For Immediate Release

George Sell 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 George Sell to the WMSC board. Mr. Sell, in addition to regular duties as a board member, will have responsibility for publicity and public relations for the Museum as the Director of Communications.

Mr. Sell is a native and resident of Cumberland, Maryland, although he did not grow up here. He returned to Cumberland three years ago.

Mr. Sell brings to the board and Museum thirty-some years in marketing, journalism and communications. He received a BA degree in philosophy from the University of Pittsburgh and an MA degree in history from the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia.

Mr. Sell served as a research associate at Bell Laboratories, archivist at the American Institute of Physics and project manager at the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers. He was Editor-in-Chief of Communications-Engineering Digest Magazine and wrote for several business and technical magazines. He also held communications positions with several corporations including Dolby Laboratories Inc., Channell Commercial Corp., and Tyco International.

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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.