Earl F. "Marty" Martin III (born December 16, 1961) is the president of Drake University. The thirteenth president of Drake, he has served in that capacity since 2015; previously he served as executive vice president of Gonzaga University.[1]

Earl F. "Marty" Martin III
13th President of Drake University
Assumed office
July 1, 2015
Preceded byDavid Maxwell
Personal details
Born (1961-12-16) December 16, 1961 (age 62)
Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.
SpouseLaura Martin
ChildrenFranklin Cade Martin
Case Martin
EducationUniversity of Kentucky (BA, JD)
Yale University (LLM)
OccupationPresident, Drake University
WebsiteDrake University Office of the President
Academic work
InstitutionsGonzaga University School of Law, Drake University

Education

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Martin has a Juris Doctor degree from University of Kentucky College of Law and an advanced law degree from Yale Law School.[2] Following graduation from law school Martin worked for the United States Air Force's Judge Advocate General corps.[3]

Academic career

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After his military service, Martin joined Texas Wesleyan University School of Law as a professor and later associate dean in 1997.[4] Following eight years at Texas Weseylan, he moved to Gonzaga, where he served as dean of the Gonzaga University School of Law before later ascending to executive vice president in 2010.[5] He became President of Drake University in July 2015.[6]

References

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  1. ^ "Earl F. Martin Named 13th President of Drake University". 12 January 2015.
  2. ^ "Gonzaga University School of Law » Interview with Dean Earl Martin". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  3. ^ "Gonzaga University School of Law » Interview with Dean Earl Martin". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  4. ^ "Gonzaga University School of Law » Interview with Dean Earl Martin". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  5. ^ "Office of the Executive Vice President - Gonzaga University". Archived from the original on 2014-09-03. Retrieved 2014-08-31.
  6. ^ "Office of the President | Drake University".
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Preceded by President of Drake University
July 1, 2015–present
Succeeded by
Current