Ka Wai Ola - Office of Hawaiian Affairs, Volume 4, Number 2, 1 February 1987 — Duckworth Assumes New Museum Title [ARTICLE]

Duckworth Assumes New Museum Title

Election of new officers and revisions to the charter and bylaws of the Bishop Museum Corporation highlighted a recent special and regular meeting of the agency. As a result of the revisions, these changes are now in effect: • Board of Trustees becomes Board of Directors. • Titles of board officers change from president, vice president and secretary to chairman, vice chairman and secretary, respectively. • Pnneipal officers of the corporation become president, vice presidents, secretary and treasurer. • W. Donald Duckworth's new title is president of the Bishop Museum Corporation and museum director. In essence, he is the chief executive and administrative officer. In commenting on the change, Duckworth said: "The change in corporate structure will modernize our organization and make our management more efficient and responsive. It allows the Board of Directors to focus primarily on policymaking. Staff will have greater responsibility in day-to-day administration." Directors are unpaid volunteers. They are Robert E. Black, chairman of the board; Kenneth F. Brown, vice chairman; Philip H. Ching, vice chairman; and Arthur B. Reinwald, secretary. Corporation officers in addition to Duckworth are R. Duncan Carter, vice president, secretary and treasurer; Anita Manning, vice president and assistant secretary; Seymour H. Sohmer, vice president; and Frederick J. Waldman, assistant treasurer. Most corporation officers also are members of the museum's senior staff. They are Carter, assistant director, Finance and Administration; Manning, assistant director, Collections Management; and Sohmer, assistant director, Research and Scholarly Studies. Other members of the sneior staff are Susan H. Kodani, assistant director, Public Programs, and JamesR. Pavelle, assistant director, Development, Membership, Public Information and Marketing.