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U.S. Senate confirms TWU professor’s appointment to
NEH council
09/08/06
WITH PHOTO
DENTON —
The United States Senate has unanimously confirmed Dr. Robert
S. Martin, the Lillian Bradshaw Endowed Chair in Library Science
at Texas Woman’s University, as a member of the National
Council on the Humanities.
President George
W. Bush nominated Dr. Martin to the post. The nomination was
confirmed Tuesday, Sept. 5. Dr. Martin’s term on the
Council expires Jan. 26, 2012.
The National Council
on the Humanities is comprised of 26 private citizens —
appointed by the president and confirmed by the U.S. Senate
— who advise the chairman of The National Endowment
for the Humanities. The NEH is an independent grant-making
agency of the United States government dedicated to supporting
research, education, preservation, and public programs in
the humanities.
Dr. Martin serves
on the United States National Commission for the United Nations
Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO)
as a representative of state and local interests. He also
is a member of the board of directors of the Urban Libraries
Council, a membership organization of North America’s
premier public library systems and the corporations that serve
them. Dr. Martin was named a Distinguished Fellow of the Council
on Library and Information Resources (CLIR) for 2005-06.
Dr. Martin was
the first librarian to serve as director of the Institute
of Museum and Library Services, from 2001-05. The IMLS is
a federal grant-making agency dedicated to helping the nation’s
museums and libraries serve their communities. He also was
nominated to that post by President Bush.
For more information
on the National Council on the Humanities, visit
www.neh.gov.
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