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Academy for Educational Development (Washington): Appointed May Rihani, senior vice-president at Creative Associates International (Washington), to be senior vice-president and director of gender and education development.

American Society of Association Executives (Washington): Appointed Helen Hoeflich, director of human resources, to be vice-president of human resources and administration; Malcolm Karl, vice-president of finance, also to be chief financial officer; Gary LaBranche, vice-president of education and convention services, to be vice-president of professional development; and George Moffat, vice-president of publishing, to be vice-president of communications.

Asian Americans/Pacific Islanders in Philanthropy (New York): Appointed Moira S. Shek, a consultant in San Francisco, to be executive director, effective in January. At that time, AAPIP will relocate its national office to San Francisco.

Baltimore Museum of Art: Appointed Jay M. Fisher, senior curator of prints, drawings, and photographs, also to be curatorial chairman; Elizabeth Ketcham, deputy director for development at the Philadelphia Museum of Art, to be director of development; and Becca Seitz, director of public relations and marketing, to be director of marketing and communications.

Boulder Philharmonic (Colo.): Appointed Marianne C. Gellman, former dean of institutional advancement at Colorado Northwestern Community College (Rangely), to be director of development.

Carnegie Endowment for International Peace (Washington): Appointed David A. Lipton, Undersecretary of the Treasury for International Affairs (Washington), to be senior associate for the Global Policy Program.

Chicago State U.: Appointed Katey Assem, associate vice-president for development and campaign director at Hampton U. (Va.), to be executive director of the CSU Foundation.

Children’s Television Workshop (New York): Appointed Janice F. Hearty, director of government affairs, to be vice-president for public affairs and communications.

Christian Children’s Fund (Richmond, Va.): Appointed John F. Schultz, director of the national-offices division, to be president, effective in February. He will succeed Margaret C. McCullough, who is retiring after working at C.C.F. for more than 24 years.

College of Saint Rose (Albany, N.Y.): Appointed Lisa Haley Thomson, coordinator of special projects, to be director of public information, and Kelly Waechter, vice-president at KeyBank (Albany), to be director of alumni affairs.

Cuyahoga Community College (Cleveland): Appointed Gail D. Hogan, director of marketing, to be assistant vice-president for public affairs and information.

Fairleigh Dickinson U. (Teaneck, N.J.): Appointed Arthur E. Petrosemolo, director of university communications at Monmouth U. (West Long Branch, N.J.), to be assistant vice-president for university relations and marketing.

The Foundation Fighting Blindness (Hunt Valley, Md.): Appointed Gwen Golish, director of the Southeast Province of Daughters of Charity (Emmitsburg, Md.), to be prospect-research and activity manager; Susanne Mummert, systems-support assistant, to be prospect-research coordinator; Stephanie (Penny) Sugar, area director of the Jewish National Fund (Fort Lauderdale, Fla.), to be director of development for the new Southeast regional office in Pompano Beach, Fla.; and Robert M. Turberville, assistant director of development, to be director of development for the Mid-America region, based in Hunt Valley.

Green Mountain College (Poultney, Vt.): Appointed Charles A. Edwards, a former consultant in Chicago, to be vice-president for college relations.

Habitat for Humanity International (Americus, Ga.): Appointed Roger Congdon, director of development at the Roosevelt Warm Springs Rehabilitation Institute (Warm Springs, Ga.), to be director of donor development.

Harvard U. (Cambridge, Mass.): Appointed Bradford Wm. Voigt, director of leadership gifts at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, to be director of advancement for the school.

Helen Keller International (New York): Appointed Ian Darnton-Hill, director of the Opportunities for Micronutrient Interventions Project (Washington), to be vice-president for programs and director of health and nutrition, and Pamela Moore, director of corporate relations at the American Lung Association (New York), to be director of communications.

Heritage Foundation (Washington): Appointed Richard Fisher, an Asian security analyst, to be director of the Asian Studies Center, and David John, administrative assistant and legislative director for Rep. Mark Sanford, Republican of South Carolina, to be senior policy analyst for Social Security.

Indiana U. Center on Philanthropy (Indianapolis): Appointed Wanda L. Kay, director of institutional advancement at Arizona State U. East (Mesa), to be director of development and communications.

Institute for Youth Development (Washington): Appointed Karen A. Morison, a public-policy consultant, to be director of public policy.

Jewish Reconstructionist Federation (Elkins Park, Pa.): Appointed Mark Seal, associate executive vice-president at the Hebrew Immigrant Aid Society (New York), to be executive vice-president and executive director.

Johns Hopkins U. (Baltimore): Appointed Stephanie Reel, vice-president for information services for Johns Hopkins Medicine, to be chief information officer for the university.

Junior Achievement of Central New York (Liverpool): Appointed Sharon M. Akkoul, director of development at Onondaga Community College (Syracuse, N.Y.), to be development director.

Landmark College (Putney, Vt.): Appointed Janet Kolkebeck, director of major gifts at Colby College (Waterville, Me.), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Library Foundation of Hennepin County (Minnetonka, Minn.): Appointed Chris DeGraff, executive vice-president at the Indiana 4-H Foundation (Indianapolis), to be executive director.

Lincoln College (Ill.): Appointed Bruce E. Clausen, former development officer at U. of Southern California (Los Angeles), to be executive director of advancement.

Louisville Seminary (Ky.): Announced the retirement of Larry M. Hitner, vice-president for development, effective February 1. Catherine C. Dawson, vice-president for finance, will become vice-president for seminary relations, the new title of the position. The seminary also appointed Claude E. Hammond, director of publications and assistant director of public relations at Berea College (Ky.), to be director of communications; Don Ragsdale, former executive director of development at Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Ind.), to be associate vice-president for seminary relations; and Kimberly A. Shippey, campaign secretary, to be director of alumni relations and the annual fund.

Lutheran Hour Ministries (St. Louis): Appointed Dale A. Skeesick, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church (Worden, Ill.), to be gift-planning counselor.

Mary Baldwin College (Staunton, Va.): Appointed Nicole Simmons, an editor at LEXIS Law Publishing (Charlottesville, Va.), to be assistant director of college relations.

Massachusetts Health Officers Association (Salem): Appointed Susan Major, development director at Community Catalyst (Boston), to be executive director.

McKendree College (Lebanon, Ill.): Appointed Kevin McFarland, district director at Muscular Dystrophy Association of St. Louis, to be director of alumni relations.

The Mid Atlantic Arts Foundation (Baltimore): Appointed Tom Gaeng, director of administrative services at Health Care for the Homeless (Baltimore), to be director of operations.

National Center for Disability Services (Albertson, N.Y.): Appointed Iris Fishman, a communications consultant based in New York, to be director of the Kornreich Technology Center.

National Equity Fund (Chicago): Appointed Darrell R. Hubbard, managing director at First Chicago Capital Markets, a financial-securities firm, to be vice-president of investor relations.

National Museum of American Jewish History (Philadelphia): Appointed Abe J. Wasserberger, executive vice-president at Development Consultants (Great Neck, N.Y.), to be director of external affairs.

National Trust for Historic Preservation (Washington): Appointed T. C. Benson, associate director for development and public affairs at the National Museum of Natural History (Washington), to be director of the new “Save America’s Treasures” program.

New York Networks for School Renewal: Appointed Lucille Renwick, a recent recipient of a master’s degree from Harvard U.’s John F. Kennedy School of Government (Cambridge, Mass.) and a former reporter at the Los Angeles Times, to be director.

Pacifica Radio (Berkeley, Cal.): Appointed Lynn Chadwick, director of operations and planning, to be executive director. She succeeds Pat Scott, who announced her resignation earlier this year.

Regis College (Weston, Mass.): Appointed Troy Watkins, public-relations officer at Curry College (Milton, Mass.), to be director of public relations.

Roosevelt U. (Chicago): Appointed Susan Hacker, associate director of development at I-CAR Education Foundation (Rolling Meadows, Ill.), to be assistant director of institutional advancement at the Robin Campus in Schaumburg, Ill.

Rose-Hulman Institute of Technology (Terre Haute, Ind.): Appointed Brian Dyer, associate director of admissions, to be director of alumni affairs and special events; William Foraker, associate director of sponsored programs at Indiana State U. (Terre Haute), to be assistant director of development; Bruce C. Landis, director of development at the New Mexico Military Institute (Roswell), to be director of development; and Bunny Nash, managing partner and artistic director at Stageworks (Terre Haute), to be assistant director of alumni affairs and special events.

Sacred Heart U. (Fairfield, Conn.): Appointed Elinor Biggs, executive director of the New Haven International Festival of Arts and Ideas (Conn.), to be vice-president for university relations, and Luke Doyle, director of major gifts and planned giving at U. of Tulsa (Okla.), to be vice-president for institutional advancement.

Salem State College (Mass.): Appointed Robert Paterson, former director of information technology at Capital U. (Columbus, Ohio), to be chief information officer.

SEEDCO (Structured Employment Economic Development Corporation) (New York): Appointed William J. Grinker, a partner at Human Service Solutions (New York) and president of the Non-Profit Assistance Corporation (New York), to be president. SEEDCO also appointed Diane Baillargeon, partner at Human Service Solutions and secretary and treasurer at the Non-Profit Assistance Corporation, to be senior vice-president.

Southwest Baptist U. (Bolivar, Mo.): Appointed Steve Whisler, director of alumni relations, to be director of gift planning.

St. Coletta’s of Massachusetts (Hanover): Appointed Kelly DiPersio-Hegg, philanthropy officer at South Shore Hospital (Weymouth, Mass.), to be director of development. St. Coletta’s operates two schools and an adult-services agency.

St. Joseph’s College (Brooklyn, N.Y.): Appointed Joseph Spadaro, director of programs and services and assistant executive director at the Metropolitan New York Library Council, to be chief information officer.

Three Rivers Community College (Poplar Bluff, Mo.): Appointed Joe Rozman, director of institutional development, to be chief officer for information technology and development.

U. of Dallas: Appointed Eloise Pinckney, staff member at Child and Family Guidance Center (Dallas), to be director of corporate development; Barbara Pinkus, former development officer at Y.M.C.A. of Metropolitan Dallas, to be director of advancement services; Virginia Van Pelt, a member of the development staff, to be director of development; and Alan Van Zelfden, director of news and information, to be director of university relations.

U. of Kentucky (Lexington): Appointed Michele D. Ripley, director of public relations and development for the College of Fine Arts, to be national marketing director.

U. of Maryland at College Park: Appointed Tamara Maull, director of alumni affairs at Hampton U. (Va.), to be director of alumni affairs for the School of Business.

U. of Montana Foundation (Missoula): Appointed Fred Lee, vice-president for university advancement at U. of Alabama at Birmingham, to be president and chief executive officer.

U. of North Alabama (Florence): Appointed Carol Spalding Lyles, buyer and special-events coordinator at Rogers Inc. (Florence), to be director of alumni relations.

U. of Tennessee at Memphis: Appointed Jenna Goodloe, income-development manager at the American Cancer Society (Memphis), to be assistant director of development for the College of Medicine.

United Way of Allegheny County (Pittsburgh): Appointed Claire B. Morrison, executive director of the Allegheny County Department of Public Assistance (Pittsburgh), to be associate executive for community investments.

Vanderbilt U. (Nashville): Appointed Geoffrey H. Vincent, former deputy head of public affairs at National Aeronautics and Space Administration (Washington), to be senior adviser for public affairs, based in Washington.

Wesleyan College (Macon, Ga.): Appointed Barbara A. Brannon, director of public relations, also to be assistant vice-president for marketing.

Wichita State U. (Kan.): Appointed Bruce Erickson, former director of public relations at California State U. at Northridge, to be executive director of marketing and communications.

GRANT MAKERS

Alcoa Foundation (Pittsburgh): Appointed Kathleen W. Buechel, vice-president, to be president, effective January 1. She will succeed F. Worthington Hobbs III, who is retiring.

Beldon Fund (Washington): Appointed Bill Roberts, former director of strategic communications and legislative director at the Environmental Defense Fund (New York), to be executive director. The foundation, which supports state-based grassroots environmental groups, plans to move its offices to New York next year.

Boston Foundation: Appointed Deborah C. Jackson, senior vice-president at Children’s Hospital (Boston), to be vice-president for program.

E. C. Brown Foundation (Portland, Ore.): Announced the retirement of John A. Bruce, executive director since 1974, effective in December.

The Community Foundation for Palm Beach and Martin Counties (West Palm Beach, Fla.): Appointed Louise Grant, program director, to be vice-president for programs; Beverly Pope Sears, president of the Palm Beach International Film Festival, to be vice-president and chief operating officer; Elivio Serrano, district special-programs coordinator at Palm Beach Community College, to be a program officer; and Lisa Williams, chief financial officer, to be vice-president for finance.

The Community Foundation of Greater Greensboro (N.C.): Announced the resignation of Wentworth L. Durgin, president.

Harvest of Hope Foundation (Oneonta, N.Y.): Appointed Philip Kellerman, project specialist for the National Migrant Education Hotline (Oneonta), to be president. This new fund raises donations to assist migrant farmworkers and their families.

Rose Community Foundation (Denver): Appointed Sheila Bugdanowitz, vice-president at Colorado Carphone Corporation (Denver), to be president and chief executive officer.

Surdna Foundation (New York): Appointed Dara Major, assistant to the president at the Rockefeller Foundation (New York), to be special assistant to the executive director; Camilla Seth, senior associate at EA Capital (New York), to be associate program officer for the environment; and Vincent Stehle, an assistant editor at The Chronicle of Philanthropy (Washington), to be program officer for the Nonprofit Sector Support Initiative.

Tobin Foundation (San Antonio): Appointed Pamela Drexel Walker, president of PDW Associates (Washington), a management-consulting firm, to be president. The foundation, which primarily supports cultural projects, recently opened an additional office in New York.

Weingart Foundation (Los Angeles): Appointed Harvey L. Price, former vice-president of grants administration, to be interim president and chief administrative officer.

BOARD MEMBERS AND OFFICERS

The Chimes Foundation (Baltimore): Elected Douglas M. Schmidt, managing director of Legg Mason Wood Walker (Baltimore), to be chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Independent Sector (Washington): Elected Peter Goldberg, president and chief executive officer of the Alliance for Families and Children (formerly Family Service America) (Milwaukee), to be chairperson of the Board of Directors.

Medic Alert (Turlock, Cal.): Elected Maurice Q. Bectel, retired president and chief operating officer of the Pharmaceutical Research and Manufacturers of America Foundation (Washington), to be chairman of the Board of Directors.

Missouri Historical Society (St. Louis): Elected Franklin A. Jacobs, chairman and chief executive officer of Falcon Products (St. Louis), to be chairman of the Board of Trustees.

Newark Museum Association (N.J.): Elected Arlene Lieberman, vice-president, to be president of the Board of Trustees.

Paul Rapoport Foundation (New York): Elected Veronica Flores, an organizational-development consultant in Brooklyn, N.Y., and Richard T. Harris, deputy director of the School Mediation and Violence Prevention Division of Victim Services (Brooklyn), to the Board of Directors.

The Retired Officers Association (Alexandria, Va.): Elected Major General Donal L. Turkal (Ret.), a member of the board, to be chairman of the Board of Directors of the TROA Scholarship Fund.

San Francisco Foundation: Elected F. Warren Hellman, a general partner in Hellman & Friedman (San Francisco), to be chair of the Board of Trustees, and Gay Plair Cobb, chief executive officer of the Oakland Private Industry Council (Cal.), to be a trustee.

CONSULTANTS AND OTHERS

Fund Evaluation Group (Cincinnati): Appointed Bruce A. Benjamin and J. David Stein, vice-presidents, to be equity owners.

Grant Thornton LLP (Chicago): Appointed Robert M. Leavy, a partner, to be national managing partner for non-profit groups.

MDS Communications (Tempe, Ariz.): Appointed Richard Hendrix, senior pastor at Crossroads Community Church (Tempe), to be chief operating officer.

S. A. Rosenbaum & Associates (Washington): Appointed Amy L. Mannarino, an international-aviation specialist at the Federal Aviation Administration (Washington), to be manager of client services.