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NEAVS Advisory Board members, Roger
and Deborah Fouts, honored
(Winter 2001) Congratulations
to Dr. Roger and Deborah Fouts who were honored in October 2000
by the National Association of Biology Teachers with the organization's
Distinguished Service Award and in December 2000 by the Chimfunshi
Wildlife Orphanage in South Africa. In 1981 the Foutses founded
Friends of Washoe, a non-profit organization dedicated to the welfare
of chimpanzees and our other fellow animals. They founded the Chimpanzee
and Human Communication Institute (CHCI) in 1992 at Central Washington
University.
As committed educators, the Foutses are tireless advocates for
the rights of animals in laboratories. Each year they provide opportunities
for students and interns to learn first-hand about the unique ways
of individual animals whom others regard as mere "research tools."
Their lifetime of work, professional integrity, and ethical commitment
to the chimpanzees who work with them to teach the next generation
of scientists is heartwarming and inspiring.
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