Dr. Betty Reynard is the president of Lamar State College-Port Arthur. As president she is responsible for providing overall leadership to the college. The major areas of responsibility include academic programs, athletics, finance, library services, student services, physical plant, and workforce training.
Since arriving, Dr. Reynard has continued to build upon the academic programs while establishing a focus on technical education and workforce training. Future plans include construction projects on campus, improved communication plans, and a continued emphasis of technical programs and workforce education.
Reynard has over thirty years of experience in higher education. She began her career in 1979 as a faculty member at Lamar University and moved to Lamar Institute of Technology as a program director and assistant to the vice president for academic affairs. In 2007, she became LIT’s Vice President for Academic Affairs. She is a member of several professional organizations and was appointed to the Board of Trustees for the American Technical Education Association.
Dr. Reynard earned an associate of applied science degree in dental hygiene, a bachelor’s degree in secondary education and a master’s degree in educational administration from Lamar University. She earned her doctorate in higher education administration from the University of Houston.
She has received numerous honors and awards including several Teaching Excellence Awards, Distinguished Alumni Award, an Award from the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development, the Ben and Julie Rogers Community Service Award, a Faculty Merit award from Lamar University and was recognized as the First Year Student Advocate from the National Resource Center for the First Year Experience & Students in Transition.
