LAKELAND β 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»Professor Dr. Peggy Macdonald will discuss her new book, βMarjorie Harris Carr: Defender of 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs Environment,β at 7 p.m., Jan. 15, at 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Southern College.
Dr. Macdonald is the invited guest speaker in the next lecture in the 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Lecture Series, sponsored by the Lawton M. Chiles, Jr., Center for 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» History. The lecture is free and open to the public.
In βMarjorie Harris Carr: Defender of 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs Environment,β Dr. Macdonald profiles the scientist and environmentalist who led campaigns to protect and restore the Ocklawaha River and stop the draining of Lake Alice in Gainesville. The University Press of 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» published the book in 2014.
Her essay on First Lady Ann Scott will be included in a new collection of biographies about 91ΒιΆΉΣ³»βs First Ladies, and is forthcoming from the University Press of 91ΒιΆΉΣ³». At 91ΒιΆΉΣ³» Polytechnic University, Dr. Macdonald works as an advisor with the Academic Success Center. She also serves as the Universityβs Historian.