Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Johanson

The Dr. May Owen Medical Lab Sciences Scholarship was established in 2002 by Dr. and Mrs. Lamar Johanson. The Johansons have long been supporters of Tarleton and its students. Dr. Johanson served as an educator and in various leadership positions at Tarleton for 40 years before his retirement in the spring of 2001. While serving as Dean of the College of Arts and Sciences, Dr. Johanson was instrumental in the formation of the Clinical Laboratory Science degree program in Fort Worth.

The Lamar and Marilynn T. Johanson Endowed Scholarship was established in 2012 by Dr. Lamar and Mrs. Marilynn T. Johanson through their life estate gift. This scholarship is awarded to full-time students in good standing with the University. The scholarship is given as part of their gift of nearly 1,700 acres of farm and ranch land, with mineral rights. Located in San Saba and Mills counties, their wish is for the land to be used as an academic laboratory to support Tarleton research, academic programs, and other university functions. Their gift also provides much needed scholarships and creates a maintenance endowment for the property. Dr. Johanson dedicated 40 years to Tarleton serving in many different capacities, ranging from professor of biological sciences to dean to executive director at the satellite campus in Killeen. Mrs. Johanson earned her master’s degree from Tarleton, and in addition to teaching vocational home economics, she was also an educational specialist with Texas Education Agency and a public school principal. Together the Johansons have committed nearly 75 years to education.

The Lamar and Marilynn T. Johanson Biological Sciences Endowed Scholarship was also established by the Johansons. This scholarship is awarded to a full-time undergraduate or graduate student who is in good standing
with the University and is majoring in any degree offered by the Department of Biological Sciences.