| Ray Belton | |
| President of Southern University | |
| Term Start: | 2015 |
| Term End: | 2022 |
| Predecessor: | Ronald Mason Jr. |
| Successor: | Dennis J. Shields |
| Alma Mater: | Southern University University of Nebraska University of Texas at Austin |
| Spouse: | Norma Belton |
Ray Belton is an American academic administrator. He served as the president-chancellor of Southern University, a historically black public university in Baton Rouge, Louisiana from 2015-2022.
Belton graduated from Southern University, where he earned a bachelor's degree.[1] He earned a master's degree in counseling from the University of Nebraska and a Ph.D. in educational administration from the University of Texas at Austin.[1]
Belton began his career in academia as an assistant professor at his alma mater, Southern University.[2]
Belton served as the chancellor of the Southern University at Shreveport from 2000 to 2015.[2] Under his leadership, "enrollment [...] increased by 156 percent and graduation rates have doubled."[1]
Since 2015, Belton has served as the president-chancellor of Southern University in Baton Rouge.[1] [3]
Belton is married to Norma Belton.[2]