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Richard Hodges, Williams Director

The Campaign for the Penn Museum
Campaign Chair(s): Michael J. Kowalski, W’74
Campaign Goal: $74 million
Priority Highlights: Facilities, Curatorship Endowments, Keepership and Senior Researcher Endowments, Senior Staff Endowments, Annual Giving

Who are we and how did we get here? The University of Pennsylvania Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology helps us contemplate our humanity as we encounter diverse artifacts from around the world and throughout time.

UPDATE 2008: THE FIRST YEAR OF MAKING HISTORY
Richard Hodges reflects on the first year of the Campaign, and looks ahead...

Last year's greatest fundraising triumph?
 Winning the Mellon award for the new position of Associate Deputy Director, to develop stronger links between the University and the Museum.
Biggest (and nicest!) surprise?
 The strong support from our board for the digital spine (involving the digitization of our collections).
Most memorable moment?
 Watching lines of people waiting patiently outside the gallery to see our exhibit on the Lenape Nation of Pennsylvania, curated by a Penn undergraduate.
Your main focus this year?
 Building up support for our five-year strategy.
What's most exciting about Making History?
 The emphases on integrating knowledge and engaging locally and globally, both of which are central to everything we do at the Museum.