[Nhcoll-l] Barbara Brown

[Dirk Neumann]

This indeed is very sad news.

Barb will be greatly missed.


Am 11.03.2020 um 16:07 schrieb Thiers, Barbara:
>
> I am sorry to report that long time SPNHC member Barbara Brown has 
> passed away.  I copy below from a message that was sent to the AMNH 
> staff about her passing.  We will plan a longer tribute for the 
> newsletter and for the meeting in Edinburgh.
>
> “I have some very sad news to share. Barbara Brown, Curatorial 
> Associate in the Department of Ichthyology passed away. Barb began at 
> the Museum over 35 years ago. In her long tenure as the curation 
> management head for the department, Barb oversaw extensive growth of 
> the collections, vastly increased usage, two major moves and 
> reorganizations, an NSF-supported collections improvement grant, and 
> one whole-scale renovation of the department offices and facilities.
>
> In 2011, Barb was a founding member of the AMNH Collections Managers 
> group who meet monthly to share ideas and solutions regarding 
> collections management issues. The group was founded when recently 
> appointed collection managers approached Barb to ask for her advice 
> and mentoring. As a seasoned collection manager Barb offered support, 
> a sympathetic ear and good advice. She was a much loved member of the 
> group and she will be sorely missed.
>
> Barb was also an active participant in the wider collections community 
> for many years and served as Treasurer to the Society for the 
> Preservation of Natural History Collections from 2006 until 2012. She 
> was responsible for the financial and membership management of the 
> Society and oversaw the transition to an online membership database 
> which had a significant impact on the success of the Society.”
>
> Dr. Barbara M. Thiers
>
> Vice President
>
> Patricia K. Holmgren Director of the William and Lynda Steere Herbarium
>
> Curator of Bryophytes
>
> Editor, /Index Herbariorum/
>
> President, Society for the Preservation of Natural History Collections
>
> New York Botanical Garden
>
> Bronx, NY 10458-5126
>
> bthiers at nybg.org <mailto:bthiers at nybg.org>
>
> 718-817-8626
>
> Download:
>
> The World’s Herbaria 2019 
> <http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/The_Worlds_Herbaria_2019.pdf> 
> (Index Herbariorum annual report)
>
> Index Herbariorum Registration Form
> <http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/IH_Registration_Form_2017.docx>Index 
> Herbariorum Registration Form Example 
> <http://sweetgum.nybg.org/science/docs/IH_Registration_Form_2017_Example.docx>__
>
>
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