09/02/2003

Speakers to Present Blueprint for Sustainable Communities

AUBURN, Ala. — Two sustainability advocates will offer a blueprint for building healthy, vibrant, sustainable communities when they come to Auburn Wednesday and Thursday, Sept. 17 and 18, for the Auburn University College of Agriculture’s Fall 2003 York Distinguished Lecture Series.

The York Distinguished Lecturers will be Joe Lewis, a USDA research entomologist internationally recognized for his groundbreaking work in ecologically based pest management, and his wife, Beth, a veteran educator who focuses on fostering community-based schools.

The Tifton, Ga., couple will present “Achieving Sustainable Communities: From Farmhouse to Schoolhouse and City Hall” at 7 p.m. in the auditorium of the Auburn University Hotel and Dixon Conference Center. The joint presentation, which is free and open to the public, is based in part on the Lewises’ success in putting Tifton — where Joe Lewis is vice mayor — on the road to sustainable development.

The attention will shift to agriculture Thursday, Sept. 18, when Joe Lewis will give a technical presentation on the long-term profitability that sustainable agricultural practices can bring to the farm. That lecture will be held at 3:30 p.m. in Room 144 of Spidle Hall on the AU campus.

The E.T. York Distinguished Lecture Series was established in 1981 with an endowment from AU alumni E.T. York, Jr., and his wife, Vam Cardwell York. For more information on the Fall 2003 York Lecture Series, contact Bill Hardy at (334) 844-5620.

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Auburn University College of Agriculture
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3 Comer Hall, Auburn University
Auburn, AL 36849
334-844-4877 (PHONE) 334-844-5892 (FAX)

Contact Jamie Creamer, 334-844-2783 or jcreamer@auburn.edu

09/02/03

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