OAHSM President, Pat Murphy, Named to American Association of Museums Accreditation Commission

OAHSM's new President as of January 2010 is going to be a very busy woman.

The American Association of Museums (AAM) recently announced the appointment of Oberlin Heritage Center Executive Director Patricia Murphy to serve on its nine-member Accreditation Commission for a five-year term. Commissioners are senior museum professionals with significant experience in all aspects of museum management and operations. The Commission meets three times a year in Washington, D.C. to render decisions regarding accreditation.

Pat Murphy led the Oberlin Heritage Center’s work to obtain museum accreditation, which it achieved in 2005. She has also been instrumental in establishing the Oberlin Heritage Center as a regional visitor attraction and community asset and in promoting heritage tourism and historic preservation.

Information courtesy of Oberlin Heritage Center (www.oberlinheritage.org).