HOUSTON- Lone Star College System Chancellor Dr. Richard Carpenter announced the selection of Dr. Austin Lane as the new president at LSC-Montgomery. “I am pleased to announce that Dr. Austin Lane has accepted our offer to serve as the next president of LSC-Montgomery,” Dr. Carpenter said. Dr. Lane has been vice president for student affairs at Tyler Junior College, Texas since November 2005.  He served at the University of Texas at Arlington in a variety of capacities from 1996 to 2005 including: dean of students, assistant dean of students and director of student judicial affairs; and counseling specialist.  He also serves as an on-site reviewer for SACS.
He has been a lecturer in the school of education, the University of Texas at Arlington and adjunct faculty in psychology at Tarrant County College-Southeast Campus. Lane received a B.A. in psychology from Langston University, Okla.; a M.A. in human relations from the University of Oklahoma, Norman, Okla.; a Ph.D. in psychology from Walden University, Minneapolis, Minn.; and an Ed.D. in higher education administration from the University of Alabama, Tuscaloosa, Ala. “I would like to thank all the students, community members, faculty, staff and administrators who took the time to attend the candidate forums or watch the videos of the forums to provide me feedback,” said Carpenter. “Your input was extremely valuable in helping me make my decision.”
Carpenter noted that Dr. Bob Barringer of Gold Hill Associates served as search consultant and did an excellent job managing the process and bringing forward a superior slate of candidates for the search advisory committee to review. Lane’s appointment is the last of three president openings to be filled at LSCS in the past 45 days, a colossal undertaking in itself. On May 6, Carpenter announced that Dr. Audre Levy had accepted his offer to serve as the next president of LSC-CyFair and Dr. Susan Karr had accepted his offer to serve as LSC-Tomball’s next president.