Earl F. "Marty" Martin III | |
|---|---|
| 13th President of Drake University | |
| Assumed office July 1, 2015 | |
| Preceded by | David Maxwell |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 16,1961 Lexington,Kentucky,U.S. |
| Spouse | Laura Martin |
| Children | Franklin Cade Martin Case Martin |
| Education | University of Kentucky (BA,JD) Yale University (LLM) |
| Occupation | President,Drake University |
| Website | Drake University Office of the President |
| Academic work | |
| Institutions | Gonzaga University School of Law,Drake University |
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]
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]
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 Wesleyan,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]