News at Lamar

Sophomore history major, Rainey Knox recently completed an internship at a major Beaumont museum enhancing her education, gaining experience she hopes will lead to the next opportunity and even taking a piece of the museum’s collection – a petrified rat – on a road trip.

Nursing graduates from Lamar University’s JoAnne Gay Dishman School of Nursing once again exceeded the national first-time pass rate on the NCLEX-RN national licensing exam this spring.

Janet Daniels, owner and president of Daniels Building and Construction, Inc., has been named to Lamar University’s College of Business Hall of Fame.

Lamar University is pleased to announce Arne Almquist, Ph.D. as vice president of Information Management and Decision Support.

Lamar University’s Department of Earth and Space Sciences utilized an aerial drone this week to take photos and video imagery of Jefferson County’s coastline’s status in the aftermath of Hurricane Laura.

Nearly as soon as Hurricane Laura’s winds stopped howling, Lamar University Cardinals were helping in the recovery efforts, assisting each other and the community.

Three faculty members of Lamar University’s Department of English are featured authors in “The Langdon Review.”

Dr. Rebecca Boone, professor of history, is the recipient of the first Dr. Ralph and Edna Wooster Endowed Professorship. Boone will hold the position for two years.

Dr. Helen H. Lou, a professor in the Dan F. Smith Department of Chemical Engineering at LU and member of the Midstream Management and Science Center’s Faculty Advisory Board, has been named a Midstream Center Profiles in Midstream Honoree.

The Texas Space Grant Consortium, funded through a NASA Training Grant, has awarded five students from the College of Engineering the STEM Columbia Crew Memorial Scholarship.

Katey McCall is Lamar University’s first student to be chosen as a Texas Civic Ambassador to the Annette Strauss Institute for Civic Life.

Professor Phil Cole, chair of the Physics Department, has been awarded $225,000 from the National Science Foundation.

The College of Engineering hosted its fourth annual Math “SMART” Camp this August prior to the fall 2020 semester.

The Epsilon Kappa chapter of Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity at Lamar University received the prestigious Raymond L. Orians Excellence Award, the second-highest international honor bestowed by Pi Kappa Alpha international fraternity.

Lamar University proudly announces Tiffany Tran has been awarded the Texas State University System Scholar Award.

Lamar University nurse, Nicole Schroeder, will soon see her proposal to improve healthcare for low-income moms go into effect as law Sep. 1.

Lamar University is proud to announce the Honor Society of Phi Kappa Phi has awarded Lamar University Reaud Honors College student, Jordan Curl, a fellowship worth $8,500.