For Immediate Release
For more information, contact:
Leigh Kish
Carnegie Museum of Natural History
(412) 622-3361
KishL@CarnegieMuseums.org

April 6, 2009

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Director, Samuel M. Taylor,
Awarded Noyce Foundation Fellowship

Carnegie Museum of Natural History Welcomes
Two New Members of the Board

Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania…Samuel M. Taylor, Director of Carnegie Museum of Natural History, was awarded one of 17 fellowships offered to leaders of science museums, science centers, and children’s museums across the globe by the Noyce Foundation, based on Palo Alto, California, in collaboration with the Association of Science-Technology Centers (ASTC). Through knowledge, tools, best practices, and professional networks, these leaders will advance innovation at their own institution during the year-long fellowship. The goal of the program is to empower these leaders who will act as change agents at the crossroads of societal trends, global issues, and the cutting edge of informal science.

The 2009–2010 Noyce Fellows are:
Ann Fumarolo, Sci-Port: Louisiana’s Science Center (Shreveport, Louisiana)
Ian Griffin, Oxford Trust (Oxford, United Kingdom)
Maya Halevy, Bloomfield Science Museum (Jerusalem, Israel)
Joe Hastings, Don Harrington Discovery Center (Amarillo, Texas)
Catherine Wilson Horne, EdVenture Children's Museum (Columbia, South Carolina)
Marilee Jennings, Children's Discovery Museum (San Jose, CA)
Vida Konikovic, Exploradome (Paris, France)
Patrice Legro, Koshland Science Museum of the National Academy of Sciences (Washington, DC)
Margie Marino, North Museum of Natural History and Science (Lancaster, Pennsylvania)
Jennifer Martin, TELUS World of Science – Calgary (Alberta, Canada)
Ronen Mir, MadaTech - Israel National Museum of Science (Haifa, Israel)
May Pagsinohin, Philippine Science Centrum (Marikina City, Philippines)
Tim Ritchie, McWane Science Center (Birmingham, Alabama)
John Graydon Smith, Children's Museum of Science and Technology (Troy, NY)
Elizabeth Stage, Lawrence Hall of Science (Berkeley, California)
Samuel Taylor, Carnegie Museum of Natural History (Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania)
Vlastimil Volak, Techmania Science Center (Plsen, Czech Republic)

Additions to Carnegie Museum of Natural History Board

Carnegie Museum of Natural History is pleased to announce the addition of Walter W. Turner—also a Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh Trustee—and Robert C. Buzzellito to the existing 46-member Board, effective January 2009. Terms for both men run through 2012.

Walter W. Turner has been President and CEO of Koppers Holdings Inc., headquartered in Pittsburgh, since 1998. His prior jobs include vice president and manager positions of both the Carbon Materials and Chemicals Division and Marketing and Development for Industrial Pitches Division at Koppers. A global integrated producer of carbon compounds and treated wood products, Koppers operates facilities in the United States, United Kingdom, Denmark, Australia, China, the Pacific Rim and South Africa. Turner also sits on the Board of the National Aviary.

Robert Buzzelli is Managing Director of Fifth Third Private Bank, a position he has held since October 2007. Prior to his position at Fifth Third, Buzzelli was an investment officer at PNC Advisors and treasurer at USX Corporation. Buzzelli is on the Advisory Board for the Bloomfield Business Association and on the Board of Directors for Leadership Pittsburgh, Inc.

Carnegie Museum of Natural History, one of the four Carnegie Museums of Pittsburgh, is ranked as one of the top five natural history museums in the country. It maintains, preserves, and interprets an extraordinary collection of 21 million objects and scientific specimens used to broaden understanding of evolution, conservation, and biodiversity. More information is available by calling 412.622.3131 or from the Web site, www.carnegiemnh.org.

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