We want to extend our thanks to Dr. Grandin for coming to Louisiana Tech University and sharing her time and message with all of us. We want to thank all of you for supporting our Kick Off event as well as our sponsors and supporters for their support in making our event possible. A special thank you to our partner schools and families. We would also like to thank Penny Humphries and Amy Yates for their help in planning the event. The Dean of the College of Applied and Natural Sciences, Dr. Gary Kennedy, for his support and Dr. Ethel Jones and the School of Human Ecology for their support through the Bruce Everist Lecture Series. We would also like to thank Nick Bustamante and his students Nick Hobbs and Lauren Adams for their work in creating the art for this event. Greg Lyons and the Percussion Ensemble for their music. Mark Guinn and the School of Performing Arts in helping us with logistics. And a special thank you to the students of FCS 431 and the Ag Ambassadors who have been worked the event.
If you would like more information about the ENRICH Center, please contact us (enrich@latech.edu, 318-257-3044). If you would like more information about how to support the ENRICH Center, please see Penny Humphries, the Director of Development for the College of Applied and Natural Sciences (penny@latechalumni.org, 318-245-2013). We are grateful that the ENRICH Center is included among the initiatives of Louisiana Tech’s new Forever Loyal capital campaign that was just announced last month to celebrate Tech’s 125th year.
We hope that our Kick Off Event has inspired you that we can all enrich the lives of children by investing our resources in their early development and in the important adults in their lives – their teachers and parents.
Follow these links to access news articles regarding our Kick Off event!
https://www.thenewsstar.com/story/news/education/2018/12/07/temple-grandin-put-down-video-games-and-tinker/2239788002/
https://www.knoe.com/content/news/World-renowned-author-with-autism-speaks-about-the-developmental-disability-at-LA-Tech-502131711.html
