John Luther Crain (born 1960, in

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) is an American accountant and academic administrator, currently serving as

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, having been appointed to the position on February 17, 2009, by the Board of Supervisors of the

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. He succeeded

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Education

Crain graduated from Franklinton High School in 1978, and later earned

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and

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degrees from

. He then received a

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from the

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. He is an inactive CPA and an accomplished

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Career

Crain previously served as

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president, provost,

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for academic affairs,

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head, president of the Faculty Senate, and

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d professor of accounting. He began full-time employment as an

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of accounting at Southeastern in 1987 and held his first administrative position as interim director of the university's Small Business Development Center. In 1992, Crain received the Southeastern President's Award for Excellence in

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. Crane has authored 63 articles in academic journals.Statement on the Southeastern Louisiana University web site.
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