Western Texas College board appoints Dr. Laurie Sharp president, names interim through Dec. 1

The board of trustees of Western Texas College appointed Dr. Laurie Sharp as the institution’s seventh president. | COURTESY PHOTO
The board of trustees of Western Texas College appointed Dr. Laurie Sharp as the institution’s seventh president. | COURTESY PHOTO

SNYDER— At their board meeting on Nov. 10, 2025, the Western Texas College board of trustees unanimously appointed Dr. Laurie Sharp as president. Dr. Sharp will succeed Dr. Barbara Beebe and begin her responsibilities on December 1, 2025.

The board took an official vote at the meeting after waiting the required 21 days following the announcement of Sharp as the lone finalist, as mandated by Texas s…