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Lawson reelected chair of Southern University System Board; Whitfield reelected vice chair

November 24, 2023
Academics Campus News

Today, during its November meeting in New Orleans during Bayou Classic Week, the Southern University System Board of Supervisors reelected Myron K. Lawson chairman for a two-year term.
In addition to the two-year term of 2022-2024, Lawson previously served as Board chairman in 1999 and 2000. He is the owner of a State Farm insurance agency in Alexandria, Louisiana.

Dr. Rani Whitfield was reelected vice chairman of the Board. Whitfield, a physician in Baton Rouge, has served as vice-chairman.

Lawson and Whitfield will be sworn in at the Board’s January 2024 meeting in Baton Rouge.