Staff Changes

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At the ICA Whitney-Lauder Fellow: Ms. Jones Karen Jones has been appointed the first ICA Whitney-Lauder Curatorial Fellow. Funded by Leonard A. Lauder, chairman and CEO of Estée Lauder Companies, the Whitney-Lauder Fellowship is an annual appointment specifically for a graduate of the Independent Study Program at the Whitney Museum of American Art, to work as an Assistant Curator at ICA. Ms. Jones is an independent curator and critic. She is currently a Ph.D. candidate in art history at Columbia University. As a Whitney-Lauder Curatorial Fellow, Ms. Jones will work within the curatorial department, assisting in the administrative, research and technical duties associated with organizing exhibitions and producing publications and brochures for 12 shows, annually. Ms. Jones will be the liaison between ICA and Penn's undergraduate art history department in implementing a curatorial seminar that will culminate in an exhibition at ICA each spring. Adjunct Curator: Ms. Schaffner Ingrid Schaffner has been appointed Adjunct Curator of the ICA. Ms. Schaffner is an independent curator and writer based in New York. She has been working in the field of contemporary art since the mid-1980s. As Adjunct Curator, she will organize exhibitions of the Institute's and her own initiative. Ms. Schaffner received her B.A. from Mount Holyoke College, and participated in the Whitney Museum of American Art's Independent Study Program as a Helena Rubinstein Curatorial Fellow. She earned her M.A. from New York University Institute of Fine Arts.

At CHOP Assistant VP Research: Ms. Argon Judith Argon has been appointed Assistant Vice President for Research Administration at Children's Hospital. In her new position, Ms. Argon will be responsible for all administrative and support activities for the Joseph Stokes, Jr., Research Institute. Ms. Argon said she plans to focus on increasing public awareness and understanding of basic and clinical pediatric research. Ms. Argon previously served as director of Research and Resource Development and as director of the Office of Research Services at the University of Chicago's Prtizker School of Medicine. She received her undergraduate degree from Brandeis and has master's degrees from both Harvard and Johns Hopkins and has completed Ph.D.-level curriculum work at Johns Hopkins University. VP Specialty Care: Mr. Dougherty Chris Dougherty has been appointed Vice President for Specialty Care Services at Children's Hospital. Mr. Dougherty will lead strategic planning for the continued growth and improvement of specialty care services at CHOP. "The dramatic growth of the Hospital's ambulatory care network and the growing strategic importance of these services to the organization have led to the need for a larger and expanded adminsitrative role," said Trent Smith, Senior Vice President of Ambulatory Services at CHOP. Mr. Dougherty received his undergraduate degree from Allentown College and his M.B.A. in Health and Medical Services Administration from Widener University.

Almanac, Vol. 47, No. 15, December 12, 2000

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