Nadine Kim. Adminiscracive preparation and event follow-up 

 necessary in maintaining a philanthropic constituent and 

 membership program. December 3, 1996 through January 



31. 1997- 



Erica M. Rau, Bachelor's Candidate, St. Mary's College of 

 Maryland. Women's Committee. Managing mailing list for 

 Craft Show applications. Proofreading SWC address book. 

 Creating databases of corporate donors. June 9, 1997 

 through August 31, 1997. 



Jennifet Reber, Bachelor's Candidate, The American Univer- 

 sity. Information Services. Becoming familiar with reference 

 material and periodicals in the Central Research library, in 

 order to assist with its maintenance act as a helpful contact, 

 conduct orientation tours, evaluate current references. 

 October 1(5, 1996 through December 12, 1996. 



Betsy Rosenblum, Graduate, George Washington University. 

 OMD. Assisting with activities of the Women's Commit- 

 tee, updating database of Women's Committee records, and 

 working with committee members on special projects. 

 September 10, 1996 through May 30, 1997. 



Tanja D. Stich, Bachelor's Degree, University of Akron. 

 Development. Transferred annual report and AAA "Silent 

 Screening" information to a database. Researched top 100 

 foundations and add to database. June 16, 1997 through 

 August 22, 1997. 



Office of Public Affairs 



Dale Hershman, Bachelor's Candidate, University of Virginia. 

 Public Affairs. June 17, 1997 through August 9, 1997. 



Eden I. Miller, Rutgers College of Rutgers University. 

 Folklife Festival. Work with the press to inform them 

 about the 1997 Festival of American Folklife and aid them 

 on the days of the festival. June 2, 1997 through August 29, 

 1997. 



Michelle L. Murray, Bachelor's Candidate, Towson State 

 University. Public Affairs. Worked with film crews, han- 

 dling logistics and escorting them. Updated media lists, 

 did research, and worked at the press tent for the Folklife 

 Festival. June 2, 1997 through August 22, 1997. 



Rae Russell, Master's Candidate, Oklahoma State University. 

 Public Affairs. Updating OPA's current mailing list of 

 5,500 names of universities, libraries, and others. June 9, 

 1997 through August 7, 1997. 



Office of Physical Plant — Architectural History and 

 Historic Preservation 



Melissa Draper, Bachelor's Candidate, Dartmouth College. 

 Architectural History and Historic Preservation. Serving as 

 an exhibition assistant for a exhibition on Samuel Pierpont 

 Langley, third secretary of the Smithsonian; conducting 

 original research on John Flanigan, sculptor of a bas-relief 

 of Lanley, and compiling information for the exhibit. 

 March 31, 1997 through June 6, 1997. 



Fabian Goncalves-Borrega, Castle Collection Restoration Lab. 

 Making detailed conservation reports of all object treat- 

 ments for the collection record. Assist the Keeper of the 

 Castle collection in any special projects that may prove 

 educational. March 4, 1997 through October I, 1997. 



Pernilla Holmes, BFA, Concordia University. Research on the 

 history of early-l9th-century buildings on the grounds of 

 the National Zoological Park. 



Marc R. Perrotta, Architectural History. To conduct Primary 

 Research on design theories of museums during the period 

 1850 through 1900, focusing on British and American ex- 

 amples. Compiling data from various archives and libraries. 

 Reviewed the general store of knowledge, created a bibliog- 

 raphy, and wrote a research paper summarizing findings. 

 June 2, 1997 through August 8, 1997. 



Patrick Poisson, Architectural History and Historic Preserva- 

 tion. Project defining the meaning and definition of crafts 

 in relation to museums during the period of 1850 through 

 1900. June I, 1997 through August 8, 1997. 



Lara Pomernacki, Senior, Smith College. Research the Holt 

 House on the grounds of the National Zoo as requested. 

 September 2, 1997 through December 19, 1997. 



Office of Physical Plant — Horticultural Services 

 Division 



Aislinn M. Adams, Second Year Student, National Botanical 

 Gardens, Dublin, Ireland. Working with all aspects of col- 

 lection management of the orchid collection. Work with 

 cultivation, identification, recording growth and flowering 

 habit, labeling, verifying nomenclature, inventory, and 

 label preparation. January 20, 1997 through April II, 1997. 



Ashley D. Brown, Master's Candidate, Parsons School of 

 Design/Cooper-Hewitt. Updating accession cards and files. 

 Completing a physical inventory of the pieces, describing 

 and documenting the artifacts, and photographing and 

 labeling objects as needed. November 25, 1996 through 

 January 31, 1997. 



James M. Carson, Bachelor's Degree, Stockton State College. 

 Work with the integrated pest management program, 

 studying and analyzing insects, diseases, nematodes and 

 physiological problems on garden plants, and work with 

 garden management techniques. May 19, 1997 through 

 August 8, 1997. 



Colleen M. Graves, Bachelor's Candidate, Virginia Polytech- 

 nic Institute and State University. Work with the main- 

 tenance and educational programs for the Mary L. Ripley 

 Garden. This will include planting, watering, fertilizing, 

 and pest control for annuals, perennials, bulbs, and herbs. 

 Responsible for similar care for the trees and shrubs in the 

 garden and may also involve some pruning of these plants. 

 Will also answer public inquiries and give tours to visitors. 

 June 9, 1997 through August 15, 1997. 



Lisa Griffin, Bachelor's Candidate, Oregon State University. 

 Work with the Bromeiiad Collection and with the tropical 



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