The Roy Chapman Andrews Society will honor Wade Davis, as the 16th recipient and the first international recipient of the Society’s Distinguished Explorer Award.
Davis is a cultural anthropologist and ethno-botanist.
Davis will be in Beloit to receive the Society’s Distinguished Explorer Award in a ceremony set for Friday, April 21 at 4:30 p.m. in Eaton Chapel on the Beloit College Campus. The explorer will speak about his explorations and discoveries during his acceptance lecture, “The Wayfinders: Why Ancient Wisdom Matters in the Modern World.”
The lecture is free, and the public is welcome.