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|name=Randall Joseph Webb

|name=Randall Joseph Webb

|birth_date=March 20, 1943

|birth_date=March 20, 1943

|death_date=November 18, 2015

|death_date=November 18, 2015

|death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

|death_place=[[Shreveport]], Louisiana

|religion=[[Baptist]]

|religion=[[Southern Baptist]]

|spouse=Brenda Williams (married 1971-2015, his death)

|spouse=Brenda Williams (married 1971-2015, his death)

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'''Randall Joseph Webb''', known as '''Randy Webb''' (March 20, 1943 &ndash; November 18, 2015), was the longest-serving president of Northwestern State University in his native [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]],  [[Louisiana]], a position which he filled from July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2014. During his tenure, 40 percent of NSU graduates received their degrees.<ref name=pratherc/>

'''Randall Joseph Webb''', known as '''Randy Webb''' (March 20, 1943 &ndash; November 18, 2015), was the longest-serving president of Northwestern State University in his native [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]],  [[Louisiana]], a position which he filled from July 1, 1996 to December 31, 2014. During his tenure, 40 percent of NSU graduates received their degrees.<ref name=pratherc/>

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.<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.<ref name=bio/>

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 as president from 1996 to 2014, 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, then the chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College in [[Bossier City]]. 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, then the chancellor of Bossier Parish Community College in [[Bossier City]]. 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>