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</v:shape><![endif]--><![if !vml]><img width=173 height=186 src="cid:image005.jpg@01CFA034.CAD676B0" align=left hspace=12 alt="logo new 1 copy.jpg" v:shapes="Picture_x0020_0"><![endif]>Lloyd Library and Museum – <a href="http://www.lloydlibrary.org">www.lloydlibrary.org</a><br>Media Contact: Maggie Heran, Executive Director<br>513-721-3707, <a href="mailto:mheran@lloydlibrary.org">mheran@lloydlibrary.org</a><br>917 Plum St. | Cincinnati, OH 45202<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:right;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='margin-left:1.0in;text-align:right;text-indent:-1.0in'><span style='font-size:12.0pt'>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=right style='text-align:right'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'>LLOYD LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER, DR.VALERIE PENCE<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-size:14.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><!--[if gte vml 1]><v:shape id="Picture_x0020_1" o:spid="_x0000_s1028" type="#_x0000_t75" alt="Pence_photo" style='position:absolute;margin-left:0;margin-top:5.25pt;width:164.5pt;height:182.25pt;z-index:1;visibility:visible;mso-wrap-style:square;mso-wrap-distance-left:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-top:0;mso-wrap-distance-right:9pt;mso-wrap-distance-bottom:0;mso-position-horizontal:left;mso-position-horizontal-relative:text;mso-position-vertical:absolute;mso-position-vertical-relative:text'>
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Since that time, she has received numerous awards for her work in plant conservation, as well as several grants that have helped fund her important work.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pence was nominated by current Lloyd Board Member, Dr. Meg Riestenberg, Associate Professor of Natural Sciences at the Mount St. Joseph University. In her nomination, Riestenberg commented on Pence’s suitability for the Lloyd Board: “Dr. Pence is world-renowned for her research in plant preservation, and has received awards and grants from national and state conservation organizations.” Upon election to the board, Pence said of her appointment: "I appreciate the opportunity to serve on the Board and to learn more about the Lloyd Library and Museum, an institution that I've admired for many years." This promises to be a fruitful and productive board addition for the Lloyd.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Pence joins eight other board members, Heather E. Curless (owner of Greener Stock), Todd A. Felthaus (President of the Board and PNC Wealth Mgmt. Advisor), John S. Haller, Jr. (Prof. Emeritus, Southern Illinois University, Carbondale), Matthew Hoffman (Vice President of the Board and 5/3 Bank Senior Client Consultant), A. Douglas Kinghorn (The Ohio State University, Natural Products Chemistry), Donna McMillan (Proctor & Gamble, Human Safety Toxicologist), Nicholas P. Money (Miami University, Prof. of Botany and Western Program Director), and Meg Riestenberg (see above). The Board members of the Lloyd serve on various committees, helping select the Lloyd Fellowship recipients, overseeing annual budget decisions, and generally promoting this world-class scientific Library to the academic and public communities.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Although the Lloyd is considered by many to be a hidden gem in the Queen City, researchers come from around the world to utilize its unique sources, some of which are the only such holdings in the United States; and, the library is becoming better known locally for the quality of its exhibits and other programming. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></b></p><p class=MsoNormal><b>About the Lloyd: </b>The Lloyd Library and Museum, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit organization, is a local and regional cultural treasure, which began in the 19<sup>th</sup> century as a research library for Lloyd Brothers Pharmacists, Inc., one of the leading pharmaceutical companies of the period. Our mission is to collect and maintain a library of botanical, medical, pharmaceutical, and scientific books and periodicals, and works of allied sciences that serve the scientific research community, as well as constituents of the general public, through library services and programming that bring science, art, and history to life. For more information, visit the Lloyd website at <a href="http://www.lloydlibrary.org">www.lloydlibrary.org</a>.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Edwardian Script ITC"'>Anna K. Heran<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#CC9900'>Exhibits Curator & Education/Outreach Coordinator<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#006600'>Lloyd Library and Museum<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>917 Plum Street<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>Cincinnati, OH 45202<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>513-721-3707<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif"'>www.lloydlibrary.org<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><i><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman","serif";color:#006600'>Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life, Because the Past is the Path to the Future<o:p></o:p></span></i></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>