Roger Lawler Endowment

Roger Lawler was born near Ben Wheeler Texas and passed away in March 2021.

When he was 16 his enlisted in the Navy during World War II and was assigned to a submarine based at Pearl Harbor. He also joined the Marine Corp during the Korean War where he shipped overseas as a member of the Black Sheep Squadron. In between the wars, he attended both the University of Texas at Arlington and Southern Methodist University. Upon his return to Texas, he worked at United Airlines and NASA. In the 1960’s, he bought a farm in Frisco and continued to be successful buying and selling land. Roger was passionate about education because “it gives you freedom.” There is a building named after him at the Frisco Campus. His endowment will help students for many years to come.