Mary Gaitskill delivers 2019 Frances Steloff lecture The award-winning author also received an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Skidmore College. Fri, 18 Oct 2019 11:20:32 -0800 Academics,Events,Tang Teaching Museum, Mary Gaitskill receives an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Skidmore Mary Gaitskill receives an honorary Doctorate of Letters from Skidmore Skidmore College President Philip A. Glotzbach, left, speaks as Michael Orr, dean of faculty and vice president for academic affairs, presents award-winning author Mary Gaitskill with a doctoral hood before she delivered the 2019 Frances Steloff lecture at the Tang Teaching Museum on Oct. 15.