Lady Doak College

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Lady Doak College

Lady Doak College
MottoSemper, Pro, Veritate
TypeAutonomous
Established1948
Affiliation Madurai Kamaraj University
Principal Dr. Beulah Jeyashree
Location
Tallakulam, Madurai
,
Tamil Nadu
,
India

9°56′8.24″N78°7′53.29″E / 9.9356222°N 78.1314694°E / 9.9356222; 78.1314694
Website http://www.ladydoakcollege.edu.in

Lady Doak College (LDC) is the first women's college in Madurai in the southern Indian state of Tamil Nadu. It was founded in 1948 by Katie Wilcox, an American missionary near Tallakulam in Madurai. Today there are around 3200 students. This number was only 86 at formation. It is named after Helen Doak, the associate founder. The motto of the college consists of three Latin words, 'Semper pro Veritate' and its meaning is "Always for the truth". The college celebrated its 75th anniversary on 14 July 2023. [1] "In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Lady Doak College released a commemorative souvenir titled 'LDC serving generations.' The release event was overseen by Mr. John Devadason, chairman of KWEA (Katie Wilcox Education Association), with the first copy received by Ms. V.G. Bhooma. [2] Additionally, the college introduced a book on 'QR Coding of Trees at Lady Doak College,' unveiled by Dr. Daniel Ezhilarasu, a member of KWEA. The book was authored by Dr. Joy Marjorie Annal D, an assistant professor in the Department of Botany, and the first copy was received by Ms. Sherin Someetharan."

Contents

Location

It is located on Lady Doak College road near Narimedu and Bibikulam, the places which are well connected by road transport.

Rankings

The college was ranked 86 among colleges in India by National Institutional Ranking Framework (NIRF) in 2022. [3]

Principals

Dr. Marian Oommen, 1948-1950

Dr. E. Thillayampalam, 1950 - 1955

Dr. I. Wilhelmsson, 1955 - 1956

Miss G. Gnanadickam, 1956 - 1966

Dr. Margaret Clapp, 1966 - 1967

Miss S. Manuel, 1967 - 1993

Dr. Mrs. Prema Michael, 1993 - 1996

Dr. Mrs. Nirmala Jeyaraj, 1996 - 2008

Dr. Mrs. Mercy Pushpalatha, 2008 - 2017

Dr. Christianna Singh, 2017– 2024

Dr. Beulah Jeyashree - may 2024...

Academics

LDC offers courses in the following areas:

Aided courses

Self-financed courses

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References

  1. ↑ Bureau, The Hindu (14 July 2023). "Lady Doak College celebrates 75th anniversary". The Hindu. ISSN   0971-751X . Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  2. ↑ Mallady, Shastry V. (15 July 2023). "Lady Doak College celebrates 75th anniversary: Students, staff thank founder Katie Wilcox with gratitude". Lotus Times | Madurai | Tamilnadu | Lotus Times. Retrieved 6 November 2023.
  3. ↑ "MoE, National Institute Ranking Framework (NIRF)". www.nirfindia.org. Retrieved 6 November 2023.


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