Micheal 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. He retired on the last day of 2012 and was succeeded on the first day of 2013 by

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

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at Hammond,

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. He was succeeded there by John L. Crain. Prior to serving as president of Southeastern, Moffett was the institutional provost and vice president for academic affairs. He also held earlier administrative roles. After leaving his position as president of Southeastern, he was honored by a Resolution of Commendation from the University's Faculty Senate. 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

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in educational administration from

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. He is married to the former Barbara Spruill, RN, Ph.D. The couple has a son and two daughters. Randy Moffett's role as president of ULS often placed him in the news, as in a 2009 April 17 article in the ''

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'' concerning funding challenges in the 2009-2010 budgets of the eight ULS campuses including Southeastern.John Pope
Colleges: Funding benefits the state
''Times-Picayune'', 2009 April 17, Saint Tammany Edition, p. A2.

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