News Archive 2019

Lamar University’s community relations department manages the Volunteer Income Tax Assistance program, which includes nearly a dozen agencies or businesses that partner together to provide free tax preparation for qualified low- to moderate-income residents in Southeast Texas.

Lamar University recently hosted a Scholarship Dinner for 30 Ben Rogers / Lamar University / BISD “I Have A Dream” Program scholarship recipients currently attending Lamar (26) and LIT (4) .

Lamar University has been ranked in the top ten for the best schools with online programs in the state of Texas.

Dr. Cynthia Stinson, chair of the JoAnn Gay Dishman School of Nursing, has been honored as the 2019 Julie and Ben Rogers Community Service Award recipient.

Lamar University, ABS and the American Club are calling on industry to advance the cause of safety at sea with more comprehensive reporting requirements for injury and near miss reporting.

Former Air Force offensive coordinator and most recently San Diego State quarterbacks coach, Blane Morgan, has been named as Lamar University head coach.

Two Lamar University Qatar Harvey LU Strong Scholars have won an all-expenses-paid trip to Qatar. David Adams, a senior undergraduate accounting major, and Nicole Kyles-Burton, a recent M.B.A. graduate, are traveling to Doha, Qatar Dec. 12-19, to attend the annual Doha Forum, an international conference for global dialogue on critical challenges facing the world.

College Gazette has named Lamar University one of the “Top 10 Public Universities on the Rise.”

The LU Collegiate Archers, an archery sports club sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports competed in the US National 3D Collegiate Championships in October.

Lamar University is proud to announce the 2019 Distinguished Faculty Lecture Series sponsored by Total Petrochemicals and Refining USA, Inc. award recipient Dr. Bryan Proksch.

Lamar University is pleased to announce that after an extensive search, Jerry Lin has been selected as the Associate Provost for Research and Sponsored Programs.

Lamar University’s McNair Scholars Program is pleased to announce 2019-2020 Cohort selections for the program’s 20th year.

This fall Lamar University student headcount is 15,460, which is the highest number of students ever enrolled at the university.

James Westgate, professor emeritus of Earth and Space Sciences, has been awarded the Texas State University System Regents’ Professor Award that honors college professors for their outstanding professional excellence and significant educational contributions on the international, national and communal levels.

Lamar University has been awarded top ranking status for multiple degree programs by Intelligent.com, a free, unbiased research website to help students make informed decisions about higher education programs.

Lamar University is pleased to announce a memorandum of understanding with Emerson, a global technology and engineering leader, to ensure the College of Engineering prepares its students with the latest digital transformation technologies and advanced process automation, instrumentation and control equipment now and in the future.

Department of Theatre and Dance presents Permanent Collection.

Department of Theatre and Dance presents Fall and Recovery dance concert. Departamento de Teatro y Danza presenta concierto de baile “Fall and Recovery”

Department of Communication and Media recognized by Intelligent.com

Visit the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum on Sat., Jan. 11, 2020 from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. for the 119th Spindletop Anniversary.

LU Wind and Symphonic Band. Winter Wind Bands Concert.

In the aftermath of Tropical Depression Imelda groups of Lamar University students self-organized to help with the Southeast Texas recovery effort.

The Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities at Lamar University (TALH) will host an Open House Sat., Oct. 12, in the Mary and John Gray Library.

Study.com ranks Lamar University’s online Ed.D. in educational leadership program 18 out of 50 schools in the nation.

The Office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence and the student-driven Latinx Movement are hosting several events during Hispanic Heritage Month.

Bachelorsdegreecenter.org ranks Lamar University as ninth in the top 10 most affordable engineering degree bachelor programs for 2020.

The Office of Research and Sponsored Programs is pleased to announce that five faculty members have been awarded the 2019/2020 Research Enhancement Grant.

Lamar University is proud to announce that the assistant director of Graduate Recruitment, Stephanie Broussard and Chief of Police Hector Flores have been selected as “40 Under 40” award recipients.

The Office of Study Abroad is hosting a fair to showcase their programs on October 9, 2019. Lamar University’s study abroad programs come with many benefits, including being more likely to graduate on time, higher GPA’s and the opportunity to engage in academic pursuits that aren’t possible in traditional classroom settings.

Lamar University’s first concert of the 2019-2020 school year featuring the Wind Ensemble and Symphonic Band is set for 7:30 p.m. on Thursday, October 17, in the Lamar University Theatre.

The Lamar University Division of Global Diversity, Inclusion and Intercultural Affairs is pleased to announce its first Community Dialogue on Global Diversity and Inclusion, a series of talks to be held each semester to promote and advance world peace.

The Lamar University Alumni Advisory Board has elected Brad Brown ’81 of Beaumont to serve as 2019-2020 president.

Chris Troutman, assistant professor of drawing in the Department of Art and Design, opens solo exhibition

Derina Holtzhausen, dean of the College of Fine Arts and Communication at Lamar University, has been recognized for her international book.

Ashwini Kucknoor, associate professor of biology, is Lamar University’s first recipient of the David J. Beck Teaching Excellence Award.

The Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship is holding an Innovation Showcase to present nine interdisciplinary projects with commercialization prospects.

Keith Carter 50 Years exhibition at the Dishman Art Museum to honor artist with a reception.

Grant workshop sponsored by the National Endowment of the Arts

Lamar University’s League of Legends Esports team won a victory over Southern Methodist University in the team’s first competitive matchup during an online tournament. 

Dr. Qingjiang Yao, associate professor of communication at Lamar University, recently published a study relating public influence and environmental policy making.

Lamar University Center for Midstream Management and Science will host a Kickoff Symposium on Thurs., Nov. 21, 2019.

The Lamar University band, the Showcase of Southeast Texas, is taking its talent on the road to Evadale where it will perform during the Evadale High School Homecoming game halftime, Nov. 1.

Connect with Cardinal Elohor Okene, a senior engineering major who won a beauty contest.

The Office of Undergraduate Research at Lamar University is hosting the Seventh Annual STEM Conference Sat., Nov. 2 from 8 a.m. – 5 p.m. in the Archer Building on the Lamar University campus.

In an effort to support Southeast Texas greatest petrochemical expansion in decades, Lamar University announced the establishment of the Center for Midstream Management and Science.

Lamar University’s bachelor’s degree programs in chemical, civil, electrical, industrial and mechanical engineering have been reaccredited by the Engineering Accreditation Commission of ABET, the global accreditor of college and university programs in applied and natural science, computing, engineering and engineering technology.

For a fun, safe place to Trick or Treat for Halloween, come to Spindletop Spookfest. Tues., Oct. 29, from 5 – 7 p.m., families can enjoy games, fun and, of course, candy, all for free.

Besthealthdegrees.com ranks Lamar University fourth in the nation for most affordable online Master’s of Science in Nursing for 2020.

Beaumont ISD scholars were treated like royalty at the Lamar University football game September 7 to celebrate their achievements as Mathletes and Reading Millionaires.

The Southeast Texas Food Bank presented Lamar University with several awards recognizing the university’s staff, students and alumni for volunteer efforts.

Lamar University is on a quest for Big Red treasure and invites the community to join in the hunt.

GetEducated.com ranks Lamar University’s online master’s degree in criminal justice second in affordability out of 71 programs in the U.S.

Lamar University is helping bring one of three state-of-the-art National Science Foundation funded oceanographic research vessels to the Gulf of Mexico.

An article featuring the quality delivery of online education written by three Lamar University College of Business professors has been accepted for publication in a well-respected, peer-reviewed journal.

Many of our students have been personally impacted by the extraordinary flooding of Imelda. As with any family, Lamar University has students, faculty, and staff who have been personally impacted by the storm, and we have others in our family who are eager to help where they can. Our first priority is to make sure that our students who are facing shocking losses can continue their educational endeavors without interruption. For each student, that will require a unique approach. What we know from experience is that many of these needs will be financial – to help students recover books, clothes, computers, and other essentials for their LU education. We also know that many of our students will require assistance with housing, transportation, and other basic needs. We are reaching out to our extended LU family to ask your consideration of financial support for our students. Two years ago, we established the Cardinal Emergency Fund, that fund remains active and will be used to address the greatest needs of our students. We ask that you consider giving now to build the Cardinal Emergency Fund to support our students impacted by this storm.

“Keith Carter Fifty Years” will open at the Dishman Art Museum on September 28 and run through November 28, 2019.

James Henry, associate professor of Chemical Engineering, was awarded National Science Foundation grant funding for the acquisition of a flow cytometer/sorter for Lamar University.

Qin Qian, associate professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering has recently received funding for two research grants to address regional flooding.

The Department of Theatre and Dance will open its season with the performance of “Luna Gale,” Oct. 3-6 in the Studio Theatre, located on the campus of LU. Performances begin at 7:30 p.m., and the Sunday matinee begins at 2 p.m.

The Lamar University Academic Lecture Series and the College of Education and Human Development presents Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, III, on Wed., Oct. 9.

Soon eight elementary schools will be equipped with innovative learning labs.

The Texas Academy of Leadership in the Humanities at Lamar University will host an Open House Sat., Oct. 12, in the Mary and John Gray Library.

After a four-year submission and review process, Dr. Tracy Benson, a professor of chemical engineering at Lamar University, and Russell Chianelli, a chemistry professor at the University of Texas-El Paso, have been awarded a patent for a catalyst material to make medium chain alcohols using Fischer – Tropsch reactions.

Going back to school? Don’t worry. You still have time to enjoy great events at Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum.

Cardinal Adventures offers a lineup of destinations every year that are designed to be diverse, educational and fun!

Stuart A. Wright, Lamar University professor and chair of the Department of Sociology, Social Work and Criminal Justice is a collaborator on a book, “Religious Demise: How Religions Die, Decline and Dissolve,” which will soon be published by Bloomsbury Academic Publishers.

Lamar University and Lamar State College Orange have formalized an articulation agreement to better serve the needs of students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees.

Lamar University honors the life of Distinguished Alumnus Joseph “Joe” Tortorice, Jr., who died Sat., Aug. 10, 2019 after at 19-month battle against cancer. 

LU President responds to hurtful remarks posted to social media by LU student.

The faculty and staff in the Department of Art will present their work in an exhibition at the Dishman Art Museum on Aug. 19-Sep. 13.

P.J. Couch, an associate professor of mathematics in the College of Arts and Sciences at Lamar University, has been named one of the top mathematics educators in the country.

For freshmen majoring in engineering, college classes started a week early at Lamar University.

As part of an Undergraduate Research Award from the Lamar University Office of Undergraduate Research, LU student Daniel Quispe presented a poster at Undergraduate Research Day in Austin.

Lamar University is hosting the Southeast Texas College Fair Sep. 12, featuring more than 40 colleges and universities.

This summer for the first time in Lamar University’s history, the College of Business offered a real estate course.

Assistant Professor of Art History Julia C. Fischer recently published “Art in Rome: Antiquity to the Present,” with Cambridge Scholars Publishing.

The Lamar University College of Fine Arts and Communication announced the recipients of their Innovation and Excellence Awards during a faculty and staff presentation at the college’s convocation on Tues., Aug. 20.

Qingjiang Yao, associate professor in Lamar University’s Department of Communication and Media recently published an article in the “Journal of Marketing for Higher Education,” based on research about the impact of diversity on higher education.

Margot Gage, an assistant professor of sociology at Lamar University, will be a speaker at the Texas Marijuana Policy Conference Labor Day weekend in Austin.

Students now have a visual reminder to recycle, and it’s a big one.

Xuejun Fan, professor of mechanical engineering has been awarded the Texas State University System Regents’ Professor Award for 2019.

On Tues., July 23, from 5 – 10 p.m., there will be a fundraiser at Jason’s Deli, 535 N. Dowlen Rd, in Beaumont for the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum.

The American Association of Port Authorities (AAPA) has developed a new professional certificate program, in conjunction with Lamar University’s Center for Advancement in Port Management.

The Lamar University Department of Communication and Media was recently named as a 50 Most Affordable Online Bachelor’s in Journalism by Great Value College.

When Adarsh Bafana came to Lamar University five years ago with his bachelor’s degree in petrochemical engineering from Savitribai Phule Pune University in India, he dreamed of solving big problems.

Four members of the Lamar University faculty and staff are featured speakers at Southeast Texas Nonprofit Development Center workshops.

This fall two Lamar University Reaud Honors College students are getting a new title – director.

For the third summer, the Lamar University Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences in partnership with Beaumont Community Players is hosting InterACT, a program that allows children with atypical language and social development to take part in a theatrical production.

Dr. Cristian Bahrim of Lamar University has been awarded the Council of Undergraduate Research Physics and Astronomy Division’s Faculty Mentor Award for 2019.

The Lamar University Disability Resource Center is hosting a celebration to commemorate the 29th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ACT).

As NASA celebrates the 50th anniversary of the Apollo 11 mission, Lamar University commemorates the alumni who worked for NASA at the time – July 20, 1969 – and played critical roles in the historic lunar landing.

Lamar University and Panola College have formalized an articulation agreement to better serve the needs of students interested in pursuing bachelor’s degrees.

Rikki Bodin, a senior in Lamar University’s College of Education and Human Development has been awarded the Texas Directors of Field Experience Clinical Teacher of the Year award.

The American Physical Society recently announced that Dr. Philip Cole, physics chair and professor in the College of Arts and Sciences at Lamar University, has been awarded one of the Convening Awards ($25,000) funded by the Gordon and Betty Moore Foundation to support small scientific meetings.

Lamar University is thrilled to support 50 teachers in Houston and Austin in a year-long program to advance computer coding curriculum in their classrooms in return for credits toward a master’s degree.

Students became researchers this summer in Belize. Dr. Matthew Hoch, LU associate professor of biology, led an annual study abroad trip to the Central American country, where students conducted research and experienced the Caribbean culture.

Five students and two faculty members from Chengdu Technological University in Chengdu, Sichuan, China, spent time on the Lamar University campus this summer kicking off a student exchange program between the two institutions.

Lamar University’s Komal Karani, PhD., is one of four authors of an article that clarifies professional credentials of counselors and is the catalyst for change across the entire counseling community.

Medical professionals may need to take a better look at the integrity of medical information online. Lamar University professors – Drs. Monica L. Bellon-Harn, Vinaya Manchaiah and Lekeitha R. Morris – found a widespread need for knowledge-driven information online, specifically related to autism.

A simulated real-world disaster gave high school students in Lamar University’s engineering summer camp, an overview of all fields of engineering.

More than 200 Lamar University online counseling students were on campus this July for a week-long residency required for their degree programs.

Joanne Gay Dishman School of Nursing faculty and students were recently published in “Nursing Education Perspectives,” the premier nurse education journal for scholarship in nursing education and a peer-reviewed, bimonthly journal of the National League of Nursing that provides evidence for best practices in nursing.

Lamar University has been selected as one of BestColleges.com’s Best Online Doctorate in Educational Leadership programs for 2019.

The Lamar University Collegiate Archers, an archery sport club sponsored by the Department of Recreational Sports, won first place at the USA Archery National Collegiate Outdoor Championships, May 16-19 in Dublin, OH.

Lamar University Provost James Marquart is pleased to announce Dr. Jeff Forret has been selected as the Distinguished Faculty Research Fellow for Sep. 21-Aug. 31, 2021.

Young people will learn 21st century STEM skills and work with a renowned scientist at a Lamar University summer engineering camp.

Lamar University is proud to announce that Robert Spina, dean of Lamar University’s College of Education and Human Development, has been tapped to serve on the Deans Council for the Carnegie Project on the Education Doctorate.

The Lamar University community honors the life of former history professor and long-time administrator Andrew Jay Johnson III who died June 2, 2019.

The Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music is pleased to announce the appointment of Brielle Frost and Nairam Simões as faculty members for the 2019-2020 academic year.

Lamar University instructional designers are providing other professors technology teaching tools and techniques.

Dishman Art Museum presents alumni juried art exhibition

When the Economic Development Agency called for an economic recovery and resiliency program for Southeast Texas, they turned to a team of investigators at Lamar University to tackle the task.

TheBestSchools.org recently announced that Lamar University is one of the best schools in the nation to pursue an online bachelor degree in general studies.

Lamar University has been selected as one of the top schools in the nation to offer an online master’s degree in school counseling.

Lamar University is pleased to announce Brian Craig as Dean of the College of Engineering.

Rocio Cavazos, doctoral candidate for Lamar University’s audiology program, will be working as an audiology intern and project co-investigator with the European Space Agency.

For the third consecutive year, high school STEM teachers are the students at Lamar University’s Research Experience for Teachers.

July is a busy month at the Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum. There is something for everyone.

Lamar University is pleased to announce Robert Kelley Bradley, Ph.D., as director of the makerspace in the Science and Technology Building. Bradley has been serving Lamar University as visiting assistant professor of industrial engineering but officially joined the Lamar University community in his new capacity June 1.

The University Press, Lamar’s student newspaper, earned 25 awards at the Press Club of Southeast Texas 28th Annual Excellence in the Media and Newsmaker of the Year Gala June 7 at the MCM Eleganté Hotel in Beaumont.

Lamar University honors the life of Paul Zeek, who passed away June 11.

The deans of Lamar University’s five academic colleges have announced that 365 students earned places on the Deans’ List for the 2019 spring semester.

Lamar University’s Criminal Justice Program has been ranked in the Top Best Online Schools for bachelor’s and master’s degrees in criminal justice by Online Schools Report.

Mahmoud Salimi, an associate film professor at Lamar University, has earned international and domestic acclaim for his short film, “Not Me.”

Vibhu Grover has been invited to attend hearing technology training at the Oticon Eriksholm Research Facility in Denmark.

Hector A. Flores, chief of the Lamar University Police Department, recently graduated from the 84th class of the 2019 Law Enforcement Management Institute of Texas - Leadership Command College.

Seven nursing students and two faculty members traveled to San Jose de Ocoa in the Dominican Republic on Lamar University’s first service learning study abroad trip.

Melissa Baldo, an attorney and professor in Lamar University’s College of Business M.B.A. program, was a featured speaker at two business leadership events for the American Association of Port Authorities.

The Bernard Harris Summer Science Camp, a 21st century Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics (STEM) interdisciplinary camp for middle school gifted and talented students are the first to utilize LU’s makerspace under the direction of Robert Kelley Bradley.

Lamar University will celebrate and showcase the diversity of its campus during the 7th International Cultural Festival April 13.

LU Success, Lamar University’s academic coaching program, was awarded College Reading and Learning Association (CRLA) certification demonstrating that LU sets the highest standards for its mentors and tutors and for ensuring they are well-trained to assist other students.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance presents an evening of works created by the Applied Choreography Class titled “Canvas in Motion.”

Lamar University will bestow one 2019 University Professor Award and three 2019 University Merit Awards in recognition of superior teaching, scholarship and service to the university. The 2019 Merit Awards will be presented to Kendrick Aung, Jamie Azios, Ozge Gunaydin-Sen and Clayton Jeffryes during an awards ceremony April 10 at 1:30 p.m. in the Mary and John Gray Library on the 8th floor.

This April 22, Lamar University is hosting an Earth Day celebration like no other. The four-hour event on the lawn of Brooks Shivers Dining Hall will be free, fun, educational and include food.

More than 60 statisticians will be on the Lamar University campus for the annual Conference of Texas Statisticians April 5 and 6.

The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast at Lamar University is pleased to announce the winners of its Summerlee Book Prize.

It is with great pride that Lamar University announces that its President, Dr. Kenneth Evans, has been named ‘Citizen of the Year’ by the 71st Neches River Festival.

The most puzzling scavenger hunt in Southeast Texas will take place on the Lamar University campus, April 26.

Lamar University is pleased to announce the grand opening of its Student Service Center in McAllen.

Are you a blacksmith? Have you wanted to be one? The first Beaumont Blacksmiths Association Meeting will be held on Sun., April 28 at Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum on Lamar University.

Lamar University professor Dr. Kumer Das, director of the Office of Undergraduate Research, has been selected as a 2019 Texas State University System (TSUS) Chancellor’s Faculty Fellow.

On April 26 Lamar University College of Engineering will host the Fourth Annual Senior Design Symposium from 3-5 p.m. in the Live Oak Ballroom of the Setzer Student Center.

Liv Haselbach, professor and chair of engineering at Lamar University, was welcomed into the American Academy of Environmental Engineers as a Board-Certified Environmental Engineer in March.

Lamar University has announced a $20 million energy savings milestone as a result of its energy efficiency project with energy and sustainability expert, Schneider Electric.

The Lamar University Department of Communication and Media will host a high school journalism and yearbook workshop on June 4 from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.

The Lamar University Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music presents its penultimate band concert of the 2018-19 school year, featuring the Lamar University Wind Ensemble and the Bridge City High School Wind Ensemble.

The Lamar University Department of Art will present “The Most Hated Painting in 1840” as part of the Art History Guest Lecture Series on Tuesday, April 16, at 6 p.m. in the Dishman Museum Lecture Hall.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance presented two newly established awards during their recent dance concert, “Dance Unleashed.”

For the fifth year, Lamar University graduate and trial lawyer Ronnie Turner Jr. has been named to the 2019 Texas Rising Stars list of top young attorneys.

When Jerry Toups, Jr., inked the first rule of his classroom, “Always Believe in Yourself,” nearly 30 years ago, he had no idea the simple phrase would inspire a book, an award-winning video not to mention the lives of countless students.

For the very first time ever, a group of faculty, staff and students from Lamar University attended the Annual Human Rights Campaign (HRC) Houston Gala.

Armando Morales, 17, from Boy Scout Troop 232 in Nederland, chose Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum for his venue to do his Eagle Scout Project.

The Lamar Opera Theatre will present “La Traviata” on May 3-4 at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall.

Lamar University Professor and Chair of the Physics Department, Philip Cole, Ph.D., represented the United States at the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) at its headquarters in Vienna, Austria April 16 -18 for a Consultancy Meeting to Design the 14th International Topical Meeting on the Applications of Accelerators (AccApp’20).

In an awards ceremony on April 10 Lamar University bestowed the 2019 University Professor Award to Dr. Kendrick Aung, College of Engineering, Department of Mechanical Engineering in recognition of his superior teaching, scholarship and service to the university.

Lamar University’s former First Lady Nancy Evans envisioned a special reading and tutorial space for the students of Pietzsch-MacArthur Elementary School.

Lamar University is proud to announce that Shelly Vitanza has been named director of public affairs. Vitanza will be responsible for managing Lamar University’s relationship with the community, stakeholders and the media.

The Department of Speech and Hearing at Lamar University along with the Department of Speech and Hearing and the Department of Health Information at Manipal Academy of Higher Education jointly staged a collaborative seminar entitled International Symposium of Digital Technologies and Health in Karnataka, India.

The Dishman Art Museum will present Dream Weavers: The Art of Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo in an exhibition opening January 25 and running through March 1.

Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown announces its popular class schedule for the spring.

The deans of Lamar University’s five academic colleges have announced that 1,276 students earned places on the Deans’ List for the 2018 fall semester. 


Lamar University President Kenneth Evans announced that a total of 849 Lamar University students earned places on the President’s List for the 2018 fall semester. 

Lamar University’s Bachelor of Science in Industrial Engineering online 2+2 degree program has been ranked #1 for best value by SR Education Group.

More than 8,000 Southeast Texas elementary and middle school students will take part in JASON Project workshops during a two-week program that ends Feb. 1.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance presents The Birds as their first production of the spring semester.

Lamar Mechanical Engineering Professor Xuejun Fan has been distinguished as an Institute of Electrical Engineers (IEEE) Fellow.

Judith W. Linsley has been appointed the new director of The Center for History and Culture of Southeast Texas and the Upper Gulf Coast replacing founding director Mary Scheer, who retired in December.

Lamar University, in a unique partnership with the University of Texas, is leading a global project to research how to best capture and store carbon dioxide (CO2). 


On Feb. 1 the College of Education and Human Development is throwing a giant party to celebrate its years on the Lamar University campus. The College of Education was founded in 1959 and began offering human development in 1989. 


Spindletop Gladys City Boomtown Museum will be showing the movie, “Linotype: The Film,” on February 9 at 1 p.m.

Lamar University’s Student Government Association dedicated a bench in memory of Lamar University’s former First Lady Nancy Evans.

Lamar University head football coach Mike Schultz signed a contract extension through the 2021 season announced Director of Athletics Marco Born

Civil and Environmental Engineering students and practitioners gathered for lunch for the first time on the Lamar University campus to discuss the state of the profession of engineering and resolved to meet again.


The Lamar University Office of Alumni Affairs has named four alumni as Distinguished Alumni for 2019, noting that their dedication to their professions, service to their communities and loyalty to their alma mater epitomizes the Lamar University spirit. 

Lamar Chemical Engineering Professor Helen Lou has been distinguished as an American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AIChE) Fellow.

Lamar University has launched a new campus app to keep students safer.

Fifty high school students from five schools visited Lamar on Jan. 26 to compete in the Association of Computing Machinery High School Programming Contest.

The Dishman Art Museum on the Lamar University campus is currently hosting an exhibit of world-renowned fantasy artists Julie Bell and Boris Vallejo, and the two artists will be at the Dishman Art Museum Feb. 15 to discuss their artwork and meet with guests during an opening reception.

Members and guests of Women and Philanthropy, an organization Nancy Evans founded, will be the first to see artwork the former first lady of Lamar University envisioned.

Lamar University (LU), Department of Industrial Engineering is hosting the 2019 Institute of Industrial and Systems Engineering (IISE) Annual Student Regional Conference (South Central Region), Feb. 28 – March 2, 2019.

The Lamar University Mary Morgan Moore Department of Music is proud to present the second annual Collage concert to benefit Music students. The event will take place on February 26 at 7:30 p.m. in the University Theatre located on the university campus.

Area junior and senior high school students will compete in Lamar University’s 10th Annual History Day Thurs., Feb. 21 at the Setzer Student Center.

The Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Sabine Chapter, has named Lamar University’s Chair and Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering Dr. Liv Haselbach “Engineer of the Year.”

The Fourth Annual Lamar University Brass Festival will take place Feb. 21-23, 2019 on the campus of Lamar University.

A poetry collection published by Lamar University Literary Press won the Texas Philosophical Society Poetry Award for 2018.

More than 300 people attended Lamar University’s Chinese New Year celebration, also known as the Lunar New Year or the Spring Festival and the most important among the traditional Chinese festivals.

The Lamar University Department of Art will present “Art, Media and the Digital Dumpster Fire” on Feb. 28 in the Dishman Art Museum Lecture Hall at 6 p.m. Rainey Knudson, founder of the Texas online art magazine "Glasstire," will be the featured speaker.

The Lamar University Cardinal Jazz Orchestra, under the direction of Rick Condit, will present its annual spring concert on Tuesday, March 5, at 7:30 p.m. in the Rothwell Recital Hall on the Lamar campus.

In celebration of Black History Month, Lamar University’s Office of Global Diversity and Inclusive Excellence recognized more than 200 students for academic excellence.

The Texas Society of Professional Engineers, Sabine Chapter, has named Lamar University’s alumnus Keith Zotzky, “Young Engineer of the Year.”

Lamar University is working to “Change the Equation.” By hosting computer coding/programming camps for girls in middle school, the university hopes ultimately to increase the number of women in science, technology, engineering and math-related careers.

Lamar University has announced the launch of collaborative SciTech projects using facilities in the newly completed Science and Technology building.

Nearly three decades after losing his Southland Conference championship ring, Lamar University record-setting track athlete, Jackie Harris, was reunited with a memento of his athletic success.

The Lamar University Department of Theatre and Dance will present William Shakespeare’s “Comedy of Errors” on March 21-24 in the University Theatre.

The Press Club of Southeast Texas has named Keith Carter, who currently holds the Endowed Walles Chair of the Performing Arts at Lamar University, one of five “Newsmaker of the Year” finalists.

Bring out your family and interact with characters from the past as well as go shopping in many of the buildings at Gladys City Live.

One night each year, LU offers Dinner and Conversation, a unique event that brings together current Lamar students, alumni and LU faculty for networking and career exploration.

The Student Engineering Council of Lamar University will host Discover Engineering on April 6, 2019, from 12-4 p.m. at Spindletop Boomtown Museum.

On March 7, Kurt Dyrhaug, professor of sculptor in the department of Art, presented his research at a colloquium sponsored by the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

Lamar University representatives were among more than 100 nuclear physicists from across the nation who met with members of Congress on Nuclear Physics Day in Washington, D.C., March 11.

Lamar University has added more than 13 acres acquiring two parcels of land for immediate beautification and future growth.

LU announced today that it has received $1,154,116 in funding from the Rebuild Texas Fund and the Qatar Harvey Fund, both of which were created after Hurricane Harvey to aid in the long-term recovery of southeast Texas.

Lamar University nurse, Nicole Schroeder, may soon see her concern translate into a piece of Texas legislation.

The grand opening of the Lamar University’s highly anticipated Science and Technology Building will be April 3 at 1 p.m. in the north courtyard of the building.

Lamar University is one of only four Texas universities being recognized for improvements in its four-year graduation rate.

On Sat., April 13 the Lamar University community will give back to Southeast Texas in a big way. Students, faculty, staff and alumni will participate in a day of community service projects around the Southeast Texas community, called The Big Event.

Nineteen students were recognized at Toast to Leadership Banquet, held April 12 at the LU Event Center. The Seniors of Significance Award, sponsored by the Division of Student Engagement, recognizes students who have excelled in scholarship, leadership and service to campus and community and have brought distinction to Lamar University.

Lamar University (LU) received a gift of $147,450 from the ExxonMobil Foundation today as a part of the company’s Educational Matching Gift Program.

Southeast Texas leaders continue their legacy of generous support for Lamar University.

Lamar University Professor Xuejun Fan, Ph.D., has been awarded the Mary Ann and Lawrence E. Faust Endowed Professorship in Engineering in recognition of his outstanding research in multi-physics and multi-scale modeling and characterization of heterogeneous electronic system.

Lamar University’s Office of Undergraduate Research has named Ashley Dockens, Ph.D., assistant professor in the Department of Speech and Hearing Sciences, the 2019 Faculty Mentor Award.

A South Park Community Garden planter and archway was dedicated to Lamar University’s former First Lady Nancy Evans in a short ceremony, Wed., May 8, at 2:30 p.m.

The Chemical Engineering Chem-E-Car team placed second in the American Institute of Chemical Engineers (AICHE) Southwest Regional Conference at Texas Tech this spring.

Maxine Johnston, former director of the Mary and John Gray Library and tireless advocate for conservation of the Big Thicket, has been chosen as the 2019 Lamar University Homecoming Parade Grand Marshal.

An exciting, newly-developed material has been created by a team of researchers led by Prof. Keivan Davami, the director of Nano-Micro-Macro manufacturing group at Lamar University.

Lamar University’s Center for Advances in Port Management is offering an industry workshop on ‘Conflict Resolution and Negotiating Strategies’, Wed. May 22 from 8:30 a.m. – 3 p.m. at the Center for Innovation, Commercialization and Entrepreneurship, Room 113.

Dan F. Smith – former Chief Executive Officer at Lyondell Chemical Company, a graduate of Lamar University, distinguished alumnus and namesake for the Lamar University Department of Chemical Engineering – will deliver the principal address at Lamar University’s commencement ceremonies May 17 and May 18.

The John P. McGovern Museum of Health and Medical Science in Houston (The Health Museum) has extended an exhibit that includes the works of Cherie Acosta, Lamar University assistant professor and costume designer in the Department of Theatre and Dance.

Undergraduate researchers had their day. The Research and Creative Activities Expo was April 30, and winners of the event, sponsored by LU’s Office of Undergraduate Research, have been announced.

Lamar University has selected 21 students to serve as Lamar Ambassadors.

Mahmoud Salimi, an assistant professor of film at Lamar University, is receiving global accolades for his short film, “Not Me.”

The Arts and Sciences Council is proud to recognize students from the College of Arts and Sciences for their academic success.

Mariah McCoy and Yasmine Johnson, accounting majors at Lamar University and members of the National Association of Black Accountants Lamar University Chapter, were chosen to receive the 2019 NABA Houston Metropolitan Chapter Scholarship.

The Lamar University Friends of the Arts announces a record year for Le Grand Bal, raising more than $132,000 for the fine arts programs in the College of Fine Arts and Communication.

Three LU law professors, Frank J. Cavaliere, J.D., Toni P. Mulvaney, J.D., and Marleen Swerdlow, J.D, recently authored a paper which will be published in the “Southern Law Journal.”

Lamar University President Kenneth Evans announced that a total of 707 Lamar University students earned places on the President’s List for the 2019 spring semester.

The Texas Association for College Admission Counseling has named Lamar University Regional Admissions Representative Bridget Adiukwu the 2019 Rising Star.

Katey McCall, a Lamar University junior, is among 10 student regents Governor Greg Abbott appointed to serve June 1, 2019 until May 31, 2020.

Lamar University has been featured in a ranking of the best online bachelor's degrees in entrepreneurship.

Teresa Simpson, Ed. D. has been elected to the Texas Association of College and University Student Personnel Administrators as director of research for the 2019-2021 term.

Jamie Azios, assistant professor in the Lamar University Speech and Hearing Department, has received the Tavistock Trust for Aphasia Distinguished Scholar Award.

Two Lamar University students will be awarded Texas Business Hall of Fame scholarships at a banquet in Houston in the fall.