Voyages Event Program
“Tales from the Field with Jeff Corwin”
Jeff Corwin
Biologist and Wildlife Conservationist
Creator, Executive Producer, and Host of the ABC TV series “Wildlife Nation with Jeff Corwin”
January 30, 2025
7 – 8:15 PM (EST – U.S. and Canada)
Lecture and Audience Q&A
ECU Main Campus Student Center Ballroom, 501 E. 10th St., Greenville, NC
(Note: If you attended the reception, view, download or print your photo with Jeff Corwin from the gallery of photos by Rob Taylor Photography & Design!)
Welcoming Remarks
Dr. Allison S. Danell
Dean, Thomas Harriot College of Arts and Science
East Carolina University
Introduction and Moderated Q&A
Dr. Anne M. Spuches
Professor, Department of Chemistry
Harriot College Advancement Council Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics
East Carolina University
Speaker Biography
Corwin is an Emmy award-winner known for hosting Disney Channel’s “Going Wild with Jeff Corwin.” For nearly three decades, Corwin has been telling stories of wildlife and nature to a global audience through his many celebrated television series on ABC, NBC, Travel Channel, Food Network, Disney Channel and Discovery. He is the creator, executive producer and host of the ABC television series “Wildlife Nation,” which explores the remarkable story of North American conservation, highlighting heroes working to save endangered species and the wilderness. The mission is to empower a diverse community with stories of environmental stewardship, conservation and the plight of imperiled wildlife.
“We cannot protect what we do not cherish, and we will not cherish what we do not know,” said Corwin.
Corwin is the author of 10 books on wildlife and nature, including “Living on the Edge: Amazing Relationships in the Natural World.” He earned his Bachelor of Science degrees in anthropology and biology from Bridgewater State University, a master’s degree in wildlife and fisheries conservation from the University of Massachusetts, Amherst, and has received numerous honorary doctorate degrees in education and environmental science.
His lifelong, global exploration, academic training and partnerships with top scientists allow him exclusive access to compelling stories from the battlefront of conservation. His love for adventure and discovery has fueled his lifelong career, and he strives to change the world one species at a time and leave a vital legacy for future generations.
Voyages Series Co-Hosts
Ms. Harvey S. Wooten
Dr. Anne M. Spuches, Harriot College Advancement Council Distinguished Professor in the Natural Sciences and Mathematics
Burroughs Wellcome Distinguished Lectureship Fund
Dr. Aleia Monae Brown, Whichard Distinguished Professor in the Humanities
Eutsler Lecture in Children’s Literature
Voyages Series Contributing Sponsors
ECU Contributing Sponsors:
ECU College of Education
ECU Department of Biology
ECU Department of Chemistry
ECU Department of English
ECU Department of History
ECU Friends of Joyner Library
ECU Joyner Library
ECU Laupus Health Sciences Library
ECU Office of Innovation and Engagement
Community and Corporate Contributing Sponsors:
A Time for Science
Amanda Whited, Ph.D., Realtor with Keller Williams Points East
Nostalgia Newsstand