Lectureship

Mu Chapter's Delta Gamma Foundation
Lectureship in Values and Ethics
In Partnership with the University of Missouri

Delta Gamma alumnae and collegians with Tim Gun

2019: John Quinones, multi-award-winning co-anchor of the ABC newsmagazine Primetime and sole anchor on Primetime series, What Would You Do?

2018: Jeanette Wells, author of the award-winning novel The Glass Castle

2017: Daymond John, businessman, well known for being a "shark" on the popular TV show "Shark Tank"

2016: Dr. Bennett Omalu, author of, and the inspiration for the film Concussion, starring Will Smith

2015: Tim Gunn, author, and mentor on the television series Project Runway

2014: Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace

Our 23rd Lectureship in Values and Ethics will take place on November 1, and the speaker will be announced soon!

Past Speakers

2016, Dr. Bennet Omalu, author of, and the inspiration for the film Concussion, starring Will Smith
2015, Tim Gunn, author, and mentor on the television series Project Runway
2014, Dr. Jane Goodall, DBE, primatologist, ethologist, anthropologist, and United Nations Messenger of Peace
2014, Elizabeth Smart, a survivor of kidnapping in Utah, and advocate for the prevention of child abduction
2013, Aimee Mullins, Paralympic athlete, model, and member of the Council to Empower Women and Girls Through Sports
2012, Frank Abagnale, author of Catch Me If You Can, and the inspiration for the film and award-winning musical of the same name
2011, Aron Ralston, outdoorsman, author, engineer, and inspiration for the film, 127 Hours
2010, Sean and Collins Tuohy, portrayed in the film The BLIND Side
2009, Lisa Ling, CNN journalist, and international correspondent
2009, Joan Brock, author of More Than Meets the Eye
2008, Jeff Corwin, Animal Planet star and conservationist
2007, Christopher Gardner, portrayed in the film The Pursuit of Happiness
2006, Dr. Ronan Tynan, Paralympic GOLD medalist and opera singer
2005, Dr. Sally Ride, the first female astronaut
2004, Sylvia Nasar, author of, and inspiration for the movie, A Beautiful Mind
2003, Antwone Fisher, the protagonist of the book Finding Fish
and movie Antwone Fisher
2002, Jerry Greenfield, co-founder of Ben and Jerry’s Ice Cream
2001, Herman Boone, the coach from Remember the Titans
2000, Patricia Russell McCloud, author of A Is for Attitude: An Alphabet for Living
2000, Mitch Albom, author of Tuesday’s with Morrie
1999, Homer H. Hickam, Jr., author of October Sky
1999, Maureen Syring and Marilyn Fordham, former Delta Gamma Council Presidents

MISSION STATEMENT

The mission of our Lectureship is to preserve and promote ethical behavior and values through exposure to distinguished lecturers on the broad topics of values and ethics. All students may attend free of charge.

Delta Gamma alumnae and collegians, along with the University of Missouri, raised the initial funds for the Lectureship endowment in 1996. In 1999, the inaugural Fall Lectureship presented an evening with Homer H. Hickam, Jr., author of October Sky, and it was met with resounding success. Since then, a host of stellar lectureships have taken place, and to date, we have presented 22 speakers.

Our partnership with the University of Missouri makes us unique, stronger, and recognized as part of the fabric of our University. According to Dr. Cathy Scroggs, former Vice Chancellor of Student Affairs, "The Delta Gamma Lectureship is the single most important opportunity the University offers students to celebrate the institution's values: Respect, Responsibility, Discovery, and Excellence."

As long as the University stands, so will the Lectureship!

For more information about attending our Lectureship, or to make a donation to support this extraordinary lecture series, please contact Lucinda Rice-Petrie, Lectureship Committee Chairman, via lrpmudg@aol.com or 816.916.0927

Delta Gamma members with Elizabeth Smart, a kidnapping survivor