[SOA] PSA: Lloyd Library and Museum selects newest board member

[Anna Heran]

 Lloyd Library and Museum - www.lloydlibrary.org
Media Contact: Maggie Heran, Executive Director
513-721-3707, mheran at lloydlibrary.org
917 Plum St. | Cincinnati, OH 45202

 

 

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

LLOYD LIBRARY AND MUSEUM ANNOUNCES NEW BOARD MEMBER, DR.VALERIE PENCE

 

 Cincinnati, OH - July 14, 2014: The Lloyd Library and Museum is pleased
to welcome Dr. Valerie Pence to its Board of Directors.  Pence is the
Director of Plant Research at the Center for Conservation and Research
of Endangered Wildlife (CREW) at the Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden.
Pence conducts research in plant propagation and cryopreservation and
supervises all the plant research conducted at CREW.  Receiving her
degrees from Mount Holyoke (B.S.) and Northwestern University (M.S. and
Ph.D.), she completed post-doctoral work at Purdue University before
joining the University of Cincinnati's Biological Sciences department.
In 1986, Pence established the Plant Research Division and CREW. 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.

 

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.

 

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.

 

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.  

 

About the Lloyd: The Lloyd Library and Museum, a 501(c)3 not-for-profit
organization, is a local and regional cultural treasure, which began in
the 19th 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 www.lloydlibrary.org.

 

 

Anna K. Heran

Exhibits Curator & Education/Outreach Coordinator

Lloyd Library and Museum

917 Plum Street

Cincinnati, OH 45202

513-721-3707

www.lloydlibrary.org

Bringing Science, Art, and History to Life, Because the Past is the Path
to the Future

 

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