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Sarah Oltrogge, (515) 281-4011
DES
MOINES, Iowa—The State Historical Society of Iowa is pleased to
announce four new members to its Board of Trustees. The Board currently has 11
members, with one empty slot that will be filled next spring.
Michael Vogt is one of
three elected members of the Board and presently serves as curator and museum
technician for the Iowa Gold Star Military Museum at Camp Dodge in Johnston. He
has previously been employed as museum director for the Historical Society of
Marshall County; site supervisor at Living History Farms in Urbandale; and assistant
instructor at the Center for American Archaeology in Kampsville, Ill. He presents
frequently at state and regional museum and history conferences and has published
articles on American and military history in magazines, newspapers, journals,
books and encyclopedias. Mike and his wife currently live in Des Moines.
Chuck Offenburger serves
as an appointed member of the Board. He is perhaps best known for his "Iowa
Boy" column in the Des Moines Register and spent 16 years co-hosting RAGBRAI.
He now also serves on the board of Iowans for a Better Future, a successor group
to Gov. Tom Vilsack’s Strategic Planning Council on which he also served.
He also writes for his own news and opinion Web site and has authored five books
about Iowans. Chuck and his wife currently reside in Storm Lake.
Theresa Weaver-Basye also
serves as an appointed member of the Historical Society Board. She has been employed
as Curator of Education at the Sioux City Public Museum since 1998. In 2002, she
was appointed to the Governor’s State Commemorative Quarter Commission.
She has worked as the Lanesfield School Historic Site Manager in Johnson County,
Kan., the Bureau of Land Management and the Kansas State Historical Society. Theresa
and her husband currently live in Sioux City.
William Morris is also
an appointed member of the Board. Morris is a Des Moines attorney and military
historian. Morris’ work is included in the book "Outside In: African-American
History in Iowa."
Peggy Whitworth, director
of Brucemore Mansion in Cedar Rapids, was named the new chairperson, and John
Liepa from Indianola was named Vice-Chair.
Click
here for complete list of board members.
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