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Board Members
Present: Tucker Stevens Beth Dawson
Stuart Borrett Jack Mills
Ben Woodruff Gwen Brown
Linda Chapman Dan Owen
Sandra Sheridan Nancy Pritchett
Allen Trask
Absent: Nancy Ballard Cox and Ted Davis
Staff Present: Ruth Haas, Director Barbara Rowe, Curator
The Cape Fear Museum Advisory Board held its regular monthly meeting on Wednesday,
September 19, 2012 in the Williston Auditorium at the Cape Fear Museum. The meeting was
called to order by Chairman Jack Mills at 4:00 PM.
Approval of Minutes: Allan Trask III
A motion to accept August 2012 minutes was made, seconded and approved without
opposition.
Consideration of Absences: Jack Mills
Nancy Ballard Cox and Ted Davis indicated their inability to attend this meeting and
have been excused.
Chairman’s Report: Jack Mills
Chairman Mills reported on the energy of the CFMA, Inc. meeting and the request for
Advisory Board members to assist with some of the projects they are developing. A list
was passed for volunteers to sign-up.
Associates Report: Ben Woodruff
The Cape Fear Museum Annual Meeting will be held on October 4, 2012 from 4:30-5:30
pm in the Williston Auditorium. The opening reception for the Fragments of War exhibit
will follow at 5:30 pm.
Cape Fear Museum Associates board is accepting nominations for new board members.
The Associates are working on collaboration with the newly open Theater Now (19 South
10th Street) on some possible events and fundraisers. More information will be coming at
a later meeting.
Collections Committee: Stuart Borrett
The Collections Committee recommends approval of the proposed renewal of a loan to
the New Hanover Regional Medical Center. A motion was made, seconded, and
approved without opposition to approve the renewal of the loan.
MINUTES
MUSEUM ADVISORY BOARD MEETING
September 19, 2012
2012-13 Board
Jack Mills
Chair
Sandra Sheridan
Vice Chair
Allen Trask, III
Secretary
Stuart Borrett
T. Gwendolyn Brown
Linda Chapman
Nancy Ballard Cox
Elizabeth Dawson
Daniel H. Owen
Nancy Pritchett
Tucker Stevens
Ted Davis, Jr. NHC
Commissioner
Ex-officio:
Ben Woodruff
CFMA, Inc.
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Program Committee: Linda Chapman
No report at this time.
Strategic Planning Committee: Tucker Stevens
Tucker Stevens led the board members in a roundtable discussion regarding how the
museum and the advisory board will define what goals and strategies are needed to
measure success within the New Hanover strategic plan framework of superior education.
Discussion centered on what will success look like and how it will be defined as we
accomplish those goals.
How do we know we are succeeding? (Notes)
More people visiting on free days
Conduct a survey of NHC employees –
Who has visited? Why or Why not?
Promote free days for NHC employees.
Potential for more partnerships.
How many visitors can we accommodate?
How many visitors do we want to have?
Why do people buy memberships?
What is the Museum’s value?
Museum must be relevant
Need to let adults know of our relevance.
What are performance variables?
How can we measure along the way?
What attributes do we control?
We are an “avenue” for orienting new
residents / visitors – build the narrative of
the region.
Value – Quality of Life issues – important
for new economic development
Here is our strategic advantage
Goal – sell ourselves to the people.
Why return?
We should be offering adult tours
Who are we serving: Education – Tourist
-- Resident
Director’s Update: Ruth Haas
The current push for available STEM funding continues in the form of grant
opportunities. A grant we are pursuing with the Eshelman Foundation would provide
$2500 for a grade level field trip for 1st graders next spring. This would match a donation
already received from Wells Fargo Foundation.
We are looking for recommendations for good meeting dates in November and
December. Scheduling is always tough around the holidays. One suggestion is to have
only committee meetings in November and a board meeting on December 19, 2012.
Old/New Business: Jack Mills
The NC Shell Show will be held at the museum September 22nd and 23rd.
The Cape Fear Museum Annual Membership meeting will be on Thursday, October 4th
from 4:30 – 5:30 pm.
Opening reception for the Fragments of War Exhibit will follow the membership meeting
on Thursday, October 4th beginning at 5:30 pm.
Science Spooktacular will be Saturday, October 20th, 2012 from 6:00 – 10:00 pm. Please
join us - the Museum is always fun at night!
A motion was made that the meeting adjourn. With unanimous consent, the meeting ended at
5:10 PM. The next meeting will be held on Wednesday, October 17th at 4:00 PM in the Williston
Auditorium, Cape Fear Museum.