Evolution, intelligent design topic of K-State speech by Eugenie C. Scott, director of National Center for Science Education

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News release prepared by: Erinn Barcomb-Peterson, 785-532-6415, ebarcomb@k-state.edu

Thursday, October 19, 2006

EVOLUTION, INTELLIGENT DESIGN TOPIC OF K-STATE SPEECH BY EUGENIE C. SCOTT, DIRECTOR OF NATIONAL CENTER FOR SCIENCE EDUCATION

MANHATTAN -- The leader of a national organization dedicated to keeping evolution in public school science curricula will give a presentation at Kansas State University.

Eugenie C. Scott will present a public lecture, "The Once and Future Intelligent Design," at 7 p.m. Thursday, Nov. 2, in the banquet hall in the K-State Alumni Center. She also will present a public seminar, "Genie's Top 10 Ways to Teach Evolution Better," at 4 p.m. Friday, Nov. 3, in 101 Thompson Hall. The lecture and seminar are sponsored by K-State's Center for the Understanding of Origins.

Scott is the executive director of the National Center for Science Education. She is a former university professor who has been both a researcher and activist in the evolution/creationism controversy for more than 20 years. Scott has received national recognition for her activities with the center, including awards from the National Science Board, the American Society for Cell Biology, the American Institute of Biological Sciences, the Geological Society of America and the American Humanist Association. Scott earned her doctorate in physical anthropology from the University of Missouri.

The Center for the Understanding of Origins at K-State sponsors both academic and public speakers and other events with the intent to foster informed debate among citizens regarding subjects like evolution.