EDUCATION

University of Maryland, PhD, American History, 1979

University of Maryland, MA, History, 1974

Yale Divinity School, 30 credits toward MA in Religion, 1964

Mary Baldwin College, BA, 1963

Collegiate Awards: Recipient of four year Honor Scholarship
                               Dean's List
                               Laurel Society Award for Outstanding Student

PROFESSIONAL AWARDS

Received from the Third National Conference on Women and Historic Preservation an Award on May 20, 2000 for outstanding contributions to public policy and practice.

Recipient of the American Historical Association's Troyer Steele Anderson Prize in 1999 for outstanding contributions to the advancement of the purposes of the Association, a prize that is conferred every five years.

Recipient of the Society for History in the Federal Government's "Franklin Delano Roosevelt Award" for outstanding contribution to the furtherance of history in the federal government, March, 1999.

Recipient of the National Council on Public History's "Robert Kelley Memorial Award" that honors distinguished and outstanding achievements for having made significant contributions in making history relevant to individual lives of ordinary people outside academia, May, 1997

Recipient of "Sesquicentennial Medallion Award," Mary Baldwin College, October 9, 1992.

"Directors Award for Distinguished Service" for promoting legislation to separate the National Archives from the General Services Administration and for serving as the catalyst for the movement to ensure the selection of a qualified Archivist of the United States from the Federation of Genealogical Societies, July 11, 1987.

Citation for "Outstanding and Dedicated Service to the Society and to the Advancement of Historical Study of the Federal Government" from the Society for History in the Federal Government, April 3, 1985.

Citation for "Extraordinary Service to the Historical Profession" from the California Committee for the Promotion of History, October 28, 1984.

"Exemplary Service Citation" from the Society of American Archivists, August 31, 1984.

EMPLOYMENT

Distinguished Visiting Lecturer, History Department, University of South Carolina, 2000 - present

Executive Director, National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History, 1980-2000.

Instructor, University College, University of Maryland, 1979-1980.

Teaching Assistant in History, University of Maryland, 1972-1977.

PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

Member of the Pennsylvania Historical and Museum Commission's Blue Ribbon Committee that made recommendations about its historic sites and museums, 1997.

Member of the Department of Energy's Openness Advisory Panel, 1996 to present

Member of the Director of Central Intelligence's Historical Review Panel, 1995 to 1998

Coordinator with the National Park Service and the Organization of American Historians of the writing of the booklet, "Exploring a Common Past: Interpreting Women's History in the National Parks," 1995- 1996

Coordinator of Organization of American Historians and National Park Service collaborative project to revise the National Park Service's Thematic Framework, 1993-1994.

Participant in Blue Mountain Center Colloquium, "Access To and Use of Government Information," June 10-12, 1993.

Project Director, Women's History Landmark Project, a cooperative project of the National Park Service, the Organization of American Historians, and the National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History, 1988-1993.

Recipient of Mellon Research Fellowship for Study of Modern Archives, Bentley Historical Library, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, July, 1992.

Member of the Advisory Committee of the Center for Legislative Records of the National Archives, 1989-90.

Member of Blue Ribbon Committee, History-Social Studies, California Department of Education, 1986.

Member of Search Committee for Executive Director of the Society of American Archivists, 1985-1986.

Editorial Consultant, Public History: An Introduction, 1986.

Member of National Board of Directors, National Council on Public History, 1982-1986.

Project Director, Exxon Education Foundation grant, "Strengthening the Teaching of History in Secondary Schools," 1984-1985.

Member of Society of American Archivists' Task Force on Goals and Priorities, 1984-1985.

Advisory Board, American Historical Association Constitutional History in the Schools Project, 1982-1983.

Books And Publications

"We Can't Yet Read Our Own Mail: Access to the Records of the Department of State," chapter in A Culture of Secrecy, edited by Athan G. Theoharis, University Press of Kansas, 1998.

Editor and author of introductory essay, Reclaiming The Past: Landmarks of Women's History, Indiana University Press, 1991.

Developing A Premier National Institution: A Report From the User Community to the National Archives, NCC, 1989.

A Claim to New Roles, Scarecrow Press, 1985.

Editor, Resource Guide: Strengthening the Teaching of History in Secondary Schools, NCC, 1985.

Editor, Directory of Historical Consultants, NCC, 1981.

ARTICLES AND REPORTS

"NCC Washington Update," published weekly by H-Net on the Internet, January, 1995- 2000.

"Capitol Commentary," regular feature article of Organization of American Historians Newsletter, 1982-2000.

"NCC Advocacy Update," monthly column for AHA Perspectives, 1980-2000.

"Washington Beat," regular feature of Archival Outlook, a bi-monthly publication of the Society of American Archivists, 1990- 2000.

"National Coordinating Committee for the Promotion of History: The Historical Profession's Advocacy Office," The History Teacher, Volume 31, Number 2, February 1998.

"History on the Hill," The Long Term View," (a journal of the Massachusetts School of Law at Andover) Volume 4, No. 3, Spring 1998.

"Point of View: An Alarming Candidate for National Archivist," co-authored with James B. Gardner, The Chronicle of Higher Education, March 16, 1994.

"Viewpoint: Women's History Landmark Project: Policy and Research," The Public Historian, (Fall, 1993) Vol. 15, No. 4, pp. 82-89.

"Point of View: Insuring the Preservation of Electronic Records," The Chronicle of Higher Education, February 3, 1993.

"Historians and Archivists: A Rationale for Cooperation," co-authored with Edwin Bridges, Gregory Hunter, David Thelen, and Gerhard Weinberg, The Journal of American History, (June, 1993), Vol. 80, No. 1, pp. 179-186.

"Historian and Archivists: Educating the Next Generation," co-authored with Edwin Bridges, Gregory Hunter, David Thelen, and Gerhard Weinberg, 1993, A publication of the Joint Committee on Historians and Archivists of the American Historical Association, the Organization of American Historians, and the Society of American Archivists.

"Viewpoint: Reflections on the Public History Movement," The Public Historian, (Spring, 1992), Vol. 14, No. 2, pp. 67-70.

"Status Report on the Freedom of Information Act," PS: Political Science and Politics, Vol. 21, No. 1, Winter, 1988, pp. 87-90.

"Women's History Landmarks," Trends, Vol. 25, No. 1, 1988, pp. 31-35.

"Reflections on Historical Advocacy and the National Park Service," The Public Historian, (Spring, 1987) Vol. 9, No. 2, pp. 105-113.

"Archival Issues and Problems: The Central Role of Advocacy," The Public Historian, (Summer, 1986) Vol. 8, No. 3, pp. 60-73.

"National Archives' 50th Anniversary: Independence and Prospects for the Future, Government Publication Review, Vol. 12, 1985, pp. 411-419.

"NARS Independence: Lessons Learned," For the Record, Winter, 1985.

"The Freedom of Information Act: Federal Policy and the Writing of Contemporary History," co-authored with Paul Horowitz, The Public Historian, (Fall, 1982) Vol. 4, No. 4, pp. 87-96.

PRESENTATIONS

"Turning Points In History," Georgia Humanities Council sponsored workshop, July 12, 1999

"Perspectives on Preserving and Interpreting Women's History at the National Level," conference sponsored by the New Jersey Council for the Humanities on "A Woman's Place: The Role of Women in Historic Preservation in New Jersey." March 14, 1998

"Advocacy On Behalf of Women's History," Annual Meeting of the Organization of American Historians' Women in Historical Profession Luncheon, April 18, 1997.

"Fair Use and Intellectual Property in the Digital Age," Conference sponsored by H-Net Humanities on "Envisioning the Future: Creating the Humanities Classroom of the 21^st Century," September 26, 1997.

"A View From the Outside: A Stakeholder Presentation," Second Intelligence Community Information and Classification Management Conference, May 21, 1996

"Interpreting Women's History Through the First Ladies and Presidential Sites," 1995 Presidential Sites Conference, March 10, 1995, Atlanta, Georgia.

"The National Agenda for State and Local History," The Second Annual New Jersey History Issues Convention, April 29, 1995, Princeton, New Jersey.

"Where We've Been/Where We're Going: Current Issues Regarding Women's Landmarks," Reclaiming Women's History Through Historic Preservation: A National Conference, June 17-19, 1994, Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania.

"History as Viewed from Capitol Hill," Western Association of Women Historians' President's Dinner, Annual Meeting, May 21, 1994, Huntington Library, San Marino, California.

"Information Protection: An Alternative View, Government Security Workshop, American Society for Industrial Security, May 17, 1994, Washington, DC.

"The Library of Congress: Changes and Concerns," Annual Meeting of the Society for History in the Federal Government, April 21, 1994, Washington, DC.

"Federal Information Policy and Preservation of Cultural Resources," Seminar for Arizona Historians, February 5, 1994, Mesa, Arizona.

"Integrating Women's History into Historic Preservation," New Jersey's 1993 Annual Historic Preservation Conference, May 14, 1993, Cape May, New Jersey.

"The High Cost of Secrecy," Twentieth Annual Midwest Journalism History Conference, April 23, 1993, Iowa City, Iowa.

"Overlapping Agendas: The National Information Policy Network," Annual Meeting of the National Association of Government Archives and Records Administrators, July 16, 1992, Washington, DC.

"Interpreting Women's History," September 27, 1990, National Park Service Interpretation Workshop, Chincoteague, Virginia.

"Heritage Advocacy: Meet You in the Lobby," August 31, 1990, Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, Seattle, Washington.

Plenary Session Speaker, January 27, 1990, Annual Meeting of the Coordinating Committee for History in Arizona, Tempe, Arizona..

"Memo to the White House: Setting An Agenda on Federal Information Policy," December 29, 1989, American Historical Association Annual Meeting, San Francisco, California.

"The Presidio Challenge: Exploring Options for Recreation, Education, and Preservation," November 16, 1989, the Presidio Challenge Conference, San Francisco, California.

"A Report From the User Community to the National Archives," October 27, 1989, Annual Meeting of the Society of American Archivists, St. Louis, Missouri.

"Access to Federal Archival Information," Forum of the Coalition on Government Information on Access to Government Information, January 6, 1989, Washington, DC.

Congressional testimony - Since 1982 I have testified 33 times before Congressional Committees.

"How History Can Enhance the Functions of Government and Public Agencies," Mid-America Public History Conference, April 29, 1988, Toledo, Ohio.

"Political Concerns for Historians," March 5, 1988, Annual Meeting of the National Council on Public History, Denver, Colorado.

"Influencing the Legislative Process," Workshop for the Association of Research Libraries, October 19, 1987, Washington DC.

"Professional Development of Historians in the National Park Service," Service wide Workshop for Historians, April 27, 1987, Harpers Ferry, West Virginia.

"Government Support of Humanities' Scholarship," American Council of Learned Societies, April 22, 1987, Washington DC.

"The Utility of History," keynote address for Workshop for High School Students and Teachers of College Prep/Advanced Placement History, AHA Annual Meeting, 1981, Los Angeles.

"Public History Programs: Standards for Colleges and Universities," American Association for State and Local History Annual Meeting, 1981.

"Widening the Scope of the History Profession," keynote address for Career Information Workshop, Appalachian State University, 1980.