In celebration of their 50th wedding anniversary, Dr. Paul Martin honored his wife, Dorothy “Dotty” Garrett Martin, Eta-Akron, by establishing the Delta Gamma Foundation Lectureships in Values and Ethics. The Dorothy Garrett Martin challenge was started with three $50,000 grants and a vision “to establish a venue on college campuses where values and ethics could be discussed with an open format. A full history of the program can be found in the Boersma Library Resource Center under General Resources > Heritage and History > Foundation.
Today, Lectureships are held on 20 campuses with an additional Lectureship hosted at Convention. Although each Lectureship has its own style and personality, the underlying theme of values and ethics is constant. Speakers range from well-known celebrities, political figures and entrepreneurs to unsung heroes who have overcome adversity or established organizations that further the Delta Gamma motto to do good. View the list of Lectureship speakers in the Boersma Library Resource Center under General Resources > Heritage and History > Foundation.
Explore photo galleries featuring speakers from this year’s Lectureships all the way back to 2015.
View Photo GalleriesFor information on upcoming Lectureships, please visit the Events page. There you’ll find a complete calendar of Delta Gamma events, including both future in-person and virtual Lectureship opportunities. A list of universities hosting Lectureships is provided below.
Delta Gamma Lectureships are hosted at the universities listed below. Please note that some Lectureships do not follow the standard naming convention and should be referenced by the italicized names indicated.
American University
Deese-Knight Family Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics
DePauw University
Duke University
Indiana University
Wilson Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics
Louisiana State University
Mississippi State University
Purdue University
Roanoke College
Southern Methodist University
Texas A&M University
Texas Christian University
University of Akron
University of Houston
Delta Gamma Foundation Richard D. Shirk Family Lectureship in Healthcare Values and Ethics
University of Michigan
University of Missouri
University of North Dakota
The Delta Gamma Foundation/Everson Family Lectureship in Values and Ethics
University of Oklahoma
University of Southern California
University of Texas
University of Washington
Seattle Delta Gamma Lectureship in Values and Ethics
Wichita State University
Lectureship on Health Care Values and Ethics