The Max Pickerill Lecture Series at Colby Community College will feature Robert Glennon, a widely recognized expert on America’s water sources, on Thursday, Oct. 27, beginning at 7 p.m. in the Northwest Kansas Cultural Arts Center.

Glennon is the Morris K. Udall Professor of Law and Public Policy in the Rogers College of Law at the University of Arizona. A recipient of two National Science Foundation grants, he serves as Water Policy Advisor to Pima County, Ariz.; as a member of American Rivers’ Science and Technical Advisory Committee; and as a commentator and analyst for various television and radio programs. He is also a Huffington Post blogger.

Glennon is the author of the highly acclaimed Water Follies: Groundwater Pumping and the Fate of America’s Fresh Waters (Island Press, 2002). His latest book Unquenchable: America’s Water Crisis and What To Do About It, was published in April 2009. Since then, he has been a guest on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart, The Diane Rehm Show, C-SPAN2′s Book TV, and numerous National Public Radio shows. He’s also published pieces in the Washington Post, the Arizona Republic, and the Arizona Daily Star. Since 2009, his speaking schedule has taken him to more than 25 states and to Switzerland, Canada, Singapore, Australia, and Saudi Arabia.

Glennon received a J.D. from Boston College Law School and an M.A. and Ph.D. in American History from Brandeis University. He is a member of the bars of Arizona and Massachusetts.

Autographed books will be available for purchase following the lecture.

There is no charge to attend. The Max Pickerill Lecture Series is funded annually by anonymous donors.

For more information contact Linda Davis-Stephens at (785) 460-5528.