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| Meet Fred C. Dent, Jr. |
FAMILY
Member, Christian Life Fellowship
Member, Omicron Delta Kappa, National Honorary Leadership Society, Louisiana State University Chapter
Married to Elizabeth Ratcliff Dent
Father of three children, Fred C. Dent, III, Catherine Grace Dent, and Charles Williamson Dent
Stepdaughter, Judi Arnold Doerle
Grandchildren, Jennifer Anne Doerle, Gordon James Doerle, Jr. Conner Columbus Dent, and Veronica Grace Dent
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE
Louisiana State University
Associate Director, Division of Continuing Education, Institute of Insurance Marketing
Director, (Department Head), Institute of Insurance Marketing
Special Lecturer, Department of Finance
Special Lecturer, Department of Home Economics
Awarded the Chancellor’s Medal of Achievement for contributing and supporting the academic and military traditions of Louisiana State University
State of Louisiana
Commissioner, Office of the Commissioner, The Office of Financial Institutions,
January 5, 1987 - January 5, 1991
Appointed by Governor Edwin Edwards and Governor Buddy Roemer during Louisiana’s depression era
Responsible for all State Charters Banks, Savings and Loans, Credit Unions, Independent Finance Companies and all Securities Activities in Louisiana
Managed a staff of over 145 highly trained accountants, CPA’s, Examiners, Attorneys and supporting staff members
Member of the TIMED Tax Committee under Governor Foster: Gave recommendations regarding the construction of state roads
Served as Director, Community Action Agencies Division - Office of Economic Opportunity 1964 - 1965 at the request of Governor John J. McKeithen
Served the Louisiana Legislature as Chairperson of the Blue Ribbon Committee for the House Standing Committee on Insurance
Cited by the Louisiana Legislature for developing an accreditation program recognized by National Regulators as the fourteenth state in America to achieve accreditation
Closed more than ninety-one financial institutions without a loss of one dollar.
All institutions opened the next day.
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Chairperson, Financial and Management Services: Consulting Firm
Director, Fred Dent’s Institute of Insurance Marketing
Spokesperson and Founding Member of TaxBusters: Fought tax increases and worked to make local government more efficient and effective
Chairman of the District Attorney’s Pre-Trial Intervention Committee under the leadership of District Attorney Ossie Brown
Member, East Baton Rouge Plan of Government Study Committee (1972)
Speaker and Developer of seminars
Member, University Civic Association
Active Member, The Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce and the Baton Rouge community
Nationally recognized consultant in management, finance, sales, small business activities
Awarded, Top Marketer of the Year by the Baton Rouge Sales and Marketing Executives in 1987 for the ability to manage in trying times and for the marketing of financial institutions that closed due to difficult economic times
Cited as a member of the top thirty consultants in America by Dr. Jeffrey Lant, writer and publisher of books on management and consulting services
Honored by the Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce as a “Partner” for Economic Development for saving and creating employment in the Baton Rouge community
National
Served in the Office of Emergency Planning, Executive Office of the President
MILITARY
Captain in the United States Army Special Forces, (ABN)
Chairman of the Board of the Cadets of the Ole War Skule
Project Leader of the largest event honoring Veterans in Louisiana: LSU Salutes in 1995
Outstanding graduate of LSU recognized for service in the US Military
Graduate of the US Army Infantry Center, Basic Infantry Officer’s Course (BIOC), Advanced Infantry Officer’s Course (AIOC), and The Airborne Course
Attended the US Army Industrial War College, off campus course
Graduate of the US Army Special Forces Center, Awarded the prefix “3” MOS designation indicating a Special Forces Qualified Infantry Officer
Captain in the US Army Special Forces, 2d Operational Detachment B, Company D, 20th SFGP
Member, Reserve Officers Association
Member, Special Forces Association
Member, Military Order of World Wars
ACADEMIC AND CONTINUING EDUCATION
School of Government of the State and Local Course: Developing and Analyzing Policy Issues, 1987 Graduate
Federal Home Loan Bank, Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation and the Conference of State Bank Supervisors: Courses on Regulatory Issues
Chartered Life Underwriter, American College, Bryn Mawy, PA 1974
Certificate Courses, LSU in the Institute of Insurance Marketing: Basic and Advanced Life Underwriting, Estate Planning, Pension and Profit Sharing, Business Insurance, Introduction to Property-Casualty, and Commercial Property-Casualty
Bachelor’s of Arts, Government and Political Science, Louisiana State University, Baton Rouge, LA, 1959 with one year of Law School
CIVIC AND PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONS
(Past and Present)
Member, Alpha Tau Omega Fraternity
Member, American Society of Training and Development
Member, Baton Rouge Board of Realtors
Baton Rouge Chamber of Commerce
Chairperson, Planning and Zoning Committee and Downtown Improvement Committee
Member, Economic Development Committee and Local Industry Committee
Member, Baton Rouge Estate and Business Planning Council
Founding Member, Baton Rouge Goals Program
State Co-chairperson, Legislative Committee
Member of the Board, Greater Baton Rouge Homebuilder’s Association
Boss of the Year, by Insurance Women of Baton Rouge
Member, Legislative Committee and Education Committee
President, Insurance Exchange of Baton Rouge
State Legislative Chairperson, Louisiana Association of Life Underwriters
Member, Louisiana State University Alumni Federation
Member, National Society of Charter Life Underwriters
Member, National Speakers Association
Member, Professional Insurance Agents of Louisiana
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