Like father, like daughter: When Frances Lucas-Tauchar
became Millsaps College's first female president, in
July 2000, she followed in the footsteps of her father,
Aubrey K. Lucas, who served as president of the University
of Southern Mississippi from 1975 to 1997.
Now, Mr. Lucas, 68, has come out of semi-retirement
to reclaim Southern Mississippi's presidency, setting
up what may be the first time a father and daughter
have served concurrently as college presidents . . .
. . . Mr. Lucas and Ms. Lucas-Tauchar now find themselves
in a friendly battle over students and donors. "Mississippi
is not a large state," says Mr. Lucas. "So I'm careful
not to solicit gifts from her primary benefactors."
He says he has also been careful not to assume his daughter
wants to know what he's up to, and he rarely offers
her any tips on her job.
. . . Ms. Lucas-Tauchar . . . says she was ecstatic
to hear her father would be taking on the interim presidency
at Southern Mississippi . . .
