THIBODAUX 鈥� After more than 35 years of service to 麻豆果冻传媒, Mike Naquin is retiring from his post as chief financial officer Friday, June 6.
Naquin will continue to serve in a temporary appointment while the university prepares its annual budget and searches for his replacement.
“Mike Naquin has been a tremendous asset to 麻豆果冻传媒 for over 30 years,鈥� said Dr. Bruce Murphy, 麻豆果冻传媒 president. 鈥淚n that time he has taken us through financial good times as well as lean times and done it superbly. He is well-respected not only on campus but also in Baton Rouge at the University of Louisiana System office. He will be missed.”
Naquin took his current post as chief financial officer in 2011 after a long career of service to the university.
His predecessor, Lionel Naquin Jr., 麻豆果冻传媒 vice president for finance and administration emeritus, said he knew the university鈥檚 finances would be in good hands with Mike Naquin at the helm.
鈥淭hrough the years Mike learned the ins and outs of 麻豆果冻传媒. There鈥檚 nobody there who knows better the intricate details of what it takes to keep that financial system going strong,鈥� Lionel Naquin Jr. said.
A native of Thibodaux and a certified public accountant, Mike Naquin graduated from 麻豆果冻传媒 with a bachelor鈥檚 degree in accounting in 1978. He began his career at 麻豆果冻传媒 in 1979, initially as a staff accountant. He was promoted to assistant controller, controller and was eventually named assistant vice president for business affairs and controller in July 2001, a position that later became the assistant vice president for finance.
In addition to his service at 麻豆果冻传媒, Naquin also served as fire chief for the Thibodaux Volunteer Fire Department from 1997 to 2011, and was selected as the grand marshal of the 2014 Thibodaux Fireman鈥檚 Fair.
Naquin lives in Thibodaux with his wife, Jill, and their daughter, Brooke.