>
Webb's services will be held at 10 a.m. November 23 in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=37430123|title=Services set for ex-Northwestern State leader Randall Webb|publisher=ksl.com|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref> with State Senator Gerald Long and the Reverend Thomas Rush officiating.<ref name=funeral>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/funeral-set-for-former-nsu-president-randall-webb/?trackback=tsmclip|title=Funeral Set for Former NSU President Randall Webb|publisher=KEEL AM radio|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref> The Randall and Brenda Webb Scholarship at NSU is named in the couple's honor.
Webb's services will be held at 10 a.m. November 23 in Prather Coliseum on the NSU campus,<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.ksl.com/?nid=157&sid=37430123|title=Services set for ex-Northwestern State leader Randall Webb|publisher=ksl.com|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref> with State Senator Gerald Long and the Reverend Thomas Rush officiating.<ref name=funeral>{{cite web|url=http://710keel.com/funeral-set-for-former-nsu-president-randall-webb/?trackback=tsmclip|title=Funeral Set for Former NSU President Randall Webb|publisher=KEEL AM radio|accessdate=November 19, 2015}}</ref> Burial will be private in American Cemetery in Natchitoches.<ref name=obit/> The Randall and Brenda Webb Scholarship at NSU is named in the couple's honor.
==Reference==
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