McLeskey Lecturers

The McLeskey lectureship is an honor bestowed upon individuals who have demonstrated substantial contributions to medical education and leadership. Each year, the selected McLeskey lecturer presents at the SEA Fall Meeting. This annual endowed lectureship was founded by Charles H. McLeskey, M.D.

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History of the McLeskey Lectureship
Charles H. McLeskey, M.D.

Some years ago, I was fortunate to be awarded the SEA/Duke Prize for Education. At the time, SEA was a much smaller organization than it is today and its finances were a little shaky. Rather than squandering the proceeds of the prize, I thought it might be nice to initially double the size of the grant and return it to SEA to start a fund, which would cover the expenses and honorarium associated with a lecture to be held annually. By so doing, I hoped this would enable the organization to bring in outside presenters to enrich the annual meeting, while at the same time relieve the organization of part of the expense of running its annual meetings, which at the time were typically run in the red. Over the years, SEA has evolved into a robust society which is now on firm financial footing. At the same time, the size of the lectureship fund has continued to grow with the goal that one day it will eventually reach a size where it will be self sustaining and fund the annual lecture into perpetuity. Although SEA no longer depends on the financial contribution of a funded lectureship, it is an honor for me to be permitted the opportunity to continue to support a lectureship for an organization which through the years has given to me far more than I could ever hope to return.

Past McLeskey Lecturers