Colorado State University's Temple Grandin to be Inducted into Colorado Women's Hall of Fame

March 8

CSU News Release
March 5, 2012

FORT COLLINS - Temple Grandin, Colorado State University's pioneering expert in livestock behavior and welfare, will be inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame on Thursday, March 8, when she and nine other honorees will join the ranks of innovators whose ideas and persistence have elevated Colorado women and shaped the world.

"I'm really honored," said Grandin, a professor in the CSU Department of Animal Sciences. "I'm hoping some of the things I've done will inspire young people to go out there and do some really good things. That's what makes me really pleased.


The induction ceremony will begin at 5:30 p.m. March 8 at the Denver Marriott City Center. For information, visit the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame website, http://www.cogreatwomen.org/.

Also upcoming, CSU is working with PBS to air a documentary tribute video titled "Temple Grandin: The World Needs All Kinds of Minds" during April, which is National Autism Awareness Month. The documentary is produced by CSU for the PBS "Women and Girls Lead" international initiative.

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