Board Chairman Glenn O. Lewis to Give Founders Day Address on September 10, at Texas Southern University

No one can tell the story about the renaissance of Texas Southern University better than Glenn O. Lewis. And the “O” stands for extremely "Optimistic”. As chairman of the TSU Board of Regents since 2007, Lewis now knows more about the university than perhaps most of its previous chairs. He has a vibe that’s almost automatic. He reconnects former students and graduates to the university – many times if they do not have their business cards on them – he grabs whatever is available to write on…program booklets, paper napkins, handkerchiefs, and scrap paper...sometimes committing the information to memory.

Chairman Lewis came to the University with a stellar career in public service and law. His appointment to the Board of Regents followed his leadership as Chairman of the Blue Ribbon Advisory Committee for Texas Southern University established by Texas Governor Rick Perry. Lewis served for ten years in the Texas House of Representatives from the ninety-fifth district in Tarrant County. During that first term, his colleagues in The House honored him by voting him The Outstanding Freshman of the Seventy-Fourth Session of the Texas Legislature.