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| office=President of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]

| office=President of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in [[Ruston, Louisiana|Ruston]]

| term_start=October 2023

| term_start=October 2023

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| preceded=Les Guice

| office2=President of the<br> University of Louisiana System

| office2=President of the<br> University of Louisiana System

| term_start2=January 1, 2017

| term_start2=January 1, 2017

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'''James Braswell Henderson''', known as '''Jim Henderson''' (born January 28, 1970),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-henderson/e366162223392|title=James B. Henderson|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 18, 2018}}</ref> in a [[Louisiana]] educator who was named presidetn of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in October 2023. Previously, he was from January 1, 2017, the 18th president of the [[Baton Rouge]]-based  University of Louisiana System, which governs nine institutions of higher learning across [[Louisiana]] and is one of the twenty largest educational consortiums in the [[United States]]. He is also a former president of his alma mater, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]]

'''James Braswell Henderson''', known as '''Jim Henderson''' (born January 28, 1970),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.mylife.com/james-henderson/e366162223392|title=James B. Henderson|publisher=Mylife.com|accessdate=February 18, 2018}}</ref> in a [[Louisiana]] educator who was named presidetn of [[Louisiana Tech University]] in October 2023. Previously, he was from January 1, 2017, the 18th president of the [[Baton Rouge]]-based  University of Louisiana System, which governs nine institutions of higher learning across [[Louisiana]] and is one of the twenty largest educational consortiums in the [[United States]]. He is also a former president of his alma mater, [[Northwestern State University]] in [[Natchitoches, Louisiana|Natchitoches]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ksla.com/2023/10/26/jim-henderson-named-president-louisiana-tech-unanimous-vote/|publisher=KSLA-TV|title=Jim Henderson named president of Louisiana Tech University in unanimous vote|date=October 25, 2023|accessdate=October 28, 2023}}</ref>

==Background==

==Background==

A [[Shreveport]] native, Henderson graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in English and journalism from Northwestern State University, Louisiana, one of the UL System schools which he would later serve as the president for two years. He earned a master’s degree in administration from the University of West Florida at Pensacola, [[Florida]], and a [[Ph.D.]] in  management from the University College of the [[University of Maryland]] at College Park, [[Maryland]]. His wife, the former Tonia Istre (born October 1, 1972), is also an NSU graduate and has been an executive in television advertising and sales. The couple has three children, Reagan, Nicholas and Alexander.<ref name=ulsystem/>

A [[Shreveport]] native, Henderson graduated in 1994 with a bachelor's degree in [[English]] and [[journalism]] from Northwestern State University, Louisiana, one of the UL System schools which he would later serve as the president for two years. He earned a master’s degree in administration from the University of West Florida at Pensacola, [[Florida]], and a [[Ph.D.]] in  management from the University College of the [[University of Maryland]] at College Park, [[Maryland]]. His wife, the former Tonia Istre (born October 1, 1972), is also an NSU graduate and has been an executive in television advertising and sales. The couple has three children, Reagan, Nicholas and Alexander.<ref name=ulsystem/>

Henderson is a nephew of [[Dwight Vines|Dwight D. Vines]], the president from 1976 to 1990 of the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/former-ulm-president-dwight-d-vines-passed-away/|title=Former ULM President Dwight D. Vines Passed Away|publisher=Myarklamiss|date=October 26, 2019|author=James Selby|accessdate=October 28, 2019}}</ref>

Henderson is a nephew of [[Dwight Vines|Dwight D. Vines]], the president from 1976 to 1990 of the [[University of Louisiana at Monroe]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.myarklamiss.com/news/local-news/former-ulm-president-dwight-d-vines-passed-away/|title=Former ULM President Dwight D. Vines Passed Away|publisher=Myarklamiss|date=October 26, 2019|author=James Selby|accessdate=October 28, 2019}}</ref>