For Immediate Release

Carol Runion Appointed to Board of Western Maryland Station Center

Cumberland, MD - The Allegany County Museum, and the Board of Directors of the Western Maryland Station Center Inc., would like to announce the appointment of Carol Runion to the WMSC board.

Ms. Runion, a resident of Frostburg, Maryland, recently moved from the Baltimore area.

Ms. Runion brings to the board extensive experience in museum direction and curatorial expertise. She was Director of the Laurel Museum, Laurel, Maryland, Exhibits Curator/Head of Exhibits Department, Baltimore Museum of Industry, Baltimore, Maryland, and Curator/Deputy Director, Baltimore Public Works Museum, Baltimore, Maryland.

From 1986 to 2003, Ms. Runion served on boards of many national, state, regional and city historical and museum organizations, including the National Association for Museum Exhibition.

Ms. Runion received a BA, Visual Arts, from the University Of Maryland Baltimore County in 1982 and did post-graduate work in American Material Culture/Museum Studies, UMBC, 1982-84.

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The Allegany County Museum, under the supervision of the Western Maryland Station Center, Inc., preserves the area's history and has become a major heritage attraction. The Museum's concentration is on transportation history, industrial history, and social history, and also features permanent and visiting exhibits, and special collections. The Museum will be closed from January to May 2008 but may be opened by special appointment and the Museum is available for special tours, receptions, and parties. Please telephone 301-777-7200 for information.