(WICHITA, KS) The Wichita Art Museum is pleased to announce that Lou Heldman, publisher of The Wichita Eagle, has joined the Wichita Art Museum, Inc. Board of Trustees. Heldman previously served on the Board from July 2002 through December 31, 2005. His new three-year term begins immediately.
Heldman, president and publisher of The Wichita Eagle since 2002, is the company's chief executive, responsible for all news, opinion, business and Internet operations. His 35-year career as a reporter, editor and publisher has taken him to Michigan, Indiana, Florida, Pennsylvania and Kansas. Lou is a native of Cincinnati. He is a graduate of the Ohio State University School of Journalism and of the Harvard Business School Program for Management Development.
Heldman joins current board members:
Executive Committee
Chair - Chris S. Shank, CPCU (Hilb Rogal & Hobbs)
Vice Chair � Lyndon O. Wells (INTRUST Bank)
Treasurer � Joseph F. Bunk (Joseph F. Bunk, Certified Public Accountants)
Secretary � Nancy Martin (Emergency Services, P.A.)
Members at Large � J. Eric Engstrom (Fleeson, Gooing, Coulson & Kitch)
Mike Michaelis (Emprise Bank)
Paula Downing
Brian Black (Urban League)
John Clevenger (Commerce Bank)
O. Lee Elrick, Jr. (Elrick & Associates)
Tiffany Farha (Farha Design)
Don Hill (Martin & Churchill)
Fran Jackson (Youth Development Services, Inc.)
George R. Kolb (City Manager, City of Wichita)
Jerry Martin (L.D. Holmes Museum of Anthropology)
Jayne S. Milburn
Patricia O�Sullivan (Bank of America)
Lee Phillips, III (Phillips Oil Company)
Susan Pompeo
A. Scott Ritchie (Ritchie Exploration, Inc.)
John Rolfe (The Greater Wichita Convention and Visitors Bureau)
Dot Shannon
Richard Stafford (Boeing IDS-Wichita)
Becky S. Turner (J.P. Weigand & Sons)
David M. Unruh (Sedgwick County Commissioner)
Marni Vliet (Kansas Health Foundation)
Martie Walker (Lattner Family Foundation, Inc.)
Sue Watson
The Wichita Art Museum opened in 1935. It is home to The Roland P. Murdock Collection, one of the premier collections of American Art in the country. The Museum is proud to be supported through public and private funds, owned by the City of Wichita and managed by a private entity, Wichita Art Museum, Inc. Located at 1400 West Museum Boulevard, the Museum and Museum store are open Sunday noon � 5 p.m., and Tuesday through Saturday 10 a.m. to 5 p.m. Admission is $5 for adults; $4 for seniors (55+) and students with I.D.; $2 for children 5 - 17. Admission is free every Saturday and scheduled school groups are always free. The Spartan Café is open for lunch Tuesday through Saturday from 11 a.m. �2 p.m. and from 2 � 3 p.m. for desserts and drinks. Brunch is available on Sundays from 11 a.m. � 2 p.m. with drinks and desserts available until 3 p.m. There is no admission charge for visiting the Museum Store or Cafe.
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