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
• Watch Lambert as part of a community discussion on inclusion

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.

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President's Cabinet Members

• Lake Lambert
  lambert@hanover.edu
  President
  812-866-7056
  President's Office
  
• Carol Branson
  branson@hanover.edu
  Senior Director of Communications and Marketing
  812-866-7014
  Communications and Marketing
  
• Mike Bruce
  bruce@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Business Affairs
  812-866-7039
  Business Affairs
  
• Christopher Gage
  gage@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Strategy and Enrollment
  812-866-7028
  Admission Office
  
• Lynn Hall
  hall@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Athletics
  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
  
• Diane Magary
  magary@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Career Development and Assistant Professor for the Business Scholars Program
  812-866-7398
  Levett Career Center
  
• Shelley Preocanin
  preocanins@hanover.edu
  Chief of Staff and Executive Assistant to the President
  812-866-7056
  President's Office
  
• Melba Rodriguez
  rodriguez@hanover.edu
  Vice President for Advancement
  812-866-7011
  Advancement
  

Trustees

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

• Elaine Kops-Bedel '74
• Vice Chair
  President of the Indiana Economic Development Corporation for Indiana
  CEO and President
  Bedel Financial Consulting, Inc.
  Indianapolis, Ind.

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

• Lake Lambert
• President of the College

• Shelley Preocanin
• Assistant Secretary of the Board
  Chief of Staff

• Daniel Abrell '86
• Vice President
  Signode Industrial Group
  President and CEO of Cliton Hills Press, Inc.
  Valparaiso, Ind.

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

• Linda C. Baron '73
• Director of Corporate Sourcing & Information Technology (retired)
  Lockheed Martin
  Osprey, Fla.

• Beth Baylor
• Baylor Trucking
  Lawrenceburg, Ind.

• Jeffrey A. Blair '70
• Chairman/CEO of North American Science Associates, Inc. (retired)
  Chairman of ICHOR Vascular, Inc.
  Leesburg, Ind.

• Desa Bubnovich '74
• Owner & CEO
  Amigo Environmental
  San Jose, Calif.

• David A. Chroback '78
• Owner
  Blackhawk Oil and Gas Corporation
  Midland, Texas

• 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.

• Lisa L. Fleming '82
• Owner/Attorney
  Fleming Law PLLC
  Prospect, Ky.

• 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.

• 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.

• Gerald R. Johnson '69
• Chairman & CEO (retired)
  Mercantile Bank
  Grand Rapids, Mich.
  Executive Director of Levett Career Center (retired)

• Wiley Kite '90
• Senior Vice President
  Fidelity Investments
  Chicago, Ill.

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

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

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

• Mary Burch Ratliff '78
• Teacher (retired)
  Hillsborough County Schools
  Bloomington, Ind.

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

• Jamie Turner Wehmeyer '84
• Fishers, Ind.

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

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

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