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DESCRIPTION:Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga Dr. Kelly J. Zúñiga\, Executive Direct
or\, Holocaust Museum Houston September 10\, 2015 We are pleased to welcom
e Dr. Zúñiga to our podium to speak about the Holocaust Museum. Our club
secretary\, Debbye Crofoot-Morley\, is Director of Campaign Advancement a
t the museum and is responsible for this program – our thanks to Debbye.
We are sure you will appreciate the significance and importance of this p
rogram. Bill Lee\, 2015-2016 Program Chair Rotary Club of Houston Charg
ed with educating students and the public about the dangers of prejudice a
nd hatred in society\, Holocaust Museum Houston opened its doors in March
1996. Since that time\, impassioned notes\, poems\, artwork and other gift
s\, from school children and adults alike\, attest to the life-changing th
oughts generated by just one visit to this unique facility. The Museum is
one of only four museums in the Houston area to earn accreditation by the
American Alliance of Museums. Join us Sept. 10 to hear Dr. Zúñiga discus
s how the Museum accomplishes its mission of remembering the 6 million Jew
s and other innocent victims\, honoring the survivors’ legacy\, and teac
hing the dangers of hatred\, prejudice and apathy using the lessons of the
Holocaust and other genocides. Since the Museum opened its 27\,000-square
-foot facility\, more than 2 million people of all ages\, races and religi
ons have visited\, and more than 862\,325 school children have been to the
Museum or been directly affected through the Museum’s teacher training
programs\, curriculum trunk outreach student forums\, and diversity worksh
ops. The Museum’s Permanent Exhibition\, “Bearing Witness: A Community
Remembers\,” tells the story of the Holocaust by focusing on the lives
and experiences of survivors who later made the Houston area their home. T
wo changing exhibit galleries often focus on contemporary genocides or on
other Holocaust-related themes. The Museum’s collection also includes a
1942 Holocaust-era railcar of the same type that carried Jews to the conce
ntration camps and a Holocaust-era Danish rescue boat of the same time use
d to ferry Danish Jews to safety in Sweden. The Museum bears witness to th
e horrors of the Holocaust\, but it also tells the stories of heroes who t
ook action and serves as a reminder to all that we must never forget what
happened to prevent it from happening again. Dr. Zúñiga earned her Ed.
D. in administration and supervision from the University of Houston\, wher
e her doctoral research focused on online donor giving behavior. In additi
on\, she earned her Master of Business Administration from the University
of San Diego and a Bachelor of Science degree in Finance from San Diego St
ate University. Dr. Zúñiga is an adjunct lecturer at Texas A&M Univers
ity’s Bush School of Government and Public Service and as an adjunct lec
turer at Rice University’s Center for Philanthropy and Nonprofit Leaders
hip at the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuing Studies. She is an em
eritus trustee at large on the Council for Advancement and Support of Educ
ation (CASE) Board of Trustees. She is also a member of the Greater Housto
n Partnership’s Executive Women’s Partnership\, Houston Museum Distric
t Association Board of Directors and is a Senior Fellow in the American Le
adership Forum Class on XXXIV. She was named in 2013 by Houston Woman Maga
zine as one of “Houston’s Most Influential Women of 2012.”
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;ñ\;iga\, Executive Director\, Holocaust Museum Houston
\n\nSeptember 10\, 2015
\n\nW
e are pleased to welcome Dr. Zú\;ñ\;iga to our podium to speak
about the Holocaust Museum. Our club secretary\, Debbye Crofoot-Morley\,
is Director of Campaign Advancement at the museum and is responsible for t
his program &ndash\; our thanks to Debbye.
\n\n<
em>We are sure you will appreciate the significance and importance of this
program.
\n\nBill Lee\, 2015-2016 P
rogram Chair
\n\nRotary Clu
b of Houston
\n\n \;
\n\nCharged with educating students and the public about the danger
s of prejudice and hatred in society\, Holocaust Museum Houston opened its
doors in March 1996. Since that time\, impassioned notes\, poems\, artwor
k and other gifts\, from school children and adults alike\, attest to the
life-changing thoughts generated by just one visit to this unique facility
.
\n\nThe Museum is one of only four m
useums in the Houston area to earn accreditation by the American Alliance
of Museums. Join us Sept. 10 to hear Dr. Zú\;ñ\;iga discuss ho
w the Museum accomplishes its mission of remembering the 6 million Jews an
d other innocent victims\, honoring the survivors&rsquo\; legacy\, and tea
ching the dangers of hatred\, prejudice and apathy using the lessons of th
e Holocaust and other genocides.
\n\nS
ince the Museum opened its 27\,000-square-foot facility\, more than 2 mill
ion people of all ages\, races and religions have visited\, and more than
862\,325 school children have been to the Museum or been directly affected
through the Museum&rsquo\;s teacher training programs\, curriculum trunk
outreach student forums\, and diversity workshops.
\n\nThe Museum&rsquo\;s Permanent Exhibition\, &ldquo\;Bearin
g Witness: A Community Remembers\,&rdquo\; tells the story of the Holocaus
t by focusing on the lives and experiences of survivors who later made the
Houston area their home. Two changing exhibit galleries often focus on co
ntemporary genocides or on other Holocaust-related themes.
\n\nThe Museum&rsquo\;s collection also includes a 19
42 Holocaust-era railcar of the same type that carried Jews to the concent
ration camps and a Holocaust-era Danish rescue boat of the same time used
to ferry Danish Jews to safety in Sweden.
\n\nThe Museum bears witness to the horrors of the Holocaust\, but it
also tells the stories of heroes who took action and serves as a reminder
to all that we must never forget what happened to prevent it from happenin
g again.
\n\nDr. \; Zú\;&nti
lde\;iga earned her Ed.D. in administration and supervision from the Unive
rsity of Houston\, where her doctoral research focused on online donor giv
ing behavior. In addition\, she earned her Master of Business Administrati
on from the University of San Diego and a Bachelor of Science degree in Fi
nance from San Diego State University.
\n\nDr. \; Zú\;ñ\;iga is an adjunct lecturer at Texas A&a
mp\;M University&rsquo\;s Bush School of Government and Public Service and
as an adjunct lecturer at Rice University&rsquo\;s Center for Philanthrop
y and Nonprofit Leadership at the Susanne M. Glasscock School of Continuin
g Studies. She is an emeritus trustee at large on the Council for Advancem
ent and Support of Education (CASE) Board of Trustees. She is also a membe
r of the Greater Houston Partnership&rsquo\;s Executive Women&rsquo\;s Par
tnership\, Houston Museum District Association Board of Directors and is a
Senior Fellow in the American Leadership Forum Class on XXXIV. She was na
med in 2013 by Houston Woman Magazine as one of &ldquo\;Houston&r
squo\;s Most Influential Women of 2012.&rdquo\;
\n
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