Background
Authement, Ray Paul was born on November 19, 1928 in Chauvin, Louisiana, United States. Son of Elias Lawrence and Elphia (Duplantis) Authement.
Authement, Ray Paul was born on November 19, 1928 in Chauvin, Louisiana, United States. Son of Elias Lawrence and Elphia (Duplantis) Authement.
Bachelor of Science, University Southwestern Louisiana, 1950. Master of Science, Louisiana State University, 1952. Doctor of Philosophy, 1956.
Instructor Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, 1952-1956. Associate professor McNeese State College, Lake Charles, Louisiana, 1956-1957, University Southwestern Louisiana, 1957-1959, professor mathematics, from, 1959, academy vice president, 1966-1973, president, since 1973. Visiting professor University North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1962-1963.
Member Downtown Development Committee Lafayette, since 1972. Commissioner, member executive committee Lafayette Economic Development Authority, 1988-1994. Member Louisiana Bicentennial Commission, 1973, Lafayette Bicentennial Commission, 1973, Economic Development Committee, Lafayette, 1973, School Board Fatima Parish, Lafayette, 1963-1965.
Board directors United Way, 1973, University Southwestern Louisiana Foundation, 1967, Gulf South Research Institute, 1985-1991. Trustee Lafayette General Hospital, since 1981. Member board advisers John Gray Institute, 1982-1991, St. Joseph Seminary, 1967.
Member Commission Colleges Southern Association Colleges, 1981-1983. Active Cajundome Commission, since 1988. Board directors Lafayette Health Ventures, Inc., 1989—2000, 2007, Enterprise Center of Louisiana, Inc., since 1990, Affiliated Blind of Louisiana, Inc., 1991-1998, Louisiana Partnership for Technology and Innovation, since 1989, chairman, 1993.
Chairman Acadiana Navigation Channel Task Force, since 1990. Board directors Council for a Better Louisiana, since 1992, Louisiana chapter Leukemia and Lymphoma Society, 2005. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, Lafayette Chamber of Commerce (director since 1983), Blue Key, Phi Kappa Phi, Kappa Mu Epsilon, Sigma Pi Sigma, Phi Kappa Theta.
Married Barbara B. Braud, June 1, 1950. Children: Kathleen Elizabeth, Julie Annual.