News at Lamar University

During a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on the 8th floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, April 7, Lamar University’s Division of Student Engagement honored the Hispanic Society with the New Student Organization of the Year.

Celine Do, advisor of the Vietnamese Student Association was presented the award for Advisor of the Year during a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony at Lamar University on April 7.

Lamar University’s Student Organization of the Year is Omega Psi Phi Fraternity, Inc. During a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on April 7, the organization’s president, Britton Larkin, accepted the award.

During a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on April 7, three students received esteemed distinctions receiving The Ann Shaw Award, the Bess Gentry Award and the C. Robert Kemble Award.

Twenty Lamar University students graduating May 2021 were honored as “Seniors of Significance” during a “Toast to Leadership” award ceremony on the 8th Floor of the Mary and John Gray Library, April 7.

Tyler Martin, mechanical engineering ’21, has been awarded a prestigious National Science Foundation Graduate Research Fellowship.

Lamar University students from the University Press earned a baker’s dozen of awards at the Texas Intercollegiate Press Association announced in March.

Spindletop Gladys City Museum announces its first two Jazz and Wine nights Friday, April 23 and Friday, June 18. Jazz and Wine Nights feature music and drinks with old friends and new friends.

After a national search, Dr. Hector Flores has been selected to serve as associate vice president & dean of students in the Division of Student Engagement effective immediately.

A collection of Lynn Sweat papers, including correspondence with artists and galleries, newspaper clippings and exhibit catalogues is now a part of Lamar University Archives.

Dr. Ken Young, associate professor of educational leadership, is the recipient of the David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award. Lamar University President Ken Evans bestowed the award, which comes with a $25,000 check, virtually by interrupting one of Dr. Young’s classes.

The Lamar University Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering has partnered with the U.S. Army Corps of Engineers to produce a series of graduate courses on “Engineering with Nature.”

Witness the museum come alive on Saturday, April 10, from 10 a.m. - 2 p.m.

Lamar University President Ken Evans has been named president of Oklahoma City University in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma.

Lamar University’s Office of Undergraduate Research has announced 16 Summer Undergraduate Research Fellowships for summer 2021.

A group of multidisciplinary researchers from Lamar University is hosting the third annual Resilience and Recovery Summit on April 9. This year’s summit will focus on the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and other disasters and catastrophic events.

Seniors Nicole Sonnier and Cheryl Garth are teammates representing Lamar University in The Washington Media Scholars Foundation’s 2021 Media Case Plan Competition.

Lamar University is pleased to announce that Dr. Tilisa Thibodeaux has been named the dean of the Reaud Honors College and Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities.

Lamar University’s Inspirational Woman’s Award Ceremony, March 23, will honor women who embody this year’s theme, “Breaking the Glass Ceiling: Excellence and Beyond,” and feature guest speaker Belashia Wallace.

Lamar University Cardinals will be receiving the COVID-19 vaccine, March 15-18 from 10 a.m. – 3 p.m. in the Setzer Student Center.

Lamar University is pleased to announce Dr. Jeff Forret is the recipient of the prestigious Distinguished Faculty Lecturer award for 2021.

Lamar University’s resident mystery writer will soon have another novel published. Jim Sanderson, professor and chair of English and modern languages, weaves murder and suspense in an eighth novel, “Gambled Dreams,” to be published March 9 by Moonshine Cove Publishing.

An interdisciplinary team* of LU professors has secured a $600,000 grant to support students forced to quit school due to the impact of COVID-19.

Lamar University’s Dr. Margot Gage Witvliet, assistant professor of sociology, will be a speaker at TEDxMileHigh’s ‘Uncharted’ event on March 20, 2021, discussing her experience with COVID-19.

Lamar University professor contributes to patenting technology to enhance the early detection of diseases, such as cancer and COVID-19, with the potential to save lives.