Elizabeth Losos, formerly a policy researcher with the Wil- 

 derness Society, was selected as the executive director of the 

 Center for Tropical Forest Science (CITS). Losos will be based 

 in Washington, D.C. and will oversee the world-wide activi- 

 ties of the CTFS, a global network of 50-hectare plots through- 

 out the tropics. 



Stanley Heckadon-Moreno was appointed special advisor to 

 the director for technology transfer and environmental policy 

 issues. Heckadon-Moreno will establish a bridge between 

 scientsits at STRI, studying tropical terrestrial and marine 

 ecosystems, and local national and regional environmental pol- 

 icy makers from the public and private sectors. 



STRI's former director Martin Moynihan officially retired 

 in March from the Smithsonian Institution, although as se- 

 nior scientist emeritus he will continue to use STRI as a re- 

 search base and will continue to publish and provide scientific 

 counseling. Moynihan oversaw the development of STRI from 

 a small field station into an internationally recognized re- 

 search center, while continuing his studies on the social behav- 

 ior and communication in birds, new world monkeys and 

 cephalopods. On the administrative side, Vielka Vergel re- 

 tired after working 25 years at STRI. At the end of this 

 fiscal year STRI also said farewell to Miguel Estribi, 

 Roland Gough, Francisco Sanchez, Rodolfo Selles and 

 Nicholas Smythe. 



The STRI community celebrated 20 years of Ira Rubinoff 

 as director. Rubinoffs leadership and vision have enabled 

 STRI to grow and prosper during economically and politi- 

 cally difficult times and to become a world-class institute for 

 advanced tropical studies. 



STRI hosted, this year, a visit by members of the Smithsonian 

 Women's Committee, whose generous support through the years 

 has made possible various outreach and research projects. 



The new president of Panama Dr. Ernesto Perez Balladares 

 visited STRI in August to learn about its ongoing programs 

 and future activities. STRI's Tupper Center was also the site of 

 a workshop organized by Panama's Ministry of Foreign Rela- 

 tions for new members of the Panamanian Foreign Service. 



under secretary on issues relating to museum policy, opera- 

 tions, and exhibit ions. 



As a technical assistance and resource office, the Accessibil- 

 ity Program worked with almost every Smithsonian bureau to 

 improve accessibility for people with disabilities. The pro- 

 gram provided technical reviews of facilities and exhibitions, 

 staff and volunteer training, and accessibility services for visi- 

 tors. With the acquisition of a braille printer and software, 

 the program was able to translate printed materials into 

 braille for Smithsonian organizations. 



The National African American Museum Project presented 

 an Elder Mentors Award to Cholly Atkins, recognizing his 

 contributions to American music and dance. The project's 

 first exhibition, "Imagining Families: Images and Voices," 

 opened in August. With photographs, installation art, and 

 slide-projected images from 15 American photographers, the 

 exhibition is a photographic essay about the American family 

 experience. A catalogue and a series ot public and educational 

 programs were developed with the exhibition. 



By the close of the fiscal year, the National African Ameri- 

 can Museum Project had identified more than 1,500 potential 

 donors who want to support the future museum by giving or 

 lending objects and making financial contributions. The 

 project's quarterly newslettet, Orator, is beginning its third 

 year of publication. Legislation authorizing the National Afri- 

 can American Museum was not approved by the Congress. Fu- 

 ture plans for the project were scheduled to be discussed by 

 the Smithsonian Board of Regents in early 1995. 



Exhibitions that received awards from the Smithsonian Spe- 

 cial Exhibition Fund, administered by the office, included 

 "Arts and Culture of the Islamic World" (Arthur M. Sackler 

 Gallery and National Museum of African Art), "Red, Hot, 

 and Blue" (National Portrait Gallery), and "Barro Colorado 

 Island Visitor Center" (Smithsonian Tropical Research 

 Institute). 



Anacostia Museum 



Arts and Humanities 



Office of the Assistant Secretary for the 

 Arts and Humanities 



Tom L Freudenheim, Assistant Secretary 



The Office of the Assistant Secretary for the Arts and Hu- 

 manities oversees most of the Smithsonian museums and 

 service organizations. The office formulates museum policy 

 and works with bureaus and offices to ensure its im- 

 plementation. The office also advises the secretary and the 



Stei'en Neusome, Director 



The Anacostia Museum is a community based and constitu- 

 ency focused museum which increases public awareness of the 

 Black experience through research, programs and exhibitions. 



It is a national resource for the identification, documenta- 

 tion, protection, and interpretation of African American his- 

 tory and culture in Washington, DC, and in those areas of 

 the rural South that have been historically significant to gen- 

 erations of African Americans. The museum also examines the 

 impact of contemporary urban and rural issues such as hous- 

 ing, land loss, transportation, health care, and economic devel- 

 opment on African American communities. Consistently, and 

 throughout the museum s nearly three decades of work in cul- 



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