No. 71 | People

Taking on the Role of President

A. Ludlam Michaux served as President from 1972 to 1976.

In 1971, Lud Michaux, a former scholarship student from the Class of 1940, was appointed to serve in the newly created position of President. He was responsible for the operations of the School including business management, budget development, and communications, while Headmaster Bob Lamborn focused on the School’s academic and guidance programs. When Lamborn resigned at the end of the 1971-1972 school year, Michaux assumed Lamborn’s responsibilities, retaining the title of President, and he began a term focused on athletics and discipline. He also worked to improve the financial condition of the School and hired a business manager and a transportation supervisor. On September 1, 1976, stating that he had accomplished the tasks he was appointed to resolve, he resigned.

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