Tom Johnson

At the groundbreaking, left to right: Mary Wickland (LSCO), John Gothia (Orange County Judge), Gisela Houseman (LSCO Foundation), John Mixon (Durotech), Dr. Tom Johnson (LSCO), Dr. Wendy Elmore (LSCO), Jennifer Harris (State Senator Robert Nichols’s Office), Cole Michalk (Speaker Dade Phelan’s Office) and Stephen Lee (TSUS Regent)

LSCO breaks ground on new $38M academic building

News Staff

Tuesday, June 6, 2023

Lamar State College Orange broke ground April 19 on its new, state-ofthe-art academic building. When finished, the nearly $38 million building will house academic classrooms, labs and the Information Technology department.

Coastal Welding sold to AWG

News Staff

Monday, June 5, 2023

May 1, American Welding & Gas, Inc. (AWG) announced the purchase of Coastal Welding Supply and Specialty Gases, along with the Southeast Texas company’s more than 200 teammates, according to a press release attributed to AWG CEO Jason Krieger.

LSCO President Dr. Thomas Johnson speaks on a panel at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Leadership Conference in Austin on Dec. 2.

State education commissioner invites LSCO president to speak at higher education conference

News Staff

Wednesday, December 8, 2021

At the request of Texas Commissioner of Education Dr. Harrison Keller, Lamar State College Orange (LSCO) President Dr. Thomas Johnson spoke on a panel at the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Leadership Conference in Austin on Dec. 2.

Gatemouth Brown's brother Bobby Brown and niece Brenda Brown with LSCO President Tom Johnson

LSCO president gives Brown family ‘sneak peek’ at Gatemouth Plaza

News Staff

Monday, October 25, 2021

Lamar State College Orange President Tom Johnson gave a sneak peek of the new Gatemouth Plaza to Clarence “Gatemouth” Brown’s brother, Bobby Brown, and Gatemouth’s niece, Brenda Brown.

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