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ANNUAL REP ORT
FROM THE PRESIDENT As the new president of the Southeastern Museums Conference, I can claim no credit for the remarkable achievements detailed in this 2014 annual report. Like every member of SEMC, I am proud and grateful to be represented by an effective, respected, and growing professional organization. By joining forces under the banner of SEMC, we have together created a strong, articulate voice that can address vital issues affecting the museums of our region, as well as an indispensable forum for interaction, mutual support, and professional development. ¶ This annual report documents the extraordinary effort, commitment, and resourcefulness of our membership and the SEMC council and staff. We are the fortunate beneficiaries of a long tradition of outstanding volunteer leadership by dedicated professionals who donate countless hours on behalf of SEMC. We also have an exceptionally skilled and talented executive director in Susan Perry. We reached the point in our organization growth in 2014 where we were able to hire an additional, part-time staff member, Jill Malool, who will assist with communications and member services. SEMC continues to benefit from a contractual arrangement with the Atlanta History Center to provide office space and administrative and technical support. ¶ To the 2014 highlights noted in the annual report, I will (selfishly) add my own personal SEMC highlight from the past year: the annual meeting in Knoxville in October. I’m not very impartial, but I think it was awesome. The museum community in Knoxville pulled out all the stops to put together a grand experience that was professionally rewarding and just plain fun (especially if you have a taste for moonshine). The annual meeting is just one of the ways that SEMC serves its membership by providing opportunities for professional development and networking. Another is the Jekyll Island Management Institute. The growth of this vital and focused training program demonstrates the need for ongoing training at every level, something we hear about increasingly from our members. ¶ Only a financially viable organization
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can serve its membership effectively. Thanks to careful planning and budgeting, strict fiscal controls, and close oversight, SEMC is in excellent fiscal shape, and is only one of two regional museum organizations in the country to be blessed with an endowment fund. Early in 2014, an anonymous donor challenged us to match a $10,000 endowment gift within three years; by the end of the year half that amount had already been raised. The growth of the SEMC endowment is powerful evidence of faith in the future of the organization and the museum profession. ¶ The support and engagement of our members and sponsors made 2014 a truly exceptional year, and 2015 promises to be even better. Always remember that a professional organization like SEMC is only as strong as its membership. Your support, engagement, and participation are critical for the continued success of SEMC and the museums of our region. David Butler Executive Director, Knoxville Museum of Art
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The S outheastern Museums Conference is a nonprofit membership organization that serves twelve states throughout the Southeast-Alabama, Arkansas, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, Virginia, and West Virginia as well as Puerto Rico and the Virgin Islands
OUR MISSION The Southeastern Museums Conference is a networking organization that serves to foster professionalism, mutual support, and communication. A non-profit membership association, SEMC strives to increase educational and professional development opportunities and improve the interchange of ideas, information, and cooperation.
OUR VISION SEMC will be an essential resource for its members and the broader museum community.
OUR GOALS • Grow SEMC Membership and serve its diverse needs. • Improve Communication. • Provide new opportunities for Professional Development. • Strengthen educational and networking opportunities at the Annual Meeting. • Recruit and engage SEMC Leaders. • Provide Administrative Support. • Operate sound and transparent Finances.
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OUR HISTORY In 1951 the Southeastern Museums Conference was established at a meeting in Norfolk, Virginia. It was agreed that the organization should include the states of Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, Tennessee, West Virginia, and Virginia. ¶ SEMC’s first task was to appoint a committee to get the southeast included in a Congressional bill to appropriate money to provide places of safe-keeping for museum objects in case of war. ¶ In 1956 Maryland, Delaware, and the District of Columbia petitioned to join SEMC. The Council suggested they form their own organization, today known as the Mid-Atlantic Museums Association. ¶ SEMC formulated its first five-year plan in 1959 and Arkansas was added to SEMC. Then SEMC offered two professional development workshops in North Carolina the following year. The workshops discussed museum training and the restoration of historic houses. ¶ Throughout the 1960s, SEMC continued to grow. A $25,000 foundation grant employed a SEMC representative to carry out further training workshops; SEMC urged the American Alliance (formerly Association) of Museums to formulate a museum accreditation program; and by 1969 SEMC had established a three-part annual meeting. ¶ The 1970s and 1980s allowed SEMC to become a more sophisticated organization. Local arrangements and program committees were established for the annual meeting; SEMC published a directory of educational resources; SEMC was officially incorporated; and exhibitors were added to the annual meeting. ¶ In 1982, the central offices of SEMC were moved to Memphis, Tennessee, and in 1986, they moved again to Baton Rouge, Louisiana. By 1992 a full-time Executive Director and a Director of Office and Membership Services had been hired. Shortly after that SEMC’s endowment was established to promote financial stability. ¶ In 1996 the JumpStart Program began. This program flourished during the first decade of the 21st century and is now known as the Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI) offering an eight-day intensive museum training to museum professionals with two years’ experience or
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more. ¶ In 2005 SEMC established a Hurricane Katrina grant fund and awarded over $500,000 to museums and museum employees affected by the storm in the states of Mississippi and Louisiana. ¶ Today, SEMC continues to create programs like JIMI and the Hurricane Katrina grant to support its ongoing mission to foster professionalism and support for museum professionals.
OUR PAST YEAR The year 2014 has been an exciting year of “firsts” for Southeastern Museums Conference (SEMC). SEMC expanded our communications and resources for museum professionals. ¶ This year marked the kickoff SEMC’s first Endowment Matching Gift Campaign. Thanks to a generous donor, all gifts up to $10,000 will be matched for three years. SEMC continued its goal of financial stability and sustainability in FY14 with a net surplus of $47,926 and added to the SEMC Reserve Fund. Thank you to those that have contributed $5,505 to SEMC endowment in the past year. ¶ SEMC had a tremendous year with a successful conference in Knoxville, Tennessee, with 535 attendees, a record in recent years. Sixty-four program sessions and sixty-four Resource Expo exhibitors provided new ideas, professional expertise and best practices. In the keynote address about “Museums in the Age of Scale,” Michael Edson, a strategist and thought leader at the forefront of digital transformation in the cultural sector, challenged us to think big. ¶ SEMC wants to serve your diverse needs and improve our communications. This year Jill Malool joined SEMC staff as the Manager of Communications and Member Services. SEMC has expanded our social media coverage and digital communications. In 2014 SEMC unveiled a new level of membership, Academic Membership available to university departments and university museums. SEMC surveyed our members and adopted a Diversity and Inclusion Policy. SEMC realizes the potential to grow our membership.
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¶ SEMC, the five other regional museum associations, and the American Alliance of Museums completed the first National Museum Salary Survey, the only comprehensive study of its kind for our diverse field. Beyond annual meeting, SEMC offered a regional workshop on technology in Mississippi. SEMC provided more membership benefits and resources to meet your needs. ¶ The Jekyll Island Management Institute 2014 (JIMI) graduated 18 people from 12 states including Indiana, Texas, and Washington, D.C. in addition to the Southeastern states. Thanks to the generosity of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), SEMC was pleased to offer for the John Kinard Scholarship Fund for two staff members of AAAM institutional museums or individual AAAM members to attend SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute (JIMI). This past year SEMC provided a new scholarship opportunity, sponsored by John A. Woods Appraisers, for historic house museum professionals to participate in SEMC annual conference. ¶ In the past year, SEMC provided more opportunities for Southeast museum professionals. Susan Perry Executive Director, SEMC
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A SPECIAL THANKS TO OUR SPONSORS Silver Plus Sponsor Travelers
Glavé and Holmes Architecture (Grand Opening Reception)
Bronze Conference Sponsors
Malone Design/Fabrication
Alexander Haas (Directors’ Luncheon)
(Grand Opening Reception)
Case Antiques Inc., Auctions & Appraisals
Solid Light, Inc.
(SEMC Legacy Reception)
(Grand Opening Reception)
L. Carole Wharton, LLC
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
SunTrust (Registration Table)
(signature drink sponsor)
Leapfrog Services
SEMC Scholarship Sponsors
(iPad passport prize)
SEMC 2013 Silent Auction
Music Maker Relief Foundation
(SEMC Traveling Scholarships)
(musician sponsor)
Micheal Hudson (President’s Scholarship)
Prism Technologies, Inc.
John A. Woods Appraisers
(charging stations)
(Historic House Museum Professional Scholarship)
Lanyard Sponsor
Resource Expo Sponsors
HealyKohler Design
10-31 Inc. (U.S. partner for Cristalux and Absolute Museum & Gallery Products)
Mobile Guide Sponsor
(Grand Opening Reception)
OnCell-TourSphere
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THANK YOU TO OUR JIMI SPONSORS
Cynthia and John Lancaster, JIMI 2014 scholarship
Gaylord Bros., JIMI 2014 scholarship
Nathan Moehlmann, Goosepen Studio & Press, JIMI 2014 scholarship
John Kinard Scholarship Fund, in collaboration with the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC), JIMI 2014 scholarships
Keith Post, Satilla Computer Solutions, JIMI 2014 breakfast sponsor
Mississippi Museums Association (MMA), JIMI 2014 scholarship
North Carolina Museums Council (NCMC), JIMI 2014 scholarships
Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship, JIMI 2013 & 2014
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WE GRATEFULLY ACKNOWLEDGE THE GENEROUS SUPPORT OF OUR CORPORATE FRIENDS, MEMBER MUSEUMS, AND BENEFACTORS DURING 2014 Corporate Friends
Charlton Hall Auctions
10-31 Inc.
Cinebar Productions, Inc.
1220 Exhibits, Inc.
CoreStrategies for Nonprofits, Inc.
Alexander Haas
CultureConnect
Art Guard
Dorfman Museum Figures, Inc.
Association of Academic Museums and Galleries
Explus, Inc.
Big River Online
Frina Design
Blair, Inc.
Glavé and Holmes Architecture
Case Antiques, Inc. Auctions & Appraisals
Haizlip Studio
Charlotte Van and Storage
HealyKohler Design
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HistoryIT
Thank You Institutional Members
Birmingham Museum of Art
Delta Blues Museum
JGL Food Service Consultants
Aldie Mill & Mt. Zion Historic Parks
Black Mountain College Museum + Arts Center
Delta Cultural Center
Lord Aeck Sargent
Abraham Lincoln Library & Museum
Blowing Rock Art & History Museum
Delta Music Museum
Malone Design/ Fabrication
Ah-Tah-Thi-Ki Museum
Blue Ridge Institute & Museum
DeSoto County Museum
MasterPak
Aiken County Historical Museum
Bob Jones University Museum & Gallery
Discovery Park of America
MBA Design & Display Products Corporation
Alabama Department of Archives and History
Booth Western Art Museum
Division of State Historic Sites
MediaMerge, Inc.
Alexandria Museum of Art
Bradbury Gallery, Arkansas State University
and Properties, NCDCR
Method-1
Amelia Island Museum of History
Burritt on the Mountain
Doak House Museum/President Andrew
MuseumRails
Amory Regional Museum
C. H. Nash Museum
Johnson Museum & Library
Music Maker Relief Foundation
Anderson County Museum
Cameron Art Museum
Drayton Hall
Nomad Mobile Guides, Inc.
Antonio J. Waring, Jr. Arch Laboratory
Camp Van Dorn WWII Museum
Dunedin Fine Art Center
OnCell-TourSphere
Apopka Historical Society, Inc.
Cape Fear Museum of History and Science
East Tennessee Historical Society
Oklahoma University College of Liberal Studies
Appleton Museum of Art
Carolinas Aviation Museum
Edison & Ford Winter Estates
PastPerfect Software, Inc.
Arkansas Arts Center
Cheekwood Botanical Garden & Museum of Art
Eleanor D. Wilson Museum
Print File, Inc.
Arkansas National Guard Museum
Chennault Aviation and Military Museum
at Hollins University
Prism Technologies, Inc.
Arkansas Tech Museum
Children’s Hands on Museum
Elliott Museum and The House of
Q Media Productions, Inc.
Art Center Sarasota
City of Virginia Beach
Refuge at Gilbert’s Bar
RFP-LEADS Source, Inc.
Art Museum of the University
Clarksville-Montgomery County Museum
Eudora Welty House
Riggs Ward Design
of Memphis (AMUM)
Clay Center for the Arts & Sciences of WV
Evan Williams Bourbon Experience
Solid Light, Inc.
Asheville Art Museum
Colburn Earth Science Museum
Farragut Folklife Museum
StudioAmmons, Inc.
Asheville Museum
Collier County Museums
Fine Art Museum at Western
Studio Displays, Inc.
Atlanta History Center
Columbia Museum of Art
Carolina University
The Charleston Mint
Augusta Museum of History
Confederate Memorial Literacy Society
Flagler Museum
The Design Minds, Inc.
Bailey-Matthews Shell Foundation
Coral Gables Museum
Flannery O’Connor-Andalusia Foundation
The History Workshop
Barrington Hall/City of Roswell Georgia
Cornell Fine Arts Museum
Florence County Museum
The Nassal Company
Bartow History Museum
Cross County Museum & Archives
Florida Craftsmen, Inc.
Travelers
Bass Museum of Art
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art
Florida Holocaust Museum
U.S. Art Co., Inc.
Bechtler Museum of Modern Art
Culture & Heritage Museums
Florida Museum of Natural History,
Universal Fiber Optic Lighting LLC.
Beck Cultural Exchange Center
Cummer Museum of Art and Gardens
University of Florida
U.S. Art Company, Inc.
Belle Meade Plantation
Daura Gallery
Florida Museum of Photographic Arts
Viking Metal Cabinet Company
Bernard A. Zuckerman Museum of Art
Davies Manor Association Museum
Fort Lauderdale History Center
Wooten & Wooten Auctioneers & Appraisers
Birmingham Civil Rights Institute
Deerfield Beach Historical Society, Inc.
Fort Smith Art Center
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Fort Wayne Museum of Art
Historic Columbia Foundation
Frist Center for the Visual Arts
Historic New Orleans Collection
Gadsden Museum of Art
Historic Oakland Foundation
Gaston County Museum of Art & History
Historic Westville
Georgia College & State University
Historical Society of Western Virginia
Georgia Museum of Art, University of Georgia
HistoryMiami
Georgia Regents University
Hopewell Museum
Georgia Southern University Museum
Horry County Museum
Georgia’s Old Capital Museum Society, Inc.
Hunter Museum of American Art
Global Health Odyssey Museum
Huntington Museum of Art
Greensboro Historical Museum
Huntsville Museum of Art
Greenville County Museum of Art
International Museum of the Horse
Greenville Museum of Art
Iredell Museum
Gregg Museum of Art & Design
Iron & Steel Museum of Alabama
Guilford College Art Gallery
Tannehill Ironworks Historical State Park
Gwinnett Environmental and Heritage Center
James White Fort
Halsey Institute of Contemporary Art
Jean Lafitte National Historical
Hampton Roads Naval Museum
Park & Preserve
Heaven Hill Distilleries
Jekyll Island Museum
Bourbon Heritage Center
Johns Hopkins University Advanced
Henry B. Plant Museum
Academic Programs
Henry Morrison Flagler Museum
Jule Collins Smith Museum of Fine
Hermann-Grima/Gallier Historic Houses
Art at Auburn University
Hickory Hill
Juliette Gordon Low Birthplace
Hickory Museum of Art
Kennesaw State University
High Museum of Art
Kentucky Derby Museum
High Point Museum
Kentucky Historical Society
Hills & Dales Estate
Kentucky Museum
Historic Arkansas Museum
Knoxville Museum of Art
Historic Augusta, Inc.
Kentucky Native American Heritage Museum, Inc.
Historic Bethania
Louisiana Secretary of State Museums Division
Historic Columbia Foundation
LaGrange Art Museum
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Lauren Rogers Museum of Art
Meek-Eaton Southeastern Black Archives
Museum of Florida History
Pickens County Museum of Art & History
Leepa-Rattner Museum of Art
Research Center and Museum
Museum of the American Printing
Pigs-In-Flight Children’s Museum
Levine Museum of the New South
Memorial Hall Museum
House for the Blind
Pine Bluff/Jefferson County Historical Museum
Lighthouse Art Center Museum & School of Art
Memphis Brooks Museum of Art
Museum of the Cape Fear Historical Complex
Pioneer Museum of Alabama
Lightner Museum
Mennello Museum of American Art
Museums of Tusculum
Plantation Agriculture Museum
Longwood Center for the Visual Arts
Metal Museum
National Park Service, SER
Portsmouth Museums
Louisiana Military Museum
Michael C. Carlos Museum - Emory University
National Civil Rights Museum
President James K. Polk State Historic Site/
Louisiana Oil & Gas Museum
Middleton Place Foundation
National Museum of the Marine Corps
NC Dept of Cultural Resources
Louisiana State Cotton Museum
Midway Museum, Inc.
National Museum of the Mighty
Reece Museum, East Tennessee State University
Louisiana State Exhibit Museum
Mint Museum
Eighth Air Force
Reuel B. Pritchett Museum
Louisiana State Museum
Mississippi Agriculture & Forestry Museum
National Sporting Library & Museum
Reynolda House Museum of American Art
Louisiana State University Museum of Art
Mississippi Industrial Heritage Museum, Inc.
National Steeplechase Museum
Ringling College of Art and Design
Louisiana’s Old State Capitol
Mississippi Museum of Art
National World War II Museum
River Discovery Center
Lowe Art Museum, University of Miami
Mississippi Museum of Natural Science
North Carolina Museum of History
Robert C. Williams Museum of Papermaking
Lucy Craft Laney Museum of Black History
Mobile Museum of Art
North Myrtle Beach Area Historical Museum
Rocky Mount Museum
Lynchburg Museum System
Modernism Museum Mount Dora
Northeast Georgia History
Rowan Museum, Inc.
Madison Morgan Cultural Center
Monroe County Heritage Museums
Center at Brenau University
SCAD Museum of Art
Magnolia Mound Plantation
Monticello
Oak Alley Foundation
Schiele Museum
Maier Museum of Art
Mooresville Public Library
Oak Hill & The Martha Berry Museum
Selby Gallery/Ringling
Mandarin Museum & Historical Society
Morris Lowcountry Heritage Center
Oberg Research, LLC
College of Art and Design
Mansfield Female College Museum
Morris Museum of Art
Oconee Heritage Center
Shiloh Museum of Ozark History
Marengo County History
Morse Museum of American Art
Oglethorpe University Museum of Art (OUMA)
Sidney & Berne Davis Art Center
& Archives Museum
Mountain Heritage Center
Ohr-O’Keefe Museum of Art
South Arts
Marietta Museum of History
Muscarelle Museum of Art
Old Arsenal Museum
South Carolina Military Museum
Marietta/Cobb Museum of Art
Museum Center at 5ive Points
Old State House Museum
South Carolina State Museum
Matheson History Museum
Museum Division State of Mississippi
Opelousas Museum and Interpretive Center
South Union Shaker Village
McClung Museum of Natural
Museum of Anthropology –
Orlando Museum of Art
Speed Art Museum
History and Culture
Wake Forest University
Osceola County Historical Society
Spring Street Historical Museum
McKissick Museum, University
Museum of Art DeLand Florida
Patrick Henry Memorial Foundation
St. Marys Submarine Museum
of South Carolina
Museum of Contemporary Art Jacksonville
Paul and Lulu Hilliard University Art Museum
Sumter County Museum
Meadows Museum of Art at
Museum of Design Atlanta
Paul W. Bryant Museum
Swope Art Museum
Centenary College of Louisiana
Museum of Fine Arts
Pendleton District Commission
Tampa Bay History Center
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Tampa Museum of Art Inc.
Town of Abingdon, VA
Taubman Museum of Art
Tuscaloosa Museum of Art: Home of the
Telfair Museum of Art
Westervelt Collection
Tellus Science Museum
U.S. Army Chaplain Corps Museum
Tennessee State Museum
Union County Heritage Museum
Tennessee Valley Museum of Art
University Museum & Historic Houses
The Arkansas Arts Center
University of Alabama Museums
The Art Museum at the University of Kentucky
University of Louisville
The Bandy Heritage Center
University of Richmond Museums
for Northwest Georgia
Upcountry History Museum –
The Charleston Museum
Furman University
The Children’s Museum of the Upstate
U.S. Army Women’s Museum
The Chrysler Museum of Art
UWF Historic Trust
The Columbus Museum
Vero Beach Museum of Art
The Crossroads Museum
Virginia Historical Society
The Dixon Gallery & Gardens
Virginia Museum of Fine Arts
The Enchanted Mansion
Washington and Lee University
The Fralin Museum of Art at the
Waterworks Visual Arts Center
University of Virginia
Watson-Brown Foundation, Inc.
The Guntersville Museum
Weems-Botts Museum
The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art
West Baton Rouge Museum
The Museum at Mountain Home
West Virginia Division
The Natchez Institute –
of Culture and History
Historic Natchez Foundation
Wetzel County Museum
The Oaks House Museum
Whalehead Club
The Old Governor’s Mansion/Georgia College
William Breman Jewish Heritage Museum
The Ralph Foster Museum
William King Museum of Art
The Wolfsonian –
Winter Garden Heritage Museum
Florida International University
Wiregrass Museum of Art
Thomas Jefferson Foundation
WV State Museum – The Cultural Center
Thronateeska Heritage Center
Yeiser Art Center
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THANK YOU TO OUR 2014 ENDOWMENT CONTRIBUTORS SEMC Endowment
Jennifer Lamb
Many thanks to our endowment contributors
Kathryn Lang
in 2014 for investing in the future of SEMC!
Elise LeCompte
The growth of SEMC’s endowment is essential
R. Andrew Maas
to ensure that our organization will be able to
Darcie MacMahon
provide opportunities for learning and networking
William Marquardt
for museum professionals in the Southeast.
Freda Mindlin Heather Nowak
George Bassi
Catherine Pears
David Butler
Susan Perry
Priscilla Hancock Cooper
Robin Seage Person
Jamie Credle
James Quint
Patrick Daily
Allison Reid
Matthew Davis
Graig D. Shaak
William Eiland
James Shepp
Mark Farnsworth
Pattie Smith
Julie Harris
Robert Sullivan
Brian Hicks
Deitrah Taylor
Micheal Hudson
Heather Marie Wells
Kathleen Hutton
Zinnia Willits
Mary LaGue
Glenn Willumson
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The Past Presidents Circle
Medallion Alderson Fellows (minimum $2,500)
Members of the Past Presidents Circle
Sharon Bennett
have contributed $150 annually
Tamra Carboni
Established in 2008 to honor Pete LaPaglia’s dedication
for at least two years to the
Martha Battle Jackson
to the museum field and recognize his inspirational
endowment fund.
Pamela Meister
leadership of SEMC’s Jekyll Island Management Institute,
Donna Butler
Richard Waterhouse
this fund helps endow an annual JIMI scholarship. 2014
Darlene Copp
marked JIMI’s 14th anniversary, and SEMC has achieved
Steven Jeffcoat
the goal to bring the fund’s total over $13,885.
Erika Katayama
George Bassi
George Bassi
The Peter S. LaPaglia JIMI Scholarship Fund
Other SEMC Contributions These funds contributed to the annual meeting, membership or general operating funds for SEMC.
Sharon Bennett
Our Current Alderson Fellows (minimum $1000)
Tom Butler
T. Patrick Brennan
Tamra Sindler Carboni
Michael Brothers
Sharon Bennett
Terri Long
Douglas Noble
David Butler
Brian Hicks
Pam Meister
Robert Rathburn
W. James Burns
Martha Battle Jackson, in memory of
Rebecca Rose
Graig D. Shaak
Horace Harmon
Steve Temple, JIMI class of 2004
Ellen Strojan
Robert Sullivan
Pamela Hisey
Martha Battle Jackson
Kristin Miller Zohn
Michael Hudson
Elise LeCompte
Rick Jackson
The William T. and Sylvia F. Alderson Endowment Fellows
Andrew Ladis Allyn Lord Michael Anne Lynn
Twenty-four members of SEMC have made
R. Andrew Maass
commitments of distinction as Alderson Fellows.
Robin Seage Person
Their investment of at least $1,000 each is a significant
Steve Rucker
leadership gift, reflective of a personal commitment
Kristin Miller Zohn
to the professional association that has meant so much to each of them. Platinum Alderson Fellows (minimum $5,000)
Sylvia F. Alderson Bob Rathburn Graig D. Shaak Nancy & Robert Sullivan
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Benjamin Kristy
THANK YOU VOLUNTEERS! SEMC wants to express our deepest gratitude to our volunteers who contributed countless hours in 2014. A special thanks goes to SEMC leadership — Officers, Council Directors, and committees. Annual conference, JIMI, and other SEMC programming would not be possible without your help. Thanks to all for your time!.
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A SNAPSHOT OF SEMC’S REACH
STATEMENT OF FINANCIAL POSITION
Conference 2014 Participants: 535 JIMI Participants: 18 Southeast Museums Advocacy Day Participants: 64 Facebook Followers: 704 LinkedIn Members: 1,094 Twitter Followers: 1,141 SEMC Website Page Views: 148,375
ASSETS
Current Assets FY2014 FY2013*
Check out the new
Cash & cash equivalents
resources at www.
$151,092
$111,005
Investments $243,502 $197,036
SEMCdirect.net.
Receivables/Prepaid $5,360 $4,420
For a complete copy of the Gift
Total Assets
Individuals
SEMC Membership
Students Benefactors Institutions Corporations
$399,954
$312,461
Acceptance
Policy, see SEMC’s
NET ASSETS
website. For more
Liabilities $39,735 $47,284
information,
Fund Equity $360,954 $265,177
please refer to the
Legacy Society
Total Net Assets
$399,954
$312,461
brochure.
*Note FY2013 is July 1, 2013 through June 30, 2014.
How Does SEMC Spend Your Money?
Program Expenditures Management Operational
Academic Members
Expenditures
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STAFF, OFFICERS, AND DIRECTORS Staff
Secretary Robin Seage Person Historic Jefferson College, Washington, MS
Executive Director Susan S. Perry Treasurer Robin Reed Manager of Communications
The Casemate Museum, Fort Monroe, VA
and Member Services Jill Nash Malool Past President Mike Hudson SEMC | P.O. Box 550746
Museum of the American Printing House of the Blind, Louisville, KY
Atlanta, GA 30355-3246
Directors
T: 404.814.2048 W: www.SEMCdirect.net E: membershipservices@SEMCdirect.net
Priscilla Cooper Birmingham Civil Rights Institute, Birmingham, AL Julie Harris River Discovery Center, Paducah, KY
Design Nathan W. Moehlmann,
Brian Hicks Desoto County Museum, Hernando, MS
Goosepen Studio & Press
Kathleen Hutton Reynolda House Museum of American Art, Winston-Salem, NC
Officers
Mary LaGue Taubman Museum of Art, Roanoke, VA
President David Butler
Elise LeCompte Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
Knoxville Museum of Art, Knoxville, TN
Catherine Pears Alexandria Museum of Art, Alexandria, LA
Jenny Lamb Belle Meade Plantation, Nashville, TN
Allison Reid New Orleans Museum of Art, New Orleans, LA Vice President Darcie MacMahon
Deitrah Taylor The Cultural Center, Milledgeville, GA
Florida Museum of Natural History, Gainesville, FL
Heather Marie Wells Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art, Bentonville, AR
Zinnia Willits Gibbes Museum of Art, Charleston, SC
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