Jane Goodall, founder of the Jane Goodall Institute, a United Nations Messenger of Peace and a world-renowned conservationist, received the University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology’s Wilton Krogman Award for Distinguished Achievement in Biological Anthropology during her visit to Penn on September 29. The award was presented at the 2016 Philomathean Society Annual Oration in the Penn Museum’s Harrison Auditorium.

“Over the course of more than 55 years, Jane Goodall has worked tirelessly to study and understand our closest evolutionary cousins, chimpanzees, and ultimately to redefine the relationship between humans and animals. Her strong scientific integrity, combined with her deep compassion for humans, animals and our shared environment, as well as her willingness to speak out on the things that matter, have made her an international leader and a model for young people around the world,” said Julian Siggers, Williams Director of the Penn Museum, who presented Dr. Goodall with the Krogman Award.

The Wilton Krogman Award for Distinguished Achievement in Biological Anthropology was developed in memory of Wilton M. Krogman, former professor of physical anthropology (1947-1971) and founder of the Philadelphia Center for Research in Child Growth, now the W.M. Krogman Center for Research in Child Growth and Development.