8-K

                                  UNITED STATES
                       SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION
                             Washington, D.C. 20549



                                    FORM 8-K


                                 CURRENT REPORT
     Pursuant to Section 13 or 15(d) of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934



        Date of Report (Date of earliest event reported): MARCH 15, 2002



                               LANCER CORPORATION
             (Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)



           TEXAS                       0-13875                 74-1591073
(State or other jurisdiction of      (Commission             (IRS Employer
incorporation or organization)       File Number)          Identification No.)



  6655 LANCER BLVD., SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS                          78219
(Address of principal executive offices)                       (Zip Code)



       Registrant's telephone number, including area code: (210) 310-7000





ITEM 5. OTHER EVENTS

The registrant's press release dated March 15, 2002, regarding the announcement
concerning VRTX Technology is attached as Exhibit 99.2.


ITEM 7(C). EXHIBITS

  o    99.2  Press release announcement concerning VRTX Technology.


SIGNATURES


      Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the
Registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the
undersigned hereunto duly authorized.



                                          LANCER CORPORATION
                                          (Registrant)



March 15, 2002,                           By: /s/ GEORGE F.SCHROEDER
                                              -------------------------
                                              GEORGE F. SCHROEDER
                                              PRESIDENT




EXHIBIT INDEX


99.2  Press release announcement concerning VRTX Technology.

EX-99.2

Exhibit 99.2


                                 NEWS RELEASE


      FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE:  FRIDAY MARCH 15, 2002

      Contact:    Scott Adams
                  Lancer Corporation
                  6655 Lancer Blvd.
                  San Antonio, Texas 78219
                  (210) 310-7065


             LANCER MAKES ANNOUNCEMENT CONCERNING VRTX TECHNOLOGY

SAN ANTONIO, TEXAS, March 15, 2002 - Lancer Corporation (ASE: LAN) announced a
development involving its VRTX technology.

Lancer has formed a new company, VRTX Technology Corporation (the "Company")
that has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire the marketing rights to
the VRTX technology from A.W. Chesterton Company. Terms of the transaction were
not disclosed. Closing of the transaction is subject to VRTX Technology
Corporation obtaining satisfactory debt and/or equity financing to complete the
purchase of the marketing rights, and to fund future growth of the Company.

Lancer had previously licensed Chesterton to market certain products based on
the technology. Lancer will continue to manufacture VRTX units, and will sell
them to the Company. The Company expects to operate and finance itself
independently from Lancer.

VRTX is a non-chemical water treatment system that simultaneously controls
scale, corrosion, and microorganisms. The system reduces operating costs as it
uses no chemicals and significantly reduces water usage and sewage disposal.
Current VRTX customers are industrial users that process water through cooling
towers and condensers. Additional information is available at
www.vrtx-technologies.com.

Alfred A. Schroeder, Lancer's Chairman, commented: "Although the VRTX product is
still fairly new in the market, it is experiencing good growth, including
important repeat orders from customers with multiple locations. Our enthusiasm
about the prospects for this product line caused us to create a single-minded
organization that we hope will accelerate VRTX's growth."



Lancer is a leading manufacturer and distributor of fountain soft drink and beer
dispensing equipment and related parts and components, serving customers
worldwide. The Company, headquartered in San Antonio, Texas, has manufacturing
facilities in San Antonio, Texas; Adelaide, Australia; and Piedras Negras,
Mexico. Lancer operates distribution centers in Chicago, Illinois; Sydney,
Australia; Brussels, Belgium; Monterrey, Mexico; Auckland, New Zealand; and
Moscow, Russia.

Under the safe harbor provisions of the Private Securities Litigation Reform Act
of 1995, the Company cautions investors that any forward-looking statements or
projections made by the Company, including those made in this document, are
subject to risks and uncertainties that may cause actual results to differ
materially from those projected. These risks and uncertainties include, but are
not limited to, uncertainties related to economic conditions, market demand for
the Company's products, the availability of financing, and other uncertainties
related to the completion of the proposed transaction and the viability of the
new company.