By year's end, this server was delivering thousands of 

 files daily from the office's collections. The office continued 

 to provide digital image files to the consumer public through 

 America Online, CompuServe, GEnie, and other online 

 services. 



Office of Protection Services 



Michael J. Sofield, Acting Director 



The office continued to emphasize training for security 

 officers as it seeks to protect Smithsonian facilities and col- 

 lections. Nearly all officers have completed the first round 

 of basic training, which has been reinforced with refresher 

 and leadership courses. The office designed a program to 

 respond to the increasing threat of violence in the work- 

 place; provided a state-of-the-art security system for the 

 George Gustav Heye Center of the National Museum of 

 the American Indian; and designed a security system for 

 the Hope Diamond display, for the new Hall of Geology, 

 Gems and Minerals at the National Museum of Natural 

 History, and for the National Museum of the American 

 Indian's Cultural Resources Center. 



Office of Risk and Asset Management 



Sudeep Anand, Treasurer 



This office manages the Smithsonian endowment and 

 working capital funds and provides risk and insurance 

 management services to protect the Institution's assets 

 against risk or loss. It also evaluates and develops financing 

 for large new trust projects and implements real estate 

 transactions. 



Office of Sponsored Projects 



Ardelle Foss, Director 



This office served Smithsonian researchers and scholars by 

 supporting their efforts in submitting 161 proposals valued 

 at $24 million and by negotiating and accepting for the In- 

 stitution 120 grant and contract awards having a value of 

 $14.2 million. The staff also supported researchers and 

 scholars throughout the lifetime of 600 ongoing awards 

 valued at $50 million. 



Ombudsman 



Chandra Heilman, Ombudsman 



This year, the Smithsonian Ombudsman worked with man- 

 agers and approximately 250 employees as a neutral party to 

 resolve work-related concerns. The Smithsonian Employee 

 Emergency Assistance Fund, coordinated by the Ombuds- 

 man; the Employee Assistance Program; and the Agriculture 

 Federal Credit Union made more than 75 loans to help 

 employees through personal financial difficulties. 



Institutional Advancement 



Institutional Advancement 



Alice Green Burnette, Assistant Secretary 



The wide-ranging development activities of the Smithsonian 

 are the responsibility of the Office of the Assistant Secretary 

 for Institutional Advancement. The office coordinates the 

 Institution's broad efforts with those of the museums and re- 

 search institutes to ensure that the Smithsonian receives the 

 fullest possible private support for its research, exhibitions, 

 and educational and public service activities. The office also 

 conducts special studies and demonstration proiects on behalf 

 of the Institution. 



During 1995, the assistant secretary continued to oversee 

 marketing efforts for the Institution's 150th anniversary cele- 

 bration in 1996. The marketing plan includes activities in 

 public relations, advertising, communications, fund raising, 

 visitor services, membership, telecommunications, and busi- 

 ness operations. 



The office continued to coordinate the National Campaign 

 for the National Museum of the American Indian. During the 

 opening celebration for the museum's George Gustav Heye 

 Center in New York City in October 1994, the campaign 

 raised $1.3 million. 



In June 1995, the office coordinated a traditional blessing 

 ceremony and other events in connection with groundbreak- 

 ing for the Smithsonian Astrophysical Observatory's submilli- 

 meter telescope array atop Mauna Kea, Hawaii. Associated 

 events were supported by contributions from Aloha Airlines, 

 Bank of Hawaii, and GTE Hawaiian Tel. 



The assistant secretary held a seminar for the Institution's 

 marketing and development staff during which participants 

 heard presentations on the Smithsonian's economic impact on 

 the area's economy, the results of the Smithsonian Institution 

 Marketing Study, and the recruitment ot Corporate Partners 

 for the 150th anniversary. 



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