The late Dr. S. H. Black, Professor Emeritus of Humanities in Medicine and of Medical Microbiology and Immunology in the College of Medicine of The Texas A&M Health Science Center, established the Black-Zandveld Lectureship in the History of Medicine in 1997 as a memorial to his wife of 36 years, Elisabeth Martha Black-Zandveld. The endowment is intended to support the Department of Humanities in Medicine in bringing to the College eminent scholars to speak on various topics related to the history of medicine. It was Dr. Black's hope that this lecture series will serve both as a fitting tribute to his beloved wife and as a way of enriching the academic environment of the College of Medicine.

Past Black-Zandveld Lectures

• 2004 - John L. Montgomery, M.D., War and Medicine
• 2003 - Edmund D. Pellegrino, M.D., The Metamorphosis of Medical Ethics: A Historical Perspective
• 2002 - Robert L. Martensen, Disease As An Historic Force
• 2001 - Charles S. Bryan, M.D., The Oslerian Tradition: Is it Relevant Today?
• 2000 - James R. Schofield, M.D., Illness of the Great and Famous: Medical Care and Cover-ups in the White House
• 1999 - Chester R. Burns, M.D., Ph.D., Changing Patterns of Disease and Health Care in the Legacies of the Lone Star State
• 1998 - Samuel H. Black, PhD., Colorful Medicine: Plague and Pestilence in History and the Arts