At the Museum - New on Staff
New Endowment for Exhibitions
The new endowment will benefit the museum in significant ways. It is through major exhibition projects such as Altered States: Conservation, Analysis, and the Interpretation of Works of Art and Vittorio Sella: Mountaineer and Photographer, both of which traveled nationally, that this museum continues to make significant contributions to the scholarship of art history, to encourage awareness and understanding of the arts, and to reach new audiences, on campus and beyond. However, the costs of initiating and organizing such projects continue to grow while sources of corporate and federal support for cultural programs have been shrinking. Thus, the Susan B. Weatherbie Exhibition Development Fund will provide crucial support for one of the most central functions of the museum. It will also provide an attractive giving opportunity for alumnae of the College and friends of the Art Museum who wish to contribute to a fund that builds on the museum's strengths and positions us to move forward with substantive programs in future years. - end of newsetter -
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We
are pleased to announce that Debbie Davis joined the museum staff
in January as Business Coordinator. Debbie has a varied professional
background in a range of non-profits, having most recently served
as the Associate Director of the Alumnae Association of Smith
College. She was also a Program Director and Field Executive for
Girl Scout Councils in Connecticut and Ohio; a Youth Programs
Director for YMCAs in Springfield, MA and Gaithersburg, MD. A
native of Springfield, Ohio, Debbie earned a B.A. in Recreation
Administration from Bowling Green State University in Bowling
Green, Ohio. She recently completed an M.A. in Education Policy,
Research and Administration at the University of Massachusetts
Amherst. At work, Debbie loves to develop systems and organize
everything, especially events. She also likes the stimulation
of working in an environment where lots of different people are
served and is looking forward to interacting with all the friends,
students, faculty and others who make up the constituencies served
by the Art Museum. Debbie's interests outside the workplace include
kayaking, exploring Cape Cod National Seashore, throwing theme
parties for friends, and entertaining her energetic beagle-mix
dog, Tucker. 
Susan
Bonneville Weatherbie (class of 1972), who serves as chair of
the museum's advisory board and also as a trustee of the College,
has been a dedicated supporter of the Museum's tradition of implementing
programs of the highest caliber, including traveling exhibitions
that are accompanied by substantial catalogues. She mentioned
this wish to her husband, Matthew. His generous contribution to
a new endowed fund to support the development of special exhibitions
was a surprise anniversary gift for Susan. The fund has been named
in her honor, in recognition not only of Matthew's gift but also
of Susan's hard work and leadership on behalf of the museum. 
