FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER Trisha S. Pollard

1. FEATURED GUEST SPEAKER Trisha S. Pollard Vice-President and General Manager of Pollard Development, L.P. Bellaire, Texas. Lifelong Learning Dr. Trisha S. Pollard, is a successful businesswoman, lawyer and pioneer in the natural gas industry who, since March 2007, has been a member of The Texas State University System Board of Regents. She serves as vice chairman of the board, which is the governing body of Lamar University and seven other institutions of higher learning in Texas. Pollard graduated from South Texas College of Law. A resident of Bellaire, Pollard is vice president and general manager of Pollard Development, L.P. She began her career at Transcontinental Gas Pipe Line Corp. and was the natural gas industry’s first female “gas buyer.” During her 20 years at Transco, Pollard was manager for gas purchases and gas supply attorney. She then worked for PennUnion Energy Services as vice president for legal and human resources. In 1998, Pollard joined Kinder Morgan Inc. as assistant general counsel. She retired from Kinder Morgan in 2003. She also serves on The Houston Bar Association committees, was chair of the Oil and Gas Section of that association and is a member of the State Bar of Texas. Dr. Trisha S. Pollard will speak during the Friday Luncheon. LAMAR UNIVERSITY 2009 Education Research Conference 409-880-8046 Visit our website: Http://dept.lamar.edu/education/edreserchcon.html