
Lamar P. Higgins
Biography provided by Phyllis Bergan Jackson
Historiographer, 10th Episcopal District Lay Organization
Lamar P. Higgins is the ninth child born to the late Joe and Jessie Higgins. A native of Marbury, Lamar was educated in the public school system and received his B.S. degree from Troy University. As a student at TROY, he became the first African American to serve as SGA Vice President and the first African American elected as SGA President.
He also holds the distinction of being the first person to be elected to a second term as SGA President, without opposition. Lamar has completed additional work toward a master's degree in public administration from Auburn University in Montgomery.
Lamar has a distinguished career in public and governmental service. He has served as Executive Assistant to the Governor of Alabama; Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Howell T. Heflin; State Aide to Alabama Supreme Court Justice Oscar Adams; Assistant Director of Human Resources of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center; Equal Employment Officer for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, and Assistant Director of the Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs. Lamar is a partner at Fine Geddie & Associates, a governmental affairs firm in Montgomery.
Lamar is a community servant and advocate. His devout Christian parents instilled in him principles of hard work and community service. Lamar founded “Twenty Distinguished Young Men” in Huntsville, Alabama, a community service organization nationally recognized for their work with young African American men. NBC's news program, "TODAY," spotlighted Lamar and the organization for a program, "Guns For Life," which took more than 300 guns off the streets of Huntsville and out of the hands of teenagers.
Lamar was appointed by the Governor of Alabama to serve his alma mater as a member of the Board of Trustees of Troy University in 1996 making him the first African American member of the Board. During his tenure, Troy University erected the Rosa L. Parks Library and Museum in honor of Mrs. Rosa Parks. A state-of-the-art conference room within the museum bears the name "The Lamar P. Higgins Conference Room," as testament of Lamar's contributions to the University and his efforts in making the library and museum a reality. He serves as Vice President Pro Tempore of the Board, becoming the first African American elected to the ranks of Board leadership. Higgins help lead the charge for legislation naming Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day and for a statute of Parks to be placed on the grounds of the state capitol.
Lamar is an active member of the AME Church. He has served as a delegate to the General Conference and the Lay Biennial, and is a member of the Episcopal Committee, the General Board and the General Conference Commission. He is a member of St. Paul AME Church Montgomery, Alabama, the home church of Mrs. Rosa Parks, where he serves as a Steward and Exhorter. Lamar is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Lamar P. Higgins is the brother of our Historiographer, Phyllis Bergen-Jackson.
Biography provided by Phyllis Bergan Jackson
Historiographer, 10th Episcopal District Lay Organization
Lamar P. Higgins is the ninth child born to the late Joe and Jessie Higgins. A native of Marbury, Lamar was educated in the public school system and received his B.S. degree from Troy University. As a student at TROY, he became the first African American to serve as SGA Vice President and the first African American elected as SGA President.
He also holds the distinction of being the first person to be elected to a second term as SGA President, without opposition. Lamar has completed additional work toward a master's degree in public administration from Auburn University in Montgomery.
Lamar has a distinguished career in public and governmental service. He has served as Executive Assistant to the Governor of Alabama; Special Assistant to U.S. Senator Howell T. Heflin; State Aide to Alabama Supreme Court Justice Oscar Adams; Assistant Director of Human Resources of the U.S. Space & Rocket Center; Equal Employment Officer for the City of Huntsville, Alabama, and Assistant Director of the Alabama Department of Economic & Community Affairs. Lamar is a partner at Fine Geddie & Associates, a governmental affairs firm in Montgomery.
Lamar is a community servant and advocate. His devout Christian parents instilled in him principles of hard work and community service. Lamar founded “Twenty Distinguished Young Men” in Huntsville, Alabama, a community service organization nationally recognized for their work with young African American men. NBC's news program, "TODAY," spotlighted Lamar and the organization for a program, "Guns For Life," which took more than 300 guns off the streets of Huntsville and out of the hands of teenagers.
Lamar was appointed by the Governor of Alabama to serve his alma mater as a member of the Board of Trustees of Troy University in 1996 making him the first African American member of the Board. During his tenure, Troy University erected the Rosa L. Parks Library and Museum in honor of Mrs. Rosa Parks. A state-of-the-art conference room within the museum bears the name "The Lamar P. Higgins Conference Room," as testament of Lamar's contributions to the University and his efforts in making the library and museum a reality. He serves as Vice President Pro Tempore of the Board, becoming the first African American elected to the ranks of Board leadership. Higgins help lead the charge for legislation naming Dec. 1 as Rosa Parks Day and for a statute of Parks to be placed on the grounds of the state capitol.
Lamar is an active member of the AME Church. He has served as a delegate to the General Conference and the Lay Biennial, and is a member of the Episcopal Committee, the General Board and the General Conference Commission. He is a member of St. Paul AME Church Montgomery, Alabama, the home church of Mrs. Rosa Parks, where he serves as a Steward and Exhorter. Lamar is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha fraternity.
Lamar P. Higgins is the brother of our Historiographer, Phyllis Bergen-Jackson.