Fellows Lectureship

The Fellows Lectureship provides speakers for single occasions sponsored by Phi Beta Kappa groups. The Fellows Lectureship draws on four regional panels, with speakers representing a variety of disciplines and fields of interest.

Since its establishment by the Phi Beta Kappa Fellows (then the Associates) in 1942, the program has provided distinguished lecturers to chapters and associations for over 1,325 events, including initiation meetings, honors convocations, annual dinners and other special occasions.

If your group is interested in scheduling a Fellows Lecturer, please consult the procedural information.

Fellows Lectureship Panels 2008-2009

Midwest

T.H. Breen
William Smith Mason Professor of American History, Northwestern University
David M. Clifford
Melba and Forest Seay Professor of Clinical Neuropharmacology and Professor of Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine
Thomas G. Palaima
Raymond F. Dickson Centennial Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Lisa M. Pratt
Professor of Geological Sciences, Indiana University
Robert J. Richards
Morris Fishbein Professor of Science and Medicine, University of Chicago

You may view the biographical sketches of each lecturer here (PDF).

Northeast

Mark A. Cane
G. Unger Vetlesen Professor of Earth and Climate Sciences, Columbia University
Matt Cartmill
Professor of Anthropology, Boston University
Research Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Robert A. Gross
Draper Professor of Early American History, University of Connecticut
Donald F. Kettl
Robert A. Fox Leadership Professor, University of Pennsylvania
Dennis O'Brien
President Emeritus, University of Rochester
Judith V. Reppy
Professor of Science and Technology Studies, Cornell University
Paul Rozin
Professor of Psychology, University of Pennsylvania
George Saliba
Professor of Arabic and Islamic Science, Columbia University

You may view the biographical sketches of each lecturer here (PDF).

Southeast

Matt Cartmill
Professor of Anthropology, Boston University
Research Professor of Evolutionary Anthropology, Duke University
Mary L. Good
Dean and University Professor, Donaghey College of Information Science and Systems Engineering, University of Arkansas at Little Rock
Harvey E. Klehr
Andrew W. Mellon Professor of Politics and History, Emory University
Patricia Yancey Martin
Emerita Professor of Sociology, Florida State University
Thomas G. Palaima
Raymond F. Dickson Centennial Professor, University of Texas at Austin
Sue V. Rosser
Dean, Ivan Allen College/Liberal Arts College, Georgia Institute of Technology

You may view the biographical sketches of each lecturer here (PDF).

West

Elizabeth Barber
Professor Emerita of Linguistics and Archaeology, Occidental College
Erich S. Gruen
Wood Professor Emeritus of History and Classics, University of California, Berkeley
William P. Reinhardt
Professor of Chemistry and Adjunct Professor of Physics, University of Washington

You may view the biographical sketches of each lecturer here (PDF).