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WARRENSBURG, MO 鈥� Known worldwide for his role in the ground-breaking discovery of 鈥淟ucy,鈥� which researchers consider a direct ancestor to humankind, paleoanthropologist Donald Johanson, Ph.D., will make a public presentation at the University of Central Missouri on Monday, March 28. His lecture is free and open to the public, and begins at 7 p.m. in Hendricks Hall, located on the second floor of the Administration Building. Doors open at 6:30 p.m.

 

Johanson, who is a professor in the School of Human Evolution and Social Change at Arizona State University, Tempe, and founding director at the Institute of Human Origins (formerly at the University of California-Berkeley), is making his third visit to UCM, having lectured on campus in September 2006 and February 2012. In addition to learning more about his work and what it means to the scientific community, the audience can expect an evening filled with lots of photographs and other visual imagery gathered throughout his well-traveled life at the top of his field. Throughout the day, Johnason also will visit with student groups and campus leaders.

 

Johanson was serving as an associate professor of anthropology at Case Western Reserve University when he discovered the fossilized skeletal remains of Lucy on Nov. 24, 1974 while leading an expedition in Hadar, Ethiopia. This female bipedal hominin stood about three and a half feet tall, and was believed to be an early australopithecine born about 3.2 million years ago. She acquired her name based on the 1967 Beatles鈥� song 鈥淟ucy in the Sky with Diamonds,鈥� which the discovery team listened to throughout the night after their exciting find. The name, 鈥淟ucy,鈥� stuck with the public as the discovery went on to become famous worldwide. It  has since been the topic of many published works and public presentations by Johanson.

 

Johanson鈥檚 work with co-author Maitland A. Edey, 鈥淟ucy: The Beginnings of Humankind,鈥� received a 1982 U.S. National Book Award in Science. Other co-authored books include 鈥淏lueprints: Solving the Mystery of Evolution鈥�; 鈥淟ucy鈥檚 Child: The Discovery of a Human Ancestor鈥�; 鈥淛ourney from the Dawn鈥�; 鈥淟ife With the World鈥檚 first Family鈥�; 鈥淎ncestors: In Search of Human Origins鈥�; 鈥淔rom Lucy to Language鈥� and 鈥淟ucy鈥檚 Legacy: The Quest for Human Origins.鈥�

 

In addition to his writing and research, over the past 30 years Johanson has been involved in numerous documentary projects for Public Television, including appearing in 鈥淣ature鈥� and 鈥淣ova鈥� series.

 

Individuals who want to learn more about Johanson鈥檚 visit to UCM are encouraged to contact Hannah Marsh, Ph.D., associate professor of biological anthropology in the UCM School of Social Sciences and Languages, at hmarsh@ucmo.edu or 660-543-8748.