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UL LAFAYETTE PRESIDENTIAL SEARCH 2026
Information relevant to the University of Louisiana at Lafayette Presidential Search will be provided here as it becomes available.
Dr. Ramesh Kolluru, UL Lafayette President
The Board of Supervisors for the University of Louisiana System has named Dr. Ramesh Kolluru as the 7th President of the University of Louisiana at Lafayette following a final interview held today in Baton Rouge at the Claiborne Building.
A graduate of UL Lafayette and proud member of the Acadiana community for 33 years, Dr. Kolluru’s leadership reflects a deep commitment to the university and to the future of Louisiana.
UL Lafayette Presidential Search Committee
The University of Louisiana at Lafayette Presidential Search Committee is a group of UL System Board members and Lafayette community members.
Search Committee Chair
- Dr. Rick Gallot (Non-Voting) – President, University of Louisiana System
Search Committee Members (Voting)
- Mr. Steve Davison – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Mr. Lee Jackson – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Mr. Keith Myers – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Ms. Maria Nechaeva – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Dr. John Noble, Jr. – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Mr. Dana Peterson – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Mr. Mark Romero – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Ms. Kristine Russell – UL System Board of Supervisors
- Dr. Leah Orr – President, UL Lafayette Faculty Senate
Search Committee Members (Non-Voting)
- Mr. Georges Antoun – Member, UL Lafayette Foundation Board and Representative, UL Lafayette College of Engineering
- Ms. Kimberly Billeaudeau – President, UL Lafayette Staff Senate
- Senator Gerald Boudreaux – Louisiana State Senate, District 24
- Mr. Jake Delhomme – UL Lafayette Alumnus and Former NFL Quarterback
- Representative Julie Emerson – Louisiana House of Representatives, District 39
- Mr. Ryan Furby – Founder, RAF Strategic Communications & Public Affairs
- Mr. Bruce Greenstein – Secretary, Louisiana Department of Health
- Representative Dustin Miller – Louisiana House of Representatives, District 40
- Ms. Onyeka Nwaezeapu – President, UL Lafayette Student Government Association
- Ms. Allyson Pharr – Executive Vice President and Chief Legal Officer, Acadian Ambulance
- Dr. Kip Schumacher – Founder, Schumacher Group/Healthcare Executive
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