Speaking of whom, I just received her approval for making public a couple of videos I took of Hal Holbrook receiving the Lifetime Achievement Award at the Museum in Hannibal on Nov. 18. Please forgive the less-than-professional videography! But I hope you'll agree, for fans of MT and/or HH, it's a document worth watching. 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hNM_D4s00s (introductory speeches, featuring Cindy, and a representative of the state's governor) 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=33ZWMxv4tZA (presentation of the award to HH, his acceptance speech, and the informal interview that followed.) 

Enjoy! 

Ben 


----- Original Message -----
From: "Terry Ballard" <[log in to unmask]> 
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Sent: Thursday, January 31, 2013 10:49:32 AM 
Subject: Re: News Release: The Mark Twain House & Museum Appoints Dr. Cindy Lovell as its New Executive Director 

She sounds like someone who was born for this job. Congratulations to her 
and to the museum! 

On Wed, Jan 30, 2013 at 8:52 PM, Mark Twain Forum List Administrator < 
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> The Mark Twain House & Museum Appoints Dr. Cindy Lovell as its New 
> Executive 
> Director 
> 
> HARTFORD, January 11, 2013 -- Gregory Boyko, President of the Board of 
> Trustees of The Mark Twain House & Museum, announced today the appointment 
> of Dr. Cindy Lovell as the museum's Executive Director. Lovell is currently 
> Executive Director of the Mark Twain Boyhood Home & Museum in Hannibal, 
> Missouri. 
> 
> Lovell was chosen after a six-month national search, with a Search 
> Committee 
> of the Board of Trustees considering nearly 50 applicants for the position. 
> The museum was aided in its efforts by PBR Executive Search, a New 
> York-based firm, and the position was advertised in museum publications 
> nationwide. 
> 
> "We are delighted to have been able to find someone with Dr. Lovell's 
> unique combination of strengths," said Boyko. "She has a strong track 
> record 
> in fundraising, proven leadership, passion, energy -- and most important, 
> she has a deep devotion to Mark Twain. We look forward to working with her 
> to create a greater presence for The Mark Twain House & Museum by building 
> on Mark Twain as an international icon through an increased focus on 
> writing 
> and literature." 
> 
> "To have served in Hannibal and now in Hartford at the two homes where Sam 
> Clemens resided the longest is the highest honor I could know," Lovell 
> said. 
> "I'm excited and eager to continue the collaboration between the two homes 
> in our shared vision of preserving Mark Twain's legacy." 
> 
> Lovell succeeds Jeffrey L. Nichols, who left the museum in July to take a 
> position as President and CEO of Poplar Forest, a historic home owned by 
> Thomas Jefferson in Lynchburg, Virginia. 
> 
> She will begin her new position on March 4. Interim Executive Director 
> Patti 
> Philippon, the museum's Beatrice Fox Auerbach Chief Curator, will continue 
> to direct the museum until that date. 
> 
> "I want to thank Patti for her stalwart efforts in keeping the museum going 
> over the past months, during an extremely busy period, and in continuing to 
> maintain the quality of our exhibitions and preservation efforts," said 
> Boyko. 
> 
> Dr. Cindy Lovell has served as Executive Director of the Mark Twain Boyhood 
> Home & Museum since 2008. She is also a tenured associate professor of 
> education at Quincy University in Quincy, Illinois. 
> 
> Lovell grew up on a farm in Pennsylvania where she first fell in love with 
> Twain's writing at the age of ten. A non-traditional student, she began 
> college at the age of 35. She holds a B.A. in elementary education and an 
> M.A. in education, both from Stetson University in Florida. She earned a 
> Ph.D in education from The University of Iowa, with concentrations in 
> gifted 
> education and English as a new language. She taught elementary school in 
> Florida where she earned tenure, then taught at her alma mater, Stetson 
> University, where she also earned tenure before moving to Hannibal. 
> 
> In Hannibal she has directed the Mark Twain Young Authors workshop, taught 
> numerous writing workshops for adults, and co-directed the Mark Twain 
> Teacher Workshops with museum Curator Henry Sweets. She has also presented 
> keynotes and educator workshops at various Big Read events around the 
> country for communities reading The Adventures of Tom Sawyer. 
> 
> A lover of children's literature, Lovell has authored two children's 
> novels, 
> Rachel Mason Hears the Sound and Not This Sunday. She co-authored Down the 
> Mississippi: A Modern-day Huck on America's River Road with CNN iReporter 
> Neal Moore, and is a contributor to The Huffington Post. Lovell has 
> authored dozens of articles, textbook chapters, and essays. 
> 
> Lovell's best known project is Mark Twain: Words & Music, a double CD 
> telling the story of Mark Twain's life in spoken word and song. She 
> conceived the idea as a tribute to Twain to acknowledge the 100th 
> anniversary of his death in 2010. The CD features Clint Eastwood as Twain, 
> Jimmy Buffett as Huck Finn, and Garrison Keillor as the narrator and 
> includes songs by Brad Paisley, Sheryl Crow, Emmylou Harris, Vince Gill, 
> Ricky Skaggs and others. It was released in 2011 as a benefit for the Mark 
> Twain Boyhood Home & Museum. Lovell wrote the narrative and served as 
> co-executive producer with Carl Jackson, a Grammy award-winning musician. 
> 
> At Quincy University Lovell has taught ethics in education, children's 
> literature, educational psychology, foundations of education, and two 
> first-year experience courses -- one on Twain, and one, Prison Nation, 
> which 
> focuses on the prison crisis in America. At Quincy she also serves as 
> counselor for Kappa Delta Pi, the international honor society for 
> educators. 
> 
> Lovell serves on various boards and committees and has been recognized for 
> her work in the community. She received the Hannibal NAACP Martin Luther 
> King, Jr. Award in 2010. Under her leadership, the Museum received the 
> Missouri Governor's 2010 Humanities Award for Exemplary Community 
> Achievement and the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce 2011 Civic 
> Contributor 
> Award. Lovell also received the Hannibal Area Chamber of Commerce 2012 
> Community Betterment Award and the 2012 Missouri Governor's Ambassador 
> Award. 
> 
> Lovell collaborated with her colleagues at The Mark Twain House & Museum 
> and 
> other Twain sites for the successful passage of the Mark Twain 
> Commemorative 
> Coin Act, which benefits four major Twain institutions and was signed into 
> law by President Obama in December 2012. 
> 



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Terry Ballard 
Author and Leisure Studies Manager 
http://www.terryballard.org 
Author of the book "Google this" http://googlethisforlibraries.com 

"My memory has a mind of its own."