History of Lake LU Lake LU is a 54-acre lake on the University campus which provides facilities for fishing, boating, and picnicking. 1976 -- Left to right: Mr. Rumley (SCS District Board); Raiford Noland (VP of Business Affairs at LU); Don Webster (Local SCS Board); Asa Green (LU President; and F.O. Fields (SCS District Board) Ribbon Cutting at Lake LU - May 1976 -- Left to right: Ira D. Pruitt (Chairman of LU Board of Trustees); F.O. Fields (Sec/Treasurer of County Soil and Water Conservation District); Raiford Noland (VP of Business Affairs at LU); T. O. Lackard (Chairman of Sumter County Commission)