The lectureship was established and endowed in the College of Arts and Sciences by Mrs. Helen Crow Mills and the late Dr. John Mills of Birmingham to bring successful and distinguished alumni and citizens to campus to speak as a way to motivate and inspire students.
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Jeffrey A. Levitetz, founder and chair of Purity Wholesale Grocers Inc and UA New College alumnus, talks about his belief that hard work and integrity will ultimately result in success. Levitetz, a 1980 alumnus, raised $10,000 for cancer research by performing 10,000 consecutive sit-ups while a student in New College. Also while at the Capstone, he borrowed $300 and turned it into a successful business venture, University Marketing. He founded Purity Wholesale Grocers Inc. in 1982.