OMA congratulates 2005 Award of Excellence recipient
and Certificate in Museum Studies graduates
October 11, 2005
Award of Excellence
The Ontario Museum Association is pleased to announce the 2005
Award of Excellence Recipient for Lifetime Achievement:
Dr. M. Christine Castle
Dr. Castle is being recognized for her outstanding leadership and
innovation, and the dedication she has shown to advance museum education
in Ontario.
In a letter of support, a peer says of Christine, "For me
and for many of our colleagues, Christine Castle has been both an
inspiration and a role model of what it means to be a museum professional.
Her influence has encouraged me to work in this field and her example
has supported my enthusiasm for our field and fostered in me the
desire to be a mentor to others."
Among her many achievements are the creation of the new publication
Museum Education Monitor, co-founder and coordinator of the Hamilton
Museum Educator's group, co-founder and leader of the Museum Education
Roundtable of Toronto, PhD level research at OISE, Master Trainer
for Interpretation Canada and board member for the Canadian Association
of Professional Heritage Consultants.
Certificate in Museum Studies graduates
Congratulations go to the following OMA members who have successfully
completed the nine courses of the Certificate in Museum Studies
(CMS) program this year:
- Shanna Dunlop, Fanshawe Pioneer Village
- Andrea Kulesh, Black Creek Pioneer Village
- Helene Moussa, St. Mark's Coptic Museum
- Carol Simmons, Minden Hills Museum
- Brian Wood, Bell Homestead National Historic Site
- John Bruce Whittaker, Georgina Pioneer Village
- Sherri Winter-Gropp
The Award of Excellence winner and the CMS graduates will be honoured
on Friday, October 14th, 2005 at the OMA Awards Banquet during the
2005 Annual Conference in Niagara Falls. If you would like to join
in this celebration with your museum colleagues, tickets for the
banquet and the conference are still available.
For more information on the OMA Conference, the Award of Excellence
and the Certificate in Museum Studies program, please visit the
OMA website at www.museumsontario.com,
email conference@museumsontario.com,
or call 416-348-8672 / 1-866-OMA-8672.
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