Distinguished Lecturer Series
In March of 1980, Sam Houston State University inaugurated a program called the Research Recognition Lecture. In October of 1981 the name of the program changed to Distinguished Lecturer Series. The goal of the series is to invite distinguished lecturers in a variety of disciplines and professions to recognize faculty research.
Upcoming Speaker
To be announced
Past Speakers
World Political Analyst, Distinguished Professor of Global Diplomacy at the University of San Diego, CA, Speaker 2011
Director of the Louisiana State University F.A.C.E.S. Lab, Speaker 2010
James Trefil
Physicist and Author, Speaker 2009
Sylvia Hurtado
Director, The Higher Education Research Institute at UCLA, Speaker 2007
Paul Finkelman
Author, Speaker 2006
James Bradley
Author, Speaker 2005
Charlie Wilson
Former U.S. Congressman, Speaker 2004
Richard Smalley
Nobel Prize Recipient in 1996, Speaker 2003
Peter Hammond Liddle
Author & Director, The Second World War Experience Centre, Speaker 2003
John Young
Astronaut, Speaker 2001



