Here and Now - Jerry Colangelo / Don Johanson
It doesn't get any bigger than this. Jerry Colangelo built the Phoenix Suns. He helped assemble a major league baseball team that won the World Series in its 4th year--the fastest franchise ever to achieve that. And after U.S.A basketball's humiliating performance at the 2004 Olympic Games in Greece, Colangelo took over the organization and the 'Redeem Team' sweep its games to win the gold medal in Beijing. That's just sports.
Then there's Phoenix. This Chicago transplant helped build downtown, and give Phoenix an identity. He also help numerous kids, schools, and charitable causes along the way.
Don Johanson also has a Chicago connection. He studied anthropology at the University of Chicago after becoming bored with chemistry in college. Johanson has become the most recognized paleoanthropologist for his discovery of Lucy, the name of the remains belonging to a female hominid. What made Lucy special was that she was the oldest human ancestor discovered that had made the transition from walking on all fours similar to apes to walking on two feet.
Johanson has the intellect, charm, and communication skills needed to take the quest for the origins of humans from the field, to the classroom, and to your living room.
Johanson has a new book: Lucy's legacy: The Quest for Human Origins. It examines the other significant discoveries since Lucy and discusses where science is leading us in our search for our beginnings.
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