ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors Announces Presidential Search Committee

June 20, 2025

A message from Scott Ballard, chairman of the ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors:

It is my honor to introduce the members of the 2025 ÃÛÌÒAPP Presidential Search Committee. This distinguished and engaged group brings deep expertise, institutional knowledge, and a shared commitment to identifying the next transformative leader for our university system.

The following list of individuals have been appointed to the 2025 ÃÛÌÒAPP Presidential Search Committee:

  • Scott Ballard, Chairman – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • Lee Mallett, Vice Chair – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • Valencia Sarpy Jones, Past Chair – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • Rémy Voisin Starns, Past Chair – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • James Williams, Past Chair – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • John Carmouche, Supervisor – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • Blaise Zuschlag, Supervisor – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • Ben Bordelon, President & CEO – Bollinger Shipyards
  • Clarence Cazalot, Immediate Past Chair MD Anderson, Former Chair/President/CEO Marathon Oil, Past Chair – ÃÛÌÒAPP Foundation Board of Directors
  • Paul Coreil, Chancellor – ÃÛÌÒAPP Alexandria
  • Greg Feirn, CEO – LCMC Health
  • E.J. Kuiper, President & CEO – Franciscan Missionaries of Our Lady Health System
  • Pete November, CEO – Ochsner Health
  • Roger Ogden, Business Leader, Philanthropist, ÃÛÌÒAPP Foundation Board of Directors
  • Emily Otken, Medical Student – ÃÛÌÒAPP Health Sciences Center Shreveport, Former Student Member – ÃÛÌÒAPP Board of Supervisors
  • Kenneth Schafer, Boyd Professor and Ball Family Distinguished Professor
  • Ryan Theriot, Executive Vice President/COO of Parish Construction, Former ÃÛÌÒAPP & MLB Baseball Player
  • Daniel Tirone, ÃÛÌÒAPP A&M Faculty Senate President, Associate Professor – ÃÛÌÒAPP A&M College of Humanities & Social Sciences
  • Bill Windham, Shreveport-Bossier Business and Industry Leader