Thank you for sharing this.

Alan

On Jan 31, 2013, at 2:35 PM, Ben Wise wrote:

> 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]> 
> To: [log in to unmask] 
> 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 
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> 
> "My memory has a mind of its own." 

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