JANE GOODALL, PH.D., DBE
FOUNDER, THE JANE GOODALL INSTITUTE &
UN MESSENGER OF PEACE
COMING TO YOUNG HARRIS COLLEGE
The Art and Assemblies Committee and Math/Science Division have exciting news!! YHC presents “An Evening Lecture with Jane Goodall” on February 18th, at 7:00 pm in Glenn Auditorium. Jane Goodall, Ph.D., DBE, Founder of the Jane Goodall Institute and UN Messenger of Peace, began her landmark study of chimpanzees in Tanzania in 1960 under the mentorship of famed anthropologist and paleontologist Dr. Louis Leakey. Her work in Gombe Tanzania helped redefine the relationship between humans and animals. Dr. Goodall is the recipient of many awards and honors, among them, the UN Messenger of Peace, Medal of Tanzania, National Geographic Society’s Hubbard Medal, Japan’s Kyoto Prize and UNESCO’s 60th Anniversary Medal. In 2004, Dr. Goodall received England’s highest honor, Dame of the British Empire, and in 2006, she received France’s highest honor, the Legion of Honor.
Tickets will be sold to the general public at $10 each (reserved seating) and are on sale now at www.yhc.edu/tickets .
Teresa Hobbs
Office of the President
Young Harris College
706/379-5137
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