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College of Agriculture > About the College> Dean's Office > E.T. York Distinguished Lecturer Series

The 2010-2011 College of Agriculture’s York Distinguished Lecturer Series proudly presents two of Time magazine’s “2010 Heroes.”

Valentin Abe

Nov. 4, 2010

7 p.m.

The Hotel at Auburn University and Dixon Conference Center Auditorium

&

Temple Grandin

March 31, 2011

7 p.m.

Auburn University Student Center Ballroom

Abe and Grandin were featured in Time magazine’s 2010 “100 people who most affect our world” edition. Abe is an Auburn University fisheries and allied aquacultures alumnus working to establish a fish farming industry in Haiti.  He was nominated by President Bill Clinton for the Time magazine honor. Grandin is an animal scientist who has written best-selling books about the humane treatment of livestock, the connections between humans and animals, and her own struggles with autism. She is the focus of a 2010 Emmy Award-winning HBO movie.

Lectures are free and open to the public. For more information contact 334-844-5887 or smithcl@auburn.edu.