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Creator:
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Associate Director for Science  Search this
Subject:
Simons, Ross B  Search this
Pawson, David L (David Leo) 1938-  Search this
Behrensmeyer, Anna K  Search this
Appleman, Daniel E  Search this
Sues, Hans-Dieter 1956-  Search this
Coddington, Jonathan A  Search this
Vari, Richard P  Search this
Kearney, Maureen Malone  Search this
Johnson, Rebecca N  Search this
National Museum of Natural History (U.S.) Associate Director for Research and Collections  Search this
Type:
Mixed archival materials
Date:
1989
1989-
Category:
Agency History
Notes:
This is an agency history. It does not describe actual records. The Smithsonian Institution Archives uses these histories as brief accounts of the origin, development, and functions of an office or administrative unit to set that unit in its historical context. To find information on record holdings, please double-click the highlighted field "Creator/Author", which will open on a brief view of relevant records.
Smithsonian Year
J. Dennis O'Connor, Provost, Announcement 97-6, June 10, 1998
National Museum of Natural History website, http://naturalhistory.si.edu/, 2005-2022
Jonathan A. Coddington, Wikipedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jonathan_A._Coddington, accessed August 19, 2022
"Meet the Smithsonian's Newest Chief Scientist", Margaret Osborne, April 2, 2020, Smithsonian Magazine, https://www.smithsonianmag.com/blogs/national-museum-of-natural-history/2020/04/02/meet-smithsonians-newest-chief-scientist/, accessed August 19, 2022
The position of Associate Director for Science in the National Museum of Natural History was established in 1989 to manage the Museum's scientific research programs. In 1998 the position was reconfigured so that the incumbent is responsible for all research, collections, and professional eduction and training activities within the National Museum of Natural History, acting as senior supervisor to all professional staff. At the time the position was renamed Associate Director for Research and Collections. In or around 200, the position was split into the Associate Director for Science and Associate Director for Collections.
Daniel E. Appleman was appointed the first Associate Director for Science and served until 1993. Other incumbents included Anna K. Behrensmeyer, Acting Associate Director for Science, 1993-1995, David L. Pawson, 1995-1998, and Ross B. Simons, Acting Associate Director, 1998. Simons became the first Associate Director for Research and Collections, serving 1998-2004. Following Simons, Hans-Dieter Sues, was Associate Director for Research and Collections, 2005-2009; Jonathan A. Coddington, 2009-2012, then Associate Director for Science, 2013-2014; Richard P. Vari, Interim Associate Director for Science, 2015; Maureen Malone Kearney, 2015-2018; vacant, 2019; and Rebecca N. Johnson, Associate Director for Science, 2020- .
For a history of the larger creating unit, refer to "Forms part of" above.
Repository Loc.:
Smithsonian Institution Archives, Capital Gallery, Suite 3000, MRC 507; 600 Maryland Avenue, SW; Washington, DC 20024-2520
Topic:
Natural history museums  Search this
Science  Search this
Research  Search this
Museums--Collection management  Search this
Local number:
SIA AH00086
Data Source:
Smithsonian Institution Archives
EDAN-URL:
edanmdm:siris_arc_217904