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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/>
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>
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 chancellor 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: