Dr. Kay Kirkpatrick

EDUCATION:

• Louisiana State University, Bachelor of Arts, Speech
  Honors and Awards: National Commander of Angel Flight, Mortar Board, Who’s Who in American Colleges and Universities, Outstanding Junior Women, Vice President of the LSU Union, Phi Kappa Phi, Vice President of Chi Omega Sorority, Omicron Delta Kappa
• Louisiana State University, Master of Arts, Speech (Rhetoric)
  Honors and Awards: Recipient of National Dissertation Year Research Fellowship
• Louisiana State University, Doctor of Philosophy, Speech/Communications (Psycho-Linguistics)
• Louisiana State University Law School, Juris Doctor
  Honors and Awards: Moot Court Finalist, Selected as one of Outstanding Young Women of America - 1978.

WORK EXPERIENCE:

• 1972 - 1975: State of Louisiana, Division of Mental Retardation. Development Disabilities Executive Office
• 1978 - 1988: Law Firm of Kirkpatrick, Keyser and Kirkpatrick. Associate
• 1979 - 1988: East Baton Rouge Parish Office of the District Attorney. Assistant District Attorney, Chief, Appellate Section
• 1988 - 1991: State of Louisiana, Office of the Governor. Assistant Executive Counsel to the Governor of Louisiana.
  Advised the Governor on matters of criminal law (i.e. pardons, communications, executions, and legislation of a criminal nature) as well as a variety of other legal issues; liaison to the Pardon and Parole Boards, the Department of Corrections and Public Safety, the Department of Wildlife & Fisheries, the House Committee on Judiciary B; Chair of State Coordinating Committee for CAASP; Member of the Indian Gaming Commission; Member of the Louisiana Institute Special Committee on Non-navigable Water Bottoms.
• 1988 - 1992: Louisiana State University, Department of Criminal Justice. Adjunct Associate Professor.
• 1992 - Present: State of Louisiana, Office of the Attorney General. Director, Civil Division.

ACTIVITIES:

• 1981 - Present: National Board of Trustees for Arnold Air Society and Silver Wings
• 1980 - 1985: Baton Rouge Junior League Board of Directors
• 1972 - 1987: First Baptist Church Radio and Television Production Director
• 1983 - 1986: Baton Rouge Emergency Shelter, Inc., Board
• 1981 - 1990: East Baton Rouge Parish LSU Alumni Board
• 1984 - 1986: Baton Rouge Ballet Theatre Board
• 1975 - 1978: Chi Omega Sorority House Corporation
• LSU Jr. Division Advisory Board, Vice Chairman
• Mortar Board Advisor (LSU), Arts & Sciences Endowment Advisory Board
• Baton Rouge Speech & Hearing Foundation Board, Member
• Gulf Coast Conservation Association Board, EBR Parish
• Children’s Code Project
• Louisiana Law Institute Special Committee on Lands and Water Bottoms
• Louisiana Bar Association: Selected to serve on “Community Affairs and Public Service” committee)
• U.S. Department of Interior: Participant in seminar on “Overview of Archeological Protection Law”
• Louisiana State Universities: Selected to serve on the University Commission on the History of Louisiana State University

LEISURE ACTIVITIES:

Tennis; Fishing; Golf; Travel