C-SC Annual Sperry Lecture to Feature Story and Song of Missouri’s J.W. “Blind” Boone

October 29, 2025

CANTON, Mo. — Culver-Stockton College invites the public to the annual John A. Sperry Lecture on Wednesday, Nov. 12 at 6:30 p.m. This year’s lecture will feature a powerful blend…

Giltner to Deliver Annual Dr. John A. Sperry Jr. Endowed Chair of Humanities Lecture

April 12, 2024

Dr. Scott Giltner, chair of Culver-Stockton College Applied Liberal Arts and Sciences Division, and holder of the Dr. John A. Sperry Jr. Endowed Chair of Humanities, will present the annual Sperry Lecture at 6:30 p.m. Tuesday, April 23 in the Merillat Chapel and Recital Hall inside of the Robert W. Brown Performing Arts Center on the Culver-Stockton College campus. The lecture is offered as part of C-SC’s academic and cultural events program. It is free and open to the public.

Former U.S. Deputy Attorney General to deliver Sperry Lecture on March 5

February 26, 2020

Larry D. Thompson ’67, who served as the U.S. Deputy Attorney General under President George W. Bush from 2001-03, will be the featured speaker for the annual Dr. John A. Sperry Jr. Endowed Chair of Humanities Lecture at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, March 5.

Hotle to deliver annual Sperry Lecture on Nov. 14

November 8, 2019

Patrick Hotle, professor of history and the John A. Sperry Jr. Endowed Chair in Humanities, will deliver the annual Sperry Lecture at 6 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 14 in Merillat Chapel on the Culver-Stockton College campus.