Tuesday, March 15, 2016

Uli,Our new Executive Director. She starts 23 March 2016

Hi Volunteer Crew! I have some exciting news to report! I just received an official email from management at AA that they have announced our new Executive Director for the museum. I’d like to ask each of you to help us welcome her to the museum. Her first day will be March 23rd. I will try and introduce her to each crew at the start or at least towards the beginning of the shift! She will be located in Jay’s office downstairs by the break area. We are all very excited to finally have a new director and this is going to be an exciting for the museum! J Here is the message from AA management announcing the news: I am thrilled to share the news with you that we have hired a new Executive Director to lead the museum. Uli Sailer Das begins on March 23rd. Uli worked at a consulting firm early in her career where she was assigned projects like strategic turnarounds of opera houses, a large jazz performance organization and other philanthropic efforts. It was through this work that she began an affection for the nonprofit world and soon ended up at the American Museum of Natural History in New York as their director of Global Business Development & Strategy/director of Research & Strategy. After seven years there, the American Museum of Natural History asked her to relocate to the Midwest as their Inaugural Executive Director for a new start up science and education museum called the Museum at Prairiefire outside of Kansas City. Her vast experience in developing strategy, educational programs, fundraising infrastructure, volunteer programs and community outreach make her a perfect fit to take the C.R. Smith to new heights in the coming years. Uli is relocating with her husband and two children from Missouri to the DFW area.

World of Aviation

A hands-on adventure into the world of aviation! Image Blocked A week long opportunity to discover and explore the science of flight! Meet aviation pros, go behind the scenes, perform flight activities, engineering builds and more! Click here for more information or to register! Early-Bird Discount - Register by May 3rd and Save $25 Are you a C.R. Smith Museum member? Join today! Need information? info.crsmithmuseum@aa.com

Tuesday, March 1, 2016

Happy birthday dearest Lauren

Women in Aviation...In WW-2 the women flew and pulled the sleeve for us teen agers to shoot at to score in training..Can you fathom her job.

Women in Aviation: The Real-Life Rosie the Riveters "In 1941 only 1% of aviation employees were women, while this year they will comprise an estimated 65% of the total." LIFE Magazine, August 9, 1943 Image Blocked Open now until May In recognition of Women's History Month the CR Smith Museum presents "Women in Aviation: The Real-Life Rosie the Riveters." This collection of photographs from the Library of Congress depicts the women who went to work in the aviation production plants during World War II. The images depict women, from various backgrounds and in plants across the country, stepping into the jobs that had been done by a predominantly male work force Most of the photographs were captured in dramatically lit Kodachrome color imagery by Alfred T. Palmer as part of his work for the Office of War Information. The exhibition will be on display through May.