SUSLA gears up for Founders’ Day celebration
Leonard C. Barnes, chancellor emeritus of Southern University at Shreveport, will be the keynote speaker at the university’s Founders’ Day Celebration at 10 a.m. Friday in the Health and Physical Education Complex.
Also, employees with 40, 30, 20 and 10 years of service will be honored during the event.
Barnes, a 1948 graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge, began his tenure at SUSLA in 1967 as director of student personnel. In 1969 he was named vice president of the Shreveport campus, a position which later evolved to chancellor. Barnes held the position for nearly 20 years until his retirement in 1987.
He received an honorary doctorate degree in 1987 for his meritorious contributions to education and athletics. He was inducted into the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame in 1994. He holds board membership with the Southern University at Shreveport Foundation and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
Also, employees with 40, 30, 20 and 10 years of service will be honored during the event.
Barnes, a 1948 graduate of Southern University in Baton Rouge, began his tenure at SUSLA in 1967 as director of student personnel. In 1969 he was named vice president of the Shreveport campus, a position which later evolved to chancellor. Barnes held the position for nearly 20 years until his retirement in 1987.
He received an honorary doctorate degree in 1987 for his meritorious contributions to education and athletics. He was inducted into the Southern University Sports Hall of Fame in 1989 and the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) Hall of Fame in 1994. He holds board membership with the Southern University at Shreveport Foundation and the Louisiana Community and Technical College System
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