Contact: Morgan Tubbs
STARKVILLE, Miss.--Patricia Heaton, Emmy Award-winning actress and television sitcom star, will be the featured speaker at Mississippi State for the 2012 Delta Gamma Dorothy Garrett Martin Lectureship in Values and Ethics.
Free and open to all, the April 16 event begins at 7:30 p.m. in the university's Humphrey Coliseum. The Delta Gamma social sorority chapter is sponsor.
Heaton, an accomplished actress and producer of television, film and theater programs, is a 1980 Ohio State University graduate. Over her career, she has starred in numerous productions, most notably her role as a wife and mother opposite Ray Romano in the television comedy series "Everybody Loves Raymond."
For that role, Heaton won the 1999 Emmy for outstanding leading actress in a comedy series. She currently stars as supermom Frankie in the ABC Network situation comedy "The Middle."
Heaton's autobiography, "Motherhood and Hollywood--How to Get a Job Like Mine" (Villard, 2002), was featured on the New York Times Best-Sellers list.
A mother of four also known for her extensive activism and volunteerism, she is an outspoken advocate of pro-life feminism. She is involved with many organizations, including Autism Speaks, Feminists for Life, American Red Cross, and World Vision.
Martin lectureships are outreach efforts launched several years go by the national Delta Gamma Foundation, with support from the Paul Martin family of Akron, Ohio. Held at MSU and other campuses, they seek to educate students and local community members on the value and importance of ethical conduct in their personal and professional lives.
For more information on Heaton's MSU visit, contact Delta Gamma lectureship adviser Jessica Hubbard at wmjeshub@ms.metrocast.net.