| − | '''Joe Wallace Aguillard''' (born July 15, 1956) served from 2005 to 2014 as the eighth president of the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]] in [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish in central [[Louisiana]]. His tenure was shaken by a series of controversies that led to the call of a student strike against his administration. On March 27, 2014, it was reported that the LC trustees had asked Aguillard to resign but he did not do so at that time.<ref name=aguillardaskedtoresign>"Sources: Louisiana College President Aguillard asked to resign - support dwindles", ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' March 27, 2014.</ref> | + | '''Joe Wallace Aguillard''' (born July 15, 1956) served from 2005 to 2014 as the eighth president of the [[Southern Baptist]]-affiliated [[Louisiana College]], renamed in 2021 as Louisiana Christian University, located [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] in Rapides Parish in central [[Louisiana]]. His tenure was shaken by a series of controversies that led to the call of a student strike against his administration. On March 27, 2014, it was reported that the LC trustees had asked Aguillard to resign but he did not do so at that time.<ref name=aguillardaskedtoresign>"Sources: Louisiana College President Aguillard asked to resign - support dwindles", ''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' March 27, 2014.</ref> |
| | On April 15, 2014, the trustees voted to name Aguillard as president emeritus beginning August 1, with Argile Asa Smith, Jr., the associate dean of [[Christianity|Christian]] ministry of the Caskey School of Divinity, tapped as the interim president, also effective on August 1. guillard remained president until May 31, 2014, at which time Smith served for two months as the "president pro tempore" and then the interim president.<ref name=aguillarddepartsinmay/> Aguillard assisted Smith in the transition of administration and beginning in 2015 resumed his former tenured professorship in the LC Graduate Teacher Education program.<ref name=aguillardremoved>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140415/BREAKING_NEWS/140415014/Louisiana-College-will-seek-new-president-after-moving-Aguillard-emeritus-role? |title=Louisiana College will seek new president after moving Aguillard to emeritus role, April 15, 2014 |publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk'' |accessdate=April 15, 2014}}</ref> | | On April 15, 2014, the trustees voted to name Aguillard as president emeritus beginning August 1, with Argile Asa Smith, Jr., the associate dean of [[Christianity|Christian]] ministry of the Caskey School of Divinity, tapped as the interim president, also effective on August 1. guillard remained president until May 31, 2014, at which time Smith served for two months as the "president pro tempore" and then the interim president.<ref name=aguillarddepartsinmay/> Aguillard assisted Smith in the transition of administration and beginning in 2015 resumed his former tenured professorship in the LC Graduate Teacher Education program.<ref name=aguillardremoved>{{cite web|url=http://www.thetowntalk.com/article/20140415/BREAKING_NEWS/140415014/Louisiana-College-will-seek-new-president-after-moving-Aguillard-emeritus-role? |title=Louisiana College will seek new president after moving Aguillard to emeritus role, April 15, 2014 |publisher=''Alexandria Town Talk'' |accessdate=April 15, 2014}}</ref> |