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MANHATTAN – Author, world-renowned autism spokesperson Temple Grandin will deliver a Landon lecture on November 29, according Kansas State University.
Grandin, who showed signs of autism at an early age and self describes her unique thought process as thinking in pictures, is an accomplished livestock equipment designer and a successful animal welfare advocate.
She has published several books — including New York Times best-seller “Animals in Translation” — and given many talks about animal welfare and the autistic brain.
Grandin is a consultant to the livestock industry on animal behavior and professor of animal science at Colorado State University
In addition, three higher education leaders are participating in a special Landon Lecture panel discussion at Kansas State University on September 26,
The panel participants are Lt. Gen. Robert Caslen Jr., superintendent of West Point Military Academy; David Hall, president of the University of the Virgin Islands; and Bud Peterson, president of Georgia Institute of Technology.
The lecture series is named for former Kansas Gov. Alf Landon, who was the 1936 Republican nominee for president. The series was established in 1966 to bring in speakers to discuss issues facing business, politics and international relations.