Mumphrey, founding LSUE chancellor, dies

The first chancellor of Louisiana State University Eunice, Dr. Anthony Mumphrey, died Wednesday at his residence in Eunice. He was 94.
Mumphrey, a World War II veteran, was first appointed dean of the newly established branch of LSU in Eunice in 1965. He was promoted to chancellor of the university in 1977.
Mumphrey guided planning of the campus, assembled the initial faculty and staff, and developed the administrative structure and continued to lead the university until his retirement in 1988.
Mumphrey set the goal to make LSU Eunice a comprehensive community college, serving all segments of the population in addition to traditional four-year college students. During his more than two decades as head administrator of the college, Mumphrey worked to expand the physical facilities to accommodate the growing enrollment. His early leadership is reflected today in continued success of LSU Eunice as one of the most successful branches of the LSU system.
Mumphrey received his bachelor of science and his masters of science degree in vocational agricultural education with majors in agronomy and animal science from LSU in Baton Rouge.
Mumphrey began his teaching career at Enon High School in 1945 after serving three years in the U.S. Army during World War II in the Pacific Campaign. He taught at Gonzales High School from 1945 to 1957 and was principal of Dutchtown High School from 1957 to 1963. He completed work on his Ph.D. in vocational agricultural education at LSU in 1956.