[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 2]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 2171]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




      WILSON GREENE APPOINTED TO THE NATIONAL MUSEUM SERVICE BOARD

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                          HON. J. RANDY FORBES

                              of virginia

                    in the house of representatives

                      Wednesday, January 29, 2003

  Mr. FORBES. Mr. Speaker, I would like to take this opportunity to 
honor a friend and advocate of the museum arts. Wilson Greene of 
Petersburg, Virginia, will be sworn in tonight to serve as a member of 
the National Museum Service Board. Mr. Greene will serve as one of 
fifteen members of this advisory board of the Institute of Museum and 
Library Sciences. As a member of the National Museum Service Board, Mr. 
Greene will work to ensure high quality museum programs and services to 
the public.
  Mr. Greene has been the executive director of the Pamplin Historical 
Park in Petersburg, Virginia since 1992. Previously, Mr. Greene served 
as President and CEO of the Association for the Preservation of Civil 
War sites, for which he serves on the National Advisory Board. Mr. 
Greene has also worked for the National Park Service, serving at 
several significant historical sites.
  Wilson Greene's devotion to academia is apparent as well. Mr. Greene 
has been a faculty member at several institutions of higher learning 
including: Mary Washington College, Germanna Community College, and St. 
Bernard Community College. Mr. Greene is also the author of more than 
twenty-five publications dealing with Civil War and Southern History.
  Based on his years of public service with the National Park service, 
commitment to education, and overall enthusiasm for the study of 
history, I am confident Wilson Greene will serve as a valuable member 
to the National Museum Service Board.
  The Commonwealth of Virginia deeply appreciates Mr. Greene's service 
and his passionate interest in helping Virginians and all Americans to 
better understand the very important story of our nation's past.
  Mr. Speaker, please join me in honoring Wilson Greene, for his recent 
appointment to serve as a member of the National Museum Service Board.

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