About
Meet Dr. Lawrence D. Brandyburg
Dr. Lawrence D. Brandyburg is the former Interim President of Bishop State Community College in Mobile, Alabama. Over his distinguished 27-year career with the Lone Star College System, Dr. Brandyburg held several key positions. He served as the Dean of Instruction for the Division of Behavioral & Social Sciences and was also the CEO of Lone Star College-Jakarta. In addition, he fulfilled the role of Vice President of Instruction at Lone Star College-University Park. Prior to this, Dr. Brandyburg was the Instructional Dean at Lone Star College-Montgomery and served as Executive Director of the Lone Star College-University Center. His academic contributions include his tenure as Professor of Sociology at Tomball College, where he taught courses such as Introduction to Sociology, Marriage and Family, Social Psychology, and Minority Studies. He also took on leadership roles as Department Chair for Behavioral Sciences and as Special Assistant to the Vice President of Instruction and Student Development at Lone Star College-Tomball.
Beyond his commitments in higher education, Dr. Brandyburg has been actively involved in his community. He served as a Board Member of the Royal Independent School District Board of Trustees and was also on the Waller County Appraisal District Board of Trustees. Earlier in his career, Dr. Brandyburg was an Infantry Officer in the United States military and later transitioned to the private sector as a Retail Director. As an Infantry Officer with the 101st Airborne Division, he served during Operation Desert Storm, where he was awarded the Bronze Star and the Kuwait Liberation Medal. In private industry, Dr. Brandyburg managed a retail operation with annual sales of six million dollars and was responsible for building the Toys R Us store in Sugarland, Texas.
Dr. Brandyburg is a proud graduate of Blinn Community College, where he earned an Associate of Arts degree. During his time at Blinn, he was a student-athlete, securing a conference championship and finishing eighth in the nation at the Junior College National Track meet in 1982. He went on to achieve a Bachelor of Arts degree in History in 1984 and a Master of Arts in Sociology in 1995, both from Prairie View A&M University. Dr. Brandyburg later earned his Doctor of Philosophy in Educational Administration from The University of Texas at Austin in 2005.
Born in Brookshire, Texas on September 24, 1961, Dr. Brandyburg is the son of Lawrence and June Brandyburg. He is happily married to his high school sweetheart, Jerrolyn, and they have shared 40 years of marriage. Together, they have three children.