Reprinted from LaGrange College Website
LaGRANGE — International environmental advocate Laura Turner Seydel will be the featured speaker at LaGrange College’s graduation ceremonies at 8:30 a.m. Saturday, May 21.
During the event, Amos Theodore “Ted” Beason of LaGrange will be presented an honorary doctorate and Stan W. Moor — class of 1972 — will receive the Distinguished Service Alumni Award.
The Rev. Dr. David S. Naglee — class of 1975 — will deliver the baccalaureate address at 5 p.m. Friday, May 20, at LaGrange First United Methodist Church.
Seydel was born in Macon and graduated from Rabun Gap High School before earning a bachelor’s degree in 1986 from Oglethorpe University. After college, she worked with Greenpeace International in England to oppose the whaling industry.
After returning to Georgia, she joined the Georgia Conservancy. In 1994, she and her husband joined with Sally Bethea, LaGrange College trustee, to co-found Chattahoochee Riverkeeper.
Seydel serves as chairperson of the Captain Planet Foundation, which is dedicated to creating a healthy and sustainable future for children by promoting hands-on environmental education projects worldwide.
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