William Preston Beazell Memorial Fund
The income from this fund is used to bring distinguished persons, scholars, or professors to the campus to lecture or conduct a series of lectures. The fund may also be used for visiting artists, composers, and poets to live in residence.
Chester A. Darling Lectureship
The income from this fund, established by friends of Professor Emeritus Chester A. Darling, is used to bring distinguished speakers to the College’s campus.
James B. Hamilton Endowed Lectureship
The income from this fund is used to bring distinguished speakers to the campus, with preference given to lecturers who are interested in research.
Huidekoper Kidder Lectureship
The income from this fund, established by Edgar Huidekoper and his sister, Mrs. Henry P. Kidder, is used to bring distinguished speakers to the College’s campus.
Lord Lecture in Chemistry Endowment Fund
The income from this fund, created by the Thomas Lord Charitable Trust, is used to bring distinguished scientists to campus to lecture on chemistry related topics.
Samuel Sherman Lord, ’42 and Dick Sherman Lord, ’50 Fund
The income from this fund, established by Dick Lord, Class of 1950, and by Nadene E. Lord in memory of her husband Samuel S. Lord, Class of 1942, is used to provide support for the Alexander String Quartet Residency. Should this particular residency cease to exist, the fund will be used to support another music residency.
Barbara Lotze Endowed Lectureship
The income from this fund, established by a gift from the William L. Waytena Foundation in honor of Dr. Barbara Lotze, Professor of Physics at Allegheny for 27 years, is used to bring distinguished scientists to the College to lecture in physics.
Leila W. Parsons Memorial Lectureship in Mathematics
The income from this fund, established by Professor William H. Parsons, chairman of the Geology Department from 1947 to 1974, is used to bring distinguished mathematicians to campus for a series of lectures in math.
Jonathan Lee Rusk Memorial Physics Lecture Fund
The income from this fund, established by friends and family of Jonathan Lee Rusk, is used to bring speakers of national prominence in the field of physics to the College’s campus.
Samuel Schick Lecture Series
This fund is made possible by a gift from The Barry and Florence Friedberg Family Philanthropic Fund. The income from this fund is used to support an annual lecture on some aspect of Jewish history, literature, politics, or religion.
John A. M. and Anna Regina Stewart Concert Series Fund
The income from this fund is used to finance concerts at the College for the benefit of the students, the faculty, and the public.
Sturtevant Lectureship
The income from this fund, established by Paul Sturtevant, Class of 1899, and Watkin P. Sturtevant, Class of 1906, in memory of their father, the Honorable John C. Sturtevant, is used to secure a series of lectures from someone of recognized authority in literature, history, or the social sciences.
Towns Family Lectureship in Practical Ethics
The Towns Family Lectureship in Practical Ethics was established at Allegheny College with gifts from Thelma and John W. Towns, Jr. in 1992, in honor of his mother Helen Davis Towns, Class of 1920. Mr. Towns is an alumnus of the College, Class of 1950. The income from this fund provides a forum for encouraging informed ethical decision making among Allegheny students by bringing to the Allegheny campus notable experts on moral choice within the Jewish, Christian, and Islamic traditions.
Harry C. Winslow and Madeleine King Winslow Ecumenical Fund
The income from this fund, established through a bequest of Madeleine King Winslow, is used to bring an outstanding religious leader to lecture at the College each year. Lectures are to be open to the public, and lecturers of different faiths are to be selected on a rotating basis.