What is Ray Authement?
'''Ray Paul Authement''' (November 19, 1928 – April 5, 2020) was an [[Americans|American]] academic administrator. He is the longest-serving university president in the United States. From 1974 to 2008, he was the fifth president of the [[University of Louisiana at Lafayette|University of Louisiana]] in [[Lafayette, Louisiana|Lafayette]]. He was born near [[Chauvin, Louisiana|Chauvin]], [[Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana]]. On April 5, 2020, Authement died of an illness in Lafayette. He was 91.<ref>{{cite web |first1=Megan |last1=Wyatt |title=Longtime UL Lafayette president Ray Authement has died at 91 |url=https://www.theadvocate.com/acadiana/news/education/article_abe2a310-7782-11ea-bef4-63614802507f.html |website=The Advocate |date=April 5, 2020 |access-date=April 6, 2020 |language=en}}</ref> ==References== {{Reflist}} {{DEFAULTSORT:Authement, Ray}} [[Category:1928 births]] [[Category:2020 deaths]] [[Category:Academics from Louisiana]] [[Category:People from Lafayette, Louisiana]] {{US-bio-stub}}