Joe Giglio Jr., chairman of the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø Foundation Board of Trustees, issued the following statement on the death of Dr. Ray P. Authement, ÐÓ°ÉרÇø president from 1974 to 2008.
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During Dr. AuthementÐÓ°ÉרÇø™s tenure, the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø 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 ÐÓ°ÉרÇø.
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The UL Lafayette Foundation Board of Trustees joins the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø community in remembering the life and legacy of Dr. Ray P. Authement.
Dr. Authement was a farsighted and responsible steward of the ÐÓ°ÉרÇøÐÓ°ÉרÇø™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 ÐÓ°ÉרÇø.
This was his guiding principle throughout this tenure. Donors and friends understood that, and they wanted to support the ÐÓ°ÉרÇø because they knew every decision he made was focused on the future ÐÓ°ÉרÇø“ both of the institution and of the community that it served.
This ÐÓ°ÉרÇø 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.