Southern University and A&M College News March 14, 2013 SU grad Kent Smith installed as President of Langston U. Southern University graduate Dr. Kent J. Smith, Jr. was celebrated Thursday during an investiture service installing him as the 16th president of Langston University in Oklahoma. Smith holds a bachelor's degree in secondary education and a master's degree in administration and supervision from Southern University. He has a doctorate in education and human resources from Colorado State University in Fort Collins, Colorado. Southern Chancellor Dr. James L. Llorens spoke at the installation ceremonies held Thursday morning in the C.F. Gayles Gymnasium on Langston campus. Smith succeeds former Langston President JoAnn Haysbert, who left the university last year to return to Hampton University in Virginia to serve as executive vice president. SANDRA M. PHOENIX Executive Director HBCU Library Alliance sphoenix@hbculibraries.org<mailto:sphoenix@hbculibraries.org> www.hbculibraries.org<http://www.hbculibraries.org/> 800-999-8558, ext. 4820 404-520-0593 Skype: sandra.phoenix1 1438 West Peachtree 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.