Eugene Hotchkiss III was appointed president of Lake Forest College in 1970 and served in that role for 23 years, retiring as President Emeritus in 1993. During a presidency marked by multiple accomplishments, Gene and his wife Sue were particularly known for their passionate support of faculty scholarship. They believed that the heart of a liberal arts college lies in a faculty dedicated to teaching and committed to research. Gene and Sue felt that, in order to teach freshly, faculty members needed to have opportunities to renew their scholarship and creativity and that the best indicator of scholarly engagement was peer-reviewed publication. After Sue passed away in 2013, Gene expressed the wish to provide further support for the scholarly and professional work of the College’s faculty. Thanks to Gene’s generosity, we are delighted to annually host the Sue and Gene Hotchkiss Celebration of Faculty Scholarship and honor the published and creative work of our distinguished faculty.
*There is no program for the 2019-2020 Celebration due to circumstances surrounding the COVID-19 pandemic. Some 2019-2020 publications are included in the 2020-2021 program.
