Randolph Moffett, known as Randy Moffett (born January 10, 1947), is a former president of the

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. He was appointed to the position on July 25, 2008 and retired at the end of 2012.

Biography

A native of Jonesboro in

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, Moffett holds a bachelor's degree from

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in Ruston, a master's degree from

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in Natchitoches, and an Ed.D. in educational administration from

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. Prior to serving as president of Southeastern, Moffett was the institutional provost and vice president for academic affairs.

President of Southeastern Louisiana University

From 2001 July to June 2008, Moffett was the president of

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at Hammond,

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. After leaving his position as president of Southeastern, he was honored by a Resolution of Commendation from the University's Faculty Senate.

President of the University of Louisiana System

He served as president of the

from 2008 to 2012. During that period, he dealt with funding challenges for the eight ULS campuses. In 2012, two of the universities in the ULS system,

and

was censured by the

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for violations of AAUP standards on faculty rights. In response, he claimed that “placing universities on a censure list has little, if any, practical implication," a list on which they remain as of 2025.

Personal life

He is married to the former Barbara Spruill, RN, Ph.D. The couple has a son and two daughters.Southeastern biosketch

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References

1947 births Living people American Episcopalians Presidents of the University of Louisiana campuses Louisiana Republicans Jonesboro-Hodge High School alumni Louisiana State University alumni Louisiana Tech University alumni Northwestern State University alumni People from Hammond, Louisiana People from Jonesboro, Louisiana {{Louisiana-stub