William Richardson
Biography
William Richardson was born in 1944 to William Richardson Sr. and
Pauline Gunnin. He was raised on a soybean-cotton farm near Kennett,
Missouri. He attended Dearing public schools until he graduated from
high school. After high school, he attended Arkansas State
University, where he earned a B.S degree in 1966, and a master's
degree in 1968. He received his doctorate degree in agricultural
education from the University of Missouri in 1972. From 1972 until
1984, he taught at Purdue University where he was recognized twice
as and Outstanding Teacher and once as an Outstanding Academic
Advisor by the University's Department of Education. He joined the
faculty of Louisiana State University as a professor in 1984. He has
served in various national and international leadership capacities,
as well as in numerous administrative capacities and on many boards
and committees. He's published numerous articles and textbooks, and
has served as the chairperson for various master's theses and
doctoral dissertations. He currently serves as Director of Louisiana
Cooperative Extension Service and LSU Vice-President for Agriculture
and Dean for the College of Agriculture.
Richardson's interview is housed in the T. Harry Williams Center for
Oral History at LSU Libraries Special Collections.
Richardson, William, interview by Jennifer A. Cramer, audio
recording, 2014, 4700.2387, Louisiana and Lower Mississippi Valley
Collections, LSU Libraries, Baton Rouge, Louisiana.