Elizabeth
Stewart joined the art museum staff as Business Coordinator in
December. She comes to us well prepared for the museum's busy
schedule having served as executive assistant for Musicorda, a
non-profit music program that involves more than 80 students in
residence (housed at Mount Holyoke), an 18-concert festival series,
and six student recitals during the summer months, as well as
a year-round program of string instruction for Holyoke children.
At the museum, she will manage the logistics of the budget, assist
with development efforts, and coordinate membership and media
relations, among other responsibilities.
A native of Boston, Massachusetts, Elizabeth was a Frances Perkins
Scholar at Mount Holyoke, graduating in 1992 with a history major
and an art history minor. Previously she held administrative positions
in a municipal health department and an attorney's office where
her exceptional communication and interpersonal skills were honed.
We're delighted to have Elizabeth on our staff!
In
Memory
With
the passing of Janet Brewster Murrow in December, Mount Holyoke
College lost one of its most distinguished alumnae and the Art
Museum one of its most dedicated advocates. Mrs. Murrow, a 1933
graduate in economics, was a radio broadcaster in London during
World War II, reporting on wartime restrictions, evacuation of
children, rationing, and health issues. After returning to the
United States, with her husband CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow,
she became involved with the college, serving as Trustee from
1949 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1970. In 1959, she was awarded
the Alumnae Medal of Honor.
Her special relationship with the Mount Holyoke College Art Museum
began in 1963 when she joined the museum's advisory board. Moving
to South Hadley after her husband's death in 1965, she assumed
the chairmanship of the board. She was appointed Associate Director
of the art collection in 1970 and served as Director from 1974
until her retirement in 1976. For eight years, from 1970 through
1978, she was the Executive Director of the Friends of Art, the
museum's membership group. The Art Advisory Board named her an
Honorary Member in 1995.
In addition to her commitment to the Art Museum, Mrs. Murrow was
active in many other organizations, serving on the boards of National
Public Radio, the Massachusetts Council on Arts and Humanities,
and the local Red Cross. In 1973, she helped found WGBY, Springfield's
public television station. She will be sorely missed by those
who served with her in all these organizations and by those who
have reaped the benefits of her enormous energy and talent.
Elizabeth
Stewart joined the art museum staff as Business Coordinator in
December. She comes to us well prepared for the museum's busy
schedule having served as executive assistant for Musicorda, a
non-profit music program that involves more than 80 students in
residence (housed at Mount Holyoke), an 18-concert festival series,
and six student recitals during the summer months, as well as
a year-round program of string instruction for Holyoke children.
At the museum, she will manage the logistics of the budget, assist
with development efforts, and coordinate membership and media
relations, among other responsibilities.
With
the passing of Janet Brewster Murrow in December, Mount Holyoke
College lost one of its most distinguished alumnae and the Art
Museum one of its most dedicated advocates. Mrs. Murrow, a 1933
graduate in economics, was a radio broadcaster in London during
World War II, reporting on wartime restrictions, evacuation of
children, rationing, and health issues. After returning to the
United States, with her husband CBS newsman Edward R. Murrow,
she became involved with the college, serving as Trustee from
1949 to 1959 and again from 1960 to 1970. In 1959, she was awarded
the Alumnae Medal of Honor.
