Hanover College

President Lake Lambert

President Lambert and his wife, Kelly

Lake Lambert, Ph.D., began his tenure as the 16th president of Hanover College July 1, 2015, the sixth in the past 100 years. He succeeds President Emerita Sue DeWine, Ph.D., who retired after eight years with the College.

Lambert's inaugural address: "Education for a Tough Mind and a Tender Heart."

Lambert's curriculum vitae

Lambert came to Hanover from Mercer University in Macon, Ga., where he served as dean of the College of Liberal Arts since 2010. The College of Liberal Arts is the largest of Mercer’s colleges and schools with 1,500 students, 143 faculty and staff, more than 40 academic programs and a budget exceeding $52 million.

During his tenure at Mercer, undergraduate enrollment grew by 15 percent. He also chaired a university task force on undergraduate retention and established a student-success grant program for academic departments. Additionally, he created a strategic planning committee and developed the first strategic plan for the College of Liberal Arts.

In academics, Lambert designed and implemented a new general education program and assessment system, developed four new interdisciplinary academic majors, implemented a new faculty evaluation system and created a new global and international studies department. He also expanded guaranteed admission programs, including physical therapy and law, established the McDonald Center for America’s Founding Principles with $3 million in private gifts and launched the Center for Collaborative Journalism with $3.7 million in grant support.

In total fundraising, he worked jointly to secure more than $5.5 million in grants and gifts for the College of Liberal Arts. Lambert also upgraded seven academic buildings, focusing on classroom technology.

Prior to joining Mercer, Lambert served as a professor of religion and Board of Regents Chair in Ethics at Wartburg College in Waverly, Iowa, from 1996 to 2010. During his last two years, he served as assistant dean of academic planning at Wartburg and directed the college’s strategic planning process.

Additionally, Lambert was the founding director of the Center for Community Engagement, a $2.5 million program funded by Lilly Endowment, Inc., providing professional development, student vocational discovery, support and expansion of experiential learning, and mutually beneficial external relationships. He also taught courses in ethics and theology.

An active scholar, Lambert’s research has focused on workplace spirituality, professional ethics, and church-related higher education. He is the author of “Spirituality, Inc.: Religion in the American Workplace,” (NYU Press 2009) which surveys the role of spirituality in business from medieval guilds to industrial company towns, right up to current trends in the contemporary business environment. He has also authored several articles and essays in academic journals.

During 1991 and 1992, he served as a historian for the National Park Service, researching and planning for the Selma to Montgomery National Historic Trail, commemorating the 1965 civil rights march.

He earned his doctorate at Princeton Theological Seminary in 1997. He holds bachelor of arts (economics and history) and master of theological studies degrees from Emory University (Georgia).

His family includes his wife, Kelly, daughter, Bailey and son, Zack.

President's Cabinet Members

• Lake Lambert
  lambert@hanover.edu
  President
  812-866-7056
  President's Office
• Mike Bruce
  bruce@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Business Affairs
  812-866-7039
  Business Affairs
• Rhonda Burch
  burch@hanover.edu
  Senior Director of Communications and Marketing
  812-866-7014
  Communications and Marketing
• Christopher Gage
  gage@hanover.edu
  Special Assistant to the President and Director of Strategic Initiatives
  812-866-7028
  President's Office
• Lynn Hall
  hall@hanover.edu
  Director of Athletics / Assistant Professor of Health & Fitness
  812-866-7385
  Athletics
• Steve Jobe
  jobe@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Academic Affairs and Dean of Faculty
  812-866-7005
  Academic Affairs
• Dewain Lee
  leed@hanover.edu
  Vice President and Dean of Student Life
  812-866-7075
  Student Life
• Jon Riester
  riester@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Enrollment Management
  812-866-7021
  Admission Office
• Melba Rodriguez
  rodriguez@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Advancement
  812-866-7011
  Development

Trustees

• Mark A. Levett '71
• Chair
  Vice President of Corporate (retired)
• Responsibility; CEO Cummins Foundation
  Cummins Inc.
  Columbus, Ind.

• Elaine Kops-Bedel '74
• Vice Chair
  CEO and President
  Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Kenneth L. Gladish '74
• Secretary
  President & CEO/Philanthropic Advisor (retired)
  The Seton Foundation/Seton Family Hospitals
  Austin, Texas

• Lake Lambert
• President of the College

• Treva Shelton
• Assistant Secretary of the Board
  Assistant to the President

• James "Jamie" Anderson '93
• CFO & Executive Vice President
  MainSource Bank
  Greensburg, Ind.

• Beth Baylor
• Baylor Trucking
  Lawrenceburg, Ind.

• Jeffrey A. Blair '70
• Chairman
  ICHOR Vascular, Inc.
  Leesburg, Ind.

• D. Wade Clapp M.D. '77
• Physician In Chief
  Riley Hospital for Children at IU Health
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Dima Elissa '85
• President and CEO
  VisMed3D
  Chicago, Ill.

• Susanne Talmage Ellman '65
• Artist
  Co-owner of Ellman Properties
  Fort Lauderdale, Fla.

• Matt Forrester
• Regional Chairman
  German American Bank Corp.
  Madison, Ind.

• Isaac Kwaku Fokuo Jr. '98
• Principal and Founder
  BOTHO Limited
• CEO, The African Leadership Network
• Founder, Sino Africa Center of Excellence
  Nairobi, Kenya

• L. John Gable '78
• Senior Pastor
  Tabernacle Presbyterian Church
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Mark Gabriel '70
• Vice President Finance
  Mainstream Fiber Networks
  Nashville, Ind.

• James R. Gaunt '67
• President & CEO (retired)
  Fifth Third Bank
  Cincinnati, OH and Hilton Head, S.C.

• Kristine Rector Gleason '73
• Senior Scientific Director, Oncology Global Medical Affairs
  AbbVie
  North Chicago, Ill.
  
  

• Eric A. Haas '78
• Hofbrahaus Newport, Pittsburgh, Columbus
• National Band & Tag Company
• Newport, KY

• Patricia Stockton Hagenah '66
• Board Member
• Chicago Foundation for Education
• Kenilworth, Ill.

• J. Joseph Hale, Jr. '71
• President (retired)
  Cinergy Foundation
  Naples, Fla.

• Ross K. Hubbard '74
• Freelance photographer
  Naples, Fla.
  
  

• Geoffrey R. Lorenz '65
• Chairman of the Board
  The Lorenz Corporation
  Dayton, Ohio

• Veronica Witt Martin '84
• Vice President, Business Development
  Humana Behavioral Health
  Irving, Texas

• Gary Montgomery '60
• Vice President & CFO (retired)
  Amsted Industries
  Chicago, Ill.

• Mark Nichols '74
• Attorney (retired)
  Campbell Law Firm PLLC
  Little Rock, AR

• James L. "Chip" Pease '68
• Chairman
  AAA Allied Group, Inc
  Cincinnati, Ohio

• Philippe "Phil" Salsbery '85
• Co-founder & CFO
  316 Investments
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Richard A. Shearer '70
• Executive Vice President (retired)
  Bank of New York Mellon
  New York, N.Y.

• William Shrewsberry Jr.
• President
  Shrewsberry and Associates, LLC
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Stephen K. Smith '64
• Dell Computers (retired)
  Austin, Texas

• James B. Sturges '54
• Chairman (retired)
  The Fifth Third Bank of Central Indiana
  Greensburg, Ind.

• John C. Trimble '77
• Attorney
  Lewis Wagner, LLP
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Jamie Turner Wehmeyer '84
• Fishers, Ind.

• Chris Welker '97
• Treasury Operations Director
  Koch Industries
  Beachwood, OH

• Sue Seifert Williams '65
• President WJDR Enterprises, Inc.
  Avid Volunteer
  Clearwater Beach, FL

• Mark Williams '76
• Vice President General Counsel (retired)
  Michelin North America, Inc.
  Greenville, S.C.

• Gregory C. Willman '85
• Co-founder and CEO
  316 Investments LLC
  Indianapolis, Ind.

• Michael B. Zeddies '77
• President and Owner
  Midland Marketing Inc.
  Chicago, Ill.