Martha D. Lamkin

Ms. Lamkin was instrumental in developing the concept of the Foundation during her tenure as executive vice president of Corporate Advancement at USA Group, Inc., which she joined in 1991.
During her career, Ms. Lamkin also has served as: President, Cummins Engine Company Foundation, Columbus, Ind.
Executive director of corporate responsibility and government affairs, Cummins Engine Company.
Manager for the U.S.
Department of Housing and Urban Development, Indiana office.
Attorney with the firm of Lowe, Gray, Steele and Hoffman, Indianapolis.
She has extensive leadership experience in both higher education and philanthropy.
She serves as a trustee of The Indianapolis Foundation, the nation's second oldest and Indiana's largest community foundation.
She is a co-founder and the current chair of the Central Indiana Community Foundation, which combines more than $355 million in assets of The Indianapolis Foundation, the Legacy Fund and other community endowments.
Ms. Lamkin graduated summa cum laude from California Baptist University, received her master's degree in English and American Literature from Vanderbilt University and earned her law degree from Indiana University.
In 1999, she was awarded an honorary doctorate from the Christian Theological Seminary (Indiana) and was cited as a distinguished alumna of Indiana University School of Law.