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FORT COLLINS – During a celebration of world-renowned animal scientist and autism advocate Temple Grandin, Colorado State University on Tuesday announced the endowment of a scholarship fund to support the professor’s graduate students.

McDonald’s Corp. contributed $100,000 to the Dr. Temple Grandin Scholarship in Animal Behavior and Welfare.

Other contributors are: Colorado Beef Council, Colorado Cattlemen’s Association, Colorado Dairy Farmers, Colorado Livestock Association, JBS, Leprino Foods, and the National Western Stock Show.

“This fund will allow Dr. Grandin to continue her remarkable work teaching our students about and researching livestock behavior and humane handling practices for farm animals,” said Craig Beyrouty, dean of CSU’s College of Agricultural Sciences. “We greatly appreciate the gifts from McDonald’s and other contributors, which highlight the revolutionary influence Dr. Grandin has had in animal welfare and our global food system.”

The announcement came during A Celebration of Temple Grandin, a campus event that hailed Grandin’s work after a remarkable year.

In 2010, HBO released a biographical feature film called “Temple Grandin” based on the CSU professor’s early life; the movie won seven Emmy Awards, a Golden Globe and a Peabody Award. Also last year, Grandin earned a spot on TIME magazine’s list of “100 Most Influential People in the World.”

These developments have helped catapult Grandin to widespread fame.

Grandin, who has autism, is an eminent animal scientist who specializes in livestock behavior and has pioneered the field of farm-animal welfare. Her innovations in humane handling equipment and auditing systems have changed the livestock industry, both improving producer profitability and assuring consumers about the integrity of the food system.

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