Our Donors

Ms. Catherine Neff

Ms. Catherine Neff

Phillip E. Neff was an adjunct professor who taught Instrumentation at Lamar Institute of Technology in the late 1990’s after retiring from industry. He developed lung cancer and passed away on August 8, 1999. Many friends and colleagues joined together to establish...

Ms. Cindy Westfall

Ms. Cindy Westfall

The Total Port Arthur Refinery is a refining asset of Total Petrochemical USA, Inc. The Total Port Arthur Refinery is the only Refining asset of Total Petrochemical USA, Inc. Originally constructed as an oil terminal in the early 1900s, the Port Arthur Refinery...

Ms. Cynthia McKinley

Ms. Cynthia McKinley

Ms. Delia Walker

Ms. Delia Walker

Ralph Mock was a drafting instructor at Lamar Institute of Technology for many years. Ralph was a very generous man and was always dedicated to his students. Education was very important to him and he was a strong supporter of LIT.

Ms. Eva Geer

Ms. Eva Geer

The Geer men had a strong tradition of taking care of their own. They took care of their families first and foremost. Joseph Jesse Geer, Sr. proudly served his country in the Navy during World War II. After 12 years in the Navy, he came back to Beaumont, Texas and...

Ms. Gisela Houseman

Ms. Gisela Houseman

Gisela Houseman is well known throughout the community for her philanthropic work in Southeast Texas. She was born in Hamburg, Germany and became a United States resident in 1950. Before moving to Southeast Texas in 1987 she was an insurance professional for 25 years...

Ms. Jamie Voskamp

Ms. Jamie Voskamp

Ms. Kathleen Hicks

Ms. Kathleen Hicks

After the devastation of Hurricane Ike in 2008, HR & R is actively involved in rebuilding the Sabine Pass Independent School District in Sabine Pass, Texas. HR &R Risk Management in San Angelo, Texas has a longstanding commitment to guarantee that students are...

Ms. Leslie Wilson

Ms. Leslie Wilson

n 1975 Mrs. Ward gave the College of Health Sciences of Lamar University several million dollars for an endowed scholarship for the degree programs within the college, which were Nursing, Radiology and Dental Hygiene. During the 1980’s Mrs. Ward modified her gift to...

Ms. Linda Bargainer

Ms. Linda Bargainer

: The Sabine-Neches Food Industry Association was a local chapter of the Texas Grocery and Convenience Association, a 65-year-old statewide organization dedicated to serving and promoting all retail and wholesale segments of the food, grocery and petroleum...

Ms. Lori Traweek

Ms. Lori Traweek

Ms. Mary Ann Reid

Ms. Mary Ann Reid

Golden Pass Liquefied Natural Gas terminal in Sabine Pass receives liquefied natural gas from Qatar, warming the natural gas from its chilly minus 260 degrees Fahrenheit and sending it through pipelines. At this very cold 260 degree temperature, the gas becomes a...

Ms. Melanie Pharris

Ms. Melanie Pharris

Ms. Melody Ortiz

Ms. Melody Ortiz

Ms. Michelle DeMoss

Ms. Michelle DeMoss

Ms. Molly Jones Brown

Ms. Molly Jones Brown

Ms. Nakisha Burns

Ms. Nakisha Burns

ExxonMobil is one of the original and largest endowment donors to the Lamar Institute of Technology Foundation. Scholarship proceeds from this endowment are directed to process operating technology students.

Ms. Pam Williams

Ms. Pam Williams

Entergy established this scholarship in honor of its current line and service employees, to ensure a capable utility line workforce for the future, and to attract talent to this profession and Entergy.

Ms. Polly Jones

Ms. Polly Jones

This scholarship was established in March 1989 IY; Mrs. Polly Jones in loving memory of her h’-lsband, Sidney. The funds were given to Lamar University to endow a scholarship which shall be named the Sidney Jones Memorial Scholarship.

Ms. Regina Rogers

Ms. Regina Rogers

Ms. Ruthie Wolfe; Ms. Darlene Mills

Ms. Ruthie Wolfe; Ms. Darlene Mills

Ms. Selwyn Jones

Ms. Selwyn Jones

In his will, Mr. Mansinger left a bequest of 20% of the residue of his estate to the Lamar University Foundation “to be used for scholarships for deserving students to attend any campuses of Lamar University and/or Lamar Institute of Technology, with preference being...

Ms. Virginia Bean

Ms. Virginia Bean

Samuel Lester Bean passed away on May 4, 2006, after a battle with cancer. The veteran president of the Beaumont Branch of the NAACP was a retired railroad engineer, a committed family man and a tireless champion of those who struggle for equal rights and...

Nellen Roland

Nellen Roland

Ronnie Hindsman

Ronnie Hindsman

Rotary Club of Beaumont

Rotary Club of Beaumont

When Rotary came to Beaumont, Texas in 1913, who could have dreamed of the resounding success of such a group for more than 100 years? The first Rotarians probably never dreamed that the Club would have grown so large and done so much “Service Above Self” through...

Roy McGrath

Roy McGrath

The Citizens Police Academy is a fourteen week training program held one evening each week and offered at no cost to citizens of Jefferson County who are at least 18 years of age. The purpose of the program is to educate and expose community members to the operations...