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.
Anniversary In celebration of its 75th anniversary, Lady Doak College released a commemorative souvenir titled LDC serving generations. The release event was overseen by John Devadason, chairman of KWEA (Katie Wilcox Education Association), with the first copy received by Ms. V.G. Bhooma. The college also published a book, QR Coding of Trees at Lady Doak College. This was written by Dr. Joy Marjorie Annal D, an assistant professor in the Department of Botany.
Location
It is located on Lady Doak College road near Narimedu and Bibikulam, 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.
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 to present
References
External links College website http://www.indiastudychannel.com/colleges/7679-Lady-Doak-College-Autonomous.aspx