When the Lectureship was established, a committee was appointed to oversee it. Current Lectureship Committee members include:
Dr. Kelly Bruhn
Dr. Alanah Mitchell
Dr. Neil Hamilton
Mary Scanlan
Pam Bass-Bookey
Janis Ruan
Marcia Wanamaker
Eleanor Zeff
Bob Riley
Julie Stewart
Liz Hatfield
Dr. Richard Deming
Dr. Cassity Gutierrez
Shawna Kasner-Hannam
Paul LeFort
Allie Koenigsfeld
History
When the Lectureship Series was first established, the initial Lectureship Committee appointed by President Michael Ferrari included:
Melva Bucksbaum
Mary Bucksbaum, daughter of Martin and Melva Bucksbaum
Jim Autry, poet, consultant, and retired executive of the Meredith Corporation
David Hurd, former CEO of the Principal Financial Group
Charles Johnson, Chairman and CEO (retired) of Pioneer HiBred International
David Kruidenier, former publisher of the Des Moines Register and a member of the Cowles family
Lorraine May, a Des Moines attorney
Neil Hamilton, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of Law and Director of the Agricultural Law Center
Susann Siebke, formerly the Director of the Drake Business Center
Robert Woodward, Ellis and Nelle Levitt Professor of Journalism and Mass Communication.
Myron Marty, the Ann G. and Sigurd E. Anderson University Professor, has been the chair of the committee and coordinator of the lectures since its inception. He was assisted by Susann Siebke until his retirement in 2001. Beginning with the lecture in March 2000 by Marian Wright Edelman, administrative support has been provided by Rod Henshaw, dean of Cowles Library, and Susan Breakenridge, special assistant to the dean.
Charlotte Hubbell also served on the initial committee but resigned when her family moved to the Netherlands.
Contact Us
For more information, contact Erica Hartschen, Assistant to the Vice President for University Advancement, at 515-271-4990 orerica.hartschen@drake.edu.