Lady Doak College

About Lady Doak College

According to Wikipedia, Lady Doak College 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. "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 , with the first copy received by Ms. V.G. Bhooma. 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."