Since 1982, the Dillon Lecture Series has provided distinguished and notable speakers that many in Hutchinson, Kansas, and surrounding communities might not have the opportunity to experience.
From poets, politicians, and space scientists to American heroes, each is chosen by the Dillon Lecture Committee by following the teachings of Chinese philosopher Kuan-Tzam - “learning is the key to enlightenment” - to educate and inspire audiences across a wide age span.
Lectures are held in the Hutchinson Sports Arena beginning at 10:30 a.m. and last one hour unless otherwise noted.
TICKETS: General admission tickets are $10. Students and school groups are admitted free of charge with a school ID. Tickets are available online (www.hutchcc.edu/dls) or at the Sports Arena on the day of the lecture.
For 51 years, Larry Hatteberg brought a special kind of television to Kansas. His constant search for ordinary people, whose stories illuminate larger issues, puts him in a position to develop a personal relationship with Kansas viewers.
His national award-winning “Hatteberg’s People” series was the longest-running television feature in Kansas. Nearly two thousand Kansans have been profiled. The series has taken Larry to 17 foreign countries in search of Kansas People.
Larry’s television career began at KAKE in 1963 when he started as a part-time film lab technician. He’s been a photographer, chief photographer, assistant news director, executive news director and was prime-time co-anchor of KAKE News at Five and 10 p.m. with co-anchor Susan Peters.
Larry is a nationally known teacher of photojournalism and has consulted with over 40 television stations across the United States. He has also worked with the Defense Department in the teaching of military photojournalists and combat camera crews in the art of video storytelling.
Richard Shank, Chair
Uriah Bueller - Susan Buttram - Butch Dillon - Carolyn Dillon
Tammy Dillon - Charlotte Galler - Kathy Morris - Dane Power
Dr. Tricia Paramore, President, HutchCC
Chairperson, HutchCC Board of Trustees
Hutchinson National Faculty Association
President, Student Gov. Association
Denny Stoecklein, HutchCC Marketing
Becky Rogers, DLS Coordinator/HutchCC Pres. Admin Asst.