[meteorite-list] Re: Great Meteorite Collections/Denver
From: Fredmeteorhall_at_aol.com <Fredmeteorhall_at_meteoritecentral.com>
Date: Thu Apr 22 10:30:01 2004 Message-ID: <154.2542f64b.2ca8fbe0_at_aol.com> --part1_154.2542f64b.2ca8fbe0_boundary Content-Type: text/plain; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: 7bit There is a full page article in the Sunday Denver Post about the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, titled "Museum's "mission" a study in controversy". Mostly it is about chief executive Raylene Decatur, who took charge in 1995 and introduced more formal business practices to the museum, and the friction she has caused. "Nine people were pink-slipped. Five others were given the option of going part-time, and a dozen teaching spots were eliminated" The article does state that "One of those cuts will reduce the lone museum mineral curator (Jack Murphy) a 30-year veteran, to part-time status." I'm glad to see that there is still a mineral curator, even if he is part-time. Now, if hundreds of requests for a meteorite display were sent to the Denver Museum, maybe, just slightly maybe, Jack Murphy could get a space in the new "Space Odyssey" 13,000 square-foot interactive display rooms to show some of the fine, unusual, and beautiful meteorites that are locked upstairs in the museum. High Regards, Fred Hall / Meteorhall PS: The School of Mines college in Golden (think Coors beer) has a very good (but small) meteorite display, along with a large and fine mineral display. --part1_154.2542f64b.2ca8fbe0_boundary Content-Type: text/html; charset="US-ASCII" Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable <HTML><FONT FACE=3Darial,helvetica><FONT SIZE=3D3 FAMILY=3D"SERIF" FACE=3D"= Georgia" LANG=3D"0"> There is a full page article in= the Sunday Denver Post about the Denver Museum of Nature and Science, title= d "Museum's "mission" a study in controversy". Mostly it is about chief exec= utive Raylene Decatur, who took charge in 1995 and introduced more formal bu= siness practices to the museum, and the friction she has caused.<BR> "Nine people were pink-slipped. Five others were gi= ven the option of going part-time, and a dozen teaching spots were eliminate= d"<BR> The article does state that "One of those cuts will= reduce the lone museum mineral curator (Jack Murphy) a 30-year veteran, to=20= part-time status."<BR> I'm glad to see that there is still a mineral curat= or, even if he is part-time. Now, if hundreds of requests for a meteorite di= splay were sent to the Denver Museum, maybe, just slightly maybe, Jack Murph= y could get a space in the new "Space Odyssey" 13,000 square-foot interactiv= e display rooms to show some of the fine, unusual, and beautiful meteorites=20= that are locked upstairs in the museum.<BR> High Regards, Fred Hall / Meteorhall<BR> PS: The School of Mines college in Golden (think Coors beer) has a very good= (but small) meteorite display, along with a large and fine mineral display.= </FONT></HTML> --part1_154.2542f64b.2ca8fbe0_boundary-- Received on Sun 28 Sep 2003 11:07:12 PM PDT |
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