Joe Giglio Jr., chairman of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ of Louisiana at Lafayette Foundation Board of Trustees, issued the following statement on the death of Dr. Ray P. Authement, 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ president from 1974 to 2008.
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During Dr. Authement’s tenure, the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ increased its gifted and pledged assets from about a half million dollars to more than $150 million. Authement also oversaw the Investing in Our Future Campaign, which raised $100 million for the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´.
Giglio’s statement follows.
The UL Lafayette Foundation Board of Trustees joins the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ community in remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Ray P. Authement.
Dr. Authement was a farsighted and responsible steward of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´â€™s gifted and pledged assets who believed that the economic and social health of this community was in direct proportion to the wellbeing of the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´.
This was his guiding principle throughout this tenure. Donors and friends understood that, and they wanted to support the 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ because they knew every decision he made was focused on the future – both of the institution and of the community that it served.
This 91ÖÆƬ³§ÔÚÏß¹Û¿´ was fortunate to have had him as its president. And this community was fortunate to have had him as its friend.
The Board of Trustees and I offer condolences to Mrs. Barbara, Julie and the entire Authement family.