Animal scientist Temple Grandin, whose experience with autism informs her life work, will speak in Alamosa at Society Hall on Tuesday, Feb. 6.
Brought to you by your local SLV Area CSU Extension team, Grandin’s topic is “Visual Thinking: The Hidden Gifts of People Who Think in Pictures, Patterns, and Abstractions,” which is also the title of her most recent book.
TICKET INFORMATION
WHO: Temple Grandin
WHEN: Tuesday, Feb. 6, at 7 p.m. (doors open 6 p.m.)
WHERE: Society Hall, 400 Ross St., Alamosa
TICKETS: $20; available at the Society Hall website or at the Green Spot Garden Center in Alamosa
Grandin, a CSU professor of animal behavior science, is also a prominent author and speaker on both autism and animal behavior. She is one of the first autistic people to document the insights she gained from her personal experience of autism. Her book “Calling All Minds” was a New York Times best seller for middle school students. Her life story was the subject of an HBO movie starring Claire Danes that won seven Emmy awards and a Golden Globe.
In 2017, she was inducted into the Women’s Hall of Fame and in 2018 made a fellow by the American Association for the Advancement of Science. She was named as one of the top 10 Best College Professors in 2020 by CEO Magazine. In 2022 she was awarded the University Distinguished Professor degree at Colorado State University. “Visual Thinking,” her latest book, was also on the New York Times best seller list.
She has a successful career consulting on both livestock handling equipment design and animal welfare. Half the cattle in the United States are handled in facilities she has designed.
Grandin is generously making this presentation in support of the San Luis Valley Extension Program.
SLV Extension believes in the power of lifelong learning, with a goal to foster healthy youth and families, prosperous farms, ranches and businesses, and strong, resilient, proud communities. The San Luis Valley 4-H Youth Extension program has historically been led by two full-time youth development specialists, but it has been more than 12 years since the program was fully staffed. The Outcalt Foundation recently funded the initial three years to hire a second 4-H specialist. Now SLV Extension is launching an endowment campaign to support this new position permanently.
Tickets are $20 and revenue from ticket sales will support this 4-H position endowment. Any additional donations will be gratefully accepted. This event is expected to sell out, so organizers encourage you to get your tickets early. The event will also be live streamed on the Society Hall Facebook page and YouTube channel.