Southern A&M University News April 29, 2011 Southern names James Llorens as the new Chancellor of the Baton Rouge campus. Llorens is the former Dean of graduate studies at Southern University and had been employed there since 1989. Currently, he serves as East Baton Rouge Parish Mayor-President Kip Holden's chief administrative officer. Llorens has worked in several positions in City-Parish government, including personnel coordinator, director of Human Services and Federal Aid coordinator. Llorens was responsible for a $33 million budget and a personnel allocation of 500 people. Llorens has a Bachelor of Arts degree in psychology from Loyola University, a Master of Science degree in urban affairs from the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee and a doctorate in political science from LSU. In 1993 Llorens received the Teacher of the Year award by the National Conference of Black Political Scientists. He has also been an ACE Presidential Fellow. Llorens was among the finalists in 2008 for the chancellor position that ultimately went to outgoing SUBR Chancellor Dr. Kofi Lomotey. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Program Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 404.592.4820 Skype:sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree Street NW Suite 200 Atlanta, GA 30309 Toll Free: 1.800.999.8558 (Lyrasis) Fax: 404.892.7879 www.lyrasis.org<http://www.lyrasis.org/> Honor the ancestors, honor the children.