I picked up today's Grand Rapids Press and found an article on the front page of the religion section about Greg Forbes, one of my co-founders and fellow board members with Michigan Citizens for Science. Greg is a powerful speaker with an encyclopedic knowledge of evolution. He has trained thousands of teachers to teach evolution more effectively. He is also the founder of the Evolution Education Initiative and the evolution expert for the Michigan Science Teacher's Association. And next week, the ACLU is giving him an award as the Civil Libertarian of the Year for West Michigan. It has been an enormous pleasure working with Greg over the last few years and it's nice to see him getting some well-deserved recognition.
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