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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE October 16, 2002 Contact: George Wise Colleen Gino Appointed Director of Dudley Observatory
Ms. Colleen Gino has been appointed director of the Dudley Observatory, the nation's oldest independent organization dedicated to research and education in astronomy and its history. The appointment, announced by the Observatory's Board of Trustees today, places Ms. Gino in a position held in the past by some of the nation's most distinguished astronomers, beginning with Benjamin A. Gould, the first American to hold a Ph.D. in astronomy, and the founder of the nation's longest-running scientific publication in the field, The Astronomical Journal. Ms. Gino is the first woman to hold the directorship in the Observatory's 150 year history. In that post, she will guide the Observatory as it undertakes new initiatives in the fields of astronomical research and education. Ms. Gino has worked professionally at some of the nation's outstanding observatories, including Mt. Wilson Observatory in California, and the Very Large Array Radio Telescope in New Mexico. Her findings and astronomical photographs have appeared in some of the leading scientific journals, and she is active in astronomy education and at bringing to the public lively and knowledgeable introductions to the wonders of the heavens. In announcing the appointment, Susan French, astronomer and president of the Dudley Observatory Board of Trustees, noted that "Colleen's combination of astronomical skills, enthusiasm, and versatility makes her an ideal person to lead the Observatory as it expands its research and education initiatives to meet the challenges and opportunities of the 21st century." |
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