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|office=19th President of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]]

|office=19th President of [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana]]

|term_start=May 4, 2017 (investiture September 15, 2017)

|term_start=May 4, 2017 (investiture September 15, 2017)

|term_end=

|term_end=June 30, 2021

|preceded=[[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]]

|preceded=[[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]]

|alma_mater=Northwestern State University<br>

|alma_mater=Northwestern State University<br>

Grambling State University<br>

Grambling State University<br>

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}}

'''Joseph Christopher Maggio''', known as '''Chris Maggio''' (born June 18, 1964),<ref name=lasec>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=3517112|title=Joseph Maggio, 71457, June 1964|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/joseph-maggio/e496956486648|title=Joseph Maggio|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref> has been since 2017 the 19th president of his alma mater, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]].

'''Joseph Christopher Maggio''', known as '''Chris Maggio''' (born June 18, 1964),<ref name=lasec>{{cite web|url=https://voterportal.sos.la.gov/Home/Home?uid=3517112|title=Joseph Maggio, 71457, June 1964|publisher=Louisiana Secretary of State|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/joseph-maggio/e496956486648|title=Joseph Maggio|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref> is the former president of his alma mater, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]], [[Louisiana]]. He filled the position from 2017 until his retirement in 2021.

The choice of a national presidential search, Maggio assumed his duties on May 4, 2017, four months before his formal investitute on September 15, He succeeded the two-year presidrnt [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], who became chancellor of the University of Louisiana System, based in [[Baton Rouge]].. When selected as president, he had been a university vice president from 2013 to 2015.  He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from NSU and a doctorate in developmental education from the historically black (though he is white) Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana. He came to NSU in 1988 as a track and field coach and moved up the administrative ladder over the years. In 1999, he was appointed director of alumni affairs, and in 2003, director of alumni development in 2003. In 2005, he became the  executive director of the NSU Foundation. In 2007, he was named dean of students and assistant provost.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2017/09/15/dr-chris-maggio-formally-invested-as-nsus-19th-president/|title=Dr. Chris Maggio formally invested as NSU's 19th president|publisher=''The Natchitoches Times''|date=September 15, 2017|author=Leah Jackson|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref>

The choice of a national presidential search, Maggio assumed his duties on May 4, 2017, four months before his formal investitute on September 15, He succeeded the two-year presidrnt [[James Henderson|James B. Henderson]], who became chancellor of the University of Louisiana System, based in [[Baton Rouge]].. When selected as president, he had been a university vice president from 2013 to 2015.  He obtained bachelor's and master's degrees from NSU and a doctorate in developmental education from the historically black (though he is white) Grambling State University in Grambling in Lincoln Parish in north Louisiana. He came to NSU in 1988 as a track and field coach and moved up the administrative ladder over the years. In 1999, he was appointed director of alumni affairs, and in 2003, director of alumni development in 2003. In 2005, he became the  executive director of the NSU Foundation. In 2007, he was named dean of students and assistant provost.<ref name=bio>{{cite web|url=https://www.natchitochestimes.com/2017/09/15/dr-chris-maggio-formally-invested-as-nsus-19th-president/|title=Dr. Chris Maggio formally invested as NSU's 19th president|publisher=''The Natchitoches Times''|date=September 15, 2017|author=Leah Jackson|accessdate=February 19, 2018}}</ref>