First of all hello to the list. And my hat is off to Chris Ward. She will
make a fine State Archivist.

And second, one of the benefits of being retired from the State Education
Department/State Museum for just shy of a year is my blood pressure stays
relatively normal when I read emails about the "State Historian". Notice I
said "relatively". The old firehorse stills paws the ground when the bell
goes off, but I am trying to adjust.

Happy New Year.

Philip Lord Jr
Department of History, Philosophy and Social Science
Hudson Valley Community College
Troy, NY
> When is the Regents going to get around to appointing a STATE HISTORIAN?
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Judy Hohmann [mailto:[log in to unmask]]
> Sent: Tuesday, December 02, 2003 9:45 AM
> To: [log in to unmask]
> Subject: Chris Ward Appointed State Archivist
>
>
> Regents Appoint New State Archivist
>
>
> ALBANY - The Board of Regents of the University of the State of New
> York has appointed Christine W. Ward Assistant Commissioner for the
> State Archives (State Archivist). The Regents made the appointment at
> their November 13 meeting in Albany.
> Ms. Ward will lead one of the premier state archives in the nation. The
> New York State Archives has received virtually every major national and
> regional award given by the archival profession. It operates programs
> that offer services to New York's 4300 local governments and 3000
> community organizations and cares for more than 140 million records that
> are among the oldest in the country.
> Since 2002, Ms. Ward had been serving as Acting State Archivist. In
> nominating her for the permanent position, Carole F. Huxley, Deputy
> Commissioner for Cultural Education, said, "Chris took the "Acting" in
> her title as a mandate to act. She has kept the Archives' operations and
> its national leadership moving forward with undiminished energy. Within
> the past year alone, the State Archives and the Archives Partnership
> Trust have won eight major awards for excellence."
> (more)
>
> Ms. Ward received a BA in history from Russell Sage College in Troy,
> New York in 1971 and a Masters in Library Science from the State
> University of New York at Albany in 1975. She began her professional
> career as a Manuscripts Librarian with the Albany Institute of History
> and Art, joining the New York State Archives as a Senior Archivist in
> 1981. There, she has held several positions of increasing
> responsibility.
> Throughout her career, Ms. Ward has published and lectured extensively
> on topics concerning the archives profession. She has long provided
> expert advice to national organizations in conservation and preservation
> - the Council on Library and Information Resources, the Commission on
> Preservation and Access, the Northeast Document Conservation Center, and
> the Research Library Group.
> As a member of the Society of American Archivists since 1981, she has
> chaired several national committees and was selected for the
> organization's Fellow Award, an honor given to individuals who exemplify
> the best of the profession. Ms. Ward has taught at the graduate level
> and as part of several continuing education programs.
> Ms. Ward  is currently a member of the board of the Brunswick Community
> Library. Until recently she was the Vice President of the Board of
> Education for the Brittonkill School District in Brunswick. She resides
> in Brunswick with her husband John W. Ward, an architect. Their son
> Brendan, who recently received a masters degree from Syracuse University
> in software engineering, resides in New York City.
> #
>
>
> Judy P. Hohmann
> Director of Public Programs and Outreach
> New York State Archives
> 9B70 Cultural Education Center
> Albany, NY 12230
> Phone: (518) 473-9098
> Fax: (518) 473-9987