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Sue Ann Ma delivers expert financial services to residents and companies in and around her offices in the Houston, Texas suburb of Beaumont. She has been providing services such as tax preparation and planning, estate planning, investment and asset management, long-term-care and life insurance, among others, for more than 25 years. In addition to her CPA license, Sue Ann Ma holds a bachelor’s degree from Taiwan Normal University and an MBA from Lamar University in Beaumont.
Today an integral part of the Texas State University System, Lamar University traces its roots to Beaumont, Texas, in 1923, when it began as a junior college. The school moved to new quarters in 1932 and took a new name, Lamar College, honoring Mirabeau B. Lamar, the second president of the Republic of Texas. Nearly two decades later it became the first junior college in Texas to become a four-year institution. With the new status came a new name: the Lamar State College of Technology. Another status change came in 1970 when the school graduated its first doctoral student, and a year later it became Lamar University.
The university continued to grow as a respected research institution while expanding its reach and enrollment, and improving campus life. Designated a Doctoral Research University by the Carnegie Foundation for the Advancement of Teaching, the university has long been recognized as a leader in online learning. During the summer of 2020, Lamar was on the cutting edge of the fight against COVID-19, as a mechanical engineering major employed the school’s 3D printers to fabricate face shields for medical personnel to combat the shortage of personal protective equipment.
More information about Lamar University is available on the school’s website at lamar.edu.
