FOR IMMEDIATE
RELEASE
November 28, 2006
Press Contacts
202-653-4628
Kevin O'Connell, koconnell@imls.gov
Mamie Bittner, mbittner@imls.gov
Dr.
Rebecca Danvers, Director of Research and Technology,
to Retire
Washington, DC--Dr.
Anne-Imelda M. Radice noted today that Dr. Rebecca Danvers
has announced her retirement from the Institute of Museum
and Library Services, effective January 5, 2007.
Dr. Danvers has over twenty-two years of federal service
at the Institute. She has held two leadership positions,
Director of the Program Office at the agency’s
predecessor, Institute of Museum Services, and Director
of the Office of Research and Technology at the Institute
of Museum and Library Services.
“Dr. Danvers has made an outstanding
contribution in her public service at the Institute. Her
accomplishments are many,” said Dr. Radice. “Under
her leadership the agency produced important benchmark
reports that examined the status of museum/school partnerships
and the use of technology and digitization in the nation’s
libraries and museums. She helped to develop essential
IT infrastructure to support the agency’s core
grant making functions and provided leadership in the
development of innovative planning and evaluation tools
and workshops for applicants and grantees. She
helped to launch new grant programs and agency initiatives
and has worked on the consolidation of library statistics
programs into the Institute. We wish Rebecca well and
will miss her a great deal.”
“I’ve worked
these 22 years for something I strongly believe in: the
great benefits museums and libraries give to their communities” Dr. Danvers
stated. “I have been privileged to work with talented and dedicated people
to pursue common goals of public service. I know the Institute will continue
to thrive, and I am proud to have been a part of it.”
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