Goertzen reappointed to state advisory board
Governor Kathleen Sebelius has announced the appointment of Donald Brace and Duncan Friend to the Kansas Historical Records Advisory Board. She also reappointed Sally Akers, Anthony Crawford, Wilbur Ferguson, Peggy Goertzen, and Gerald Motsinger to the board. Each will serve a three-year term.
"Kansas has such a rich history and I am pleased to appoint members who will work to ensure its history is properly recorded and maintained," said Governor Sebelius.
Goertzen, Hillsboro, is the Director of Center for Mennonite Brethren Studies at Tabor College Archives. She was also the Chair of the Hillsboro Historical Society and Museum board and currently a member. She has also been a member of the Kansas State Historical Society and the American Association for State and Local History.
Brace, Derby, is the former Director of Central Services for Sedgwick County. Since 2000, he has served as the Sedgwick County Clerk. He served four years in the U.S. Air Force as an enlisted member and 24 years as an officer, retiring in 1986. He has been a member of the Derby Chamber of Commerce and the Derby Community Foundation.
Friend, Topeka, was the Project Director of the State of Kansas HR/Payroll System Upgrade, 2002 - 2003. He was also the Internet Manager for the Kansas Department of Administration until 2002. Friend served as the Co-chair of the State's Web Accessibility Subcommittee and the Chair of the Network Committee of the Kansas State Technical Architecture.
Akers, Elkhart, is the Morton County Register of Deeds, since 1993. In 1997, she served as President of SW Kansas County Officials Association. She is currently a member of the Elkhart Chamber of Commerce and Kansas Register of Deeds Association.
Crawford, Manhattan, is the Director of the Richard L.D. and Marjorie J. Morse Department of Special Collections (University Archivist/Curator of Manuscripts) at Kansas State University. He has over twenty years of experience working with archives and manuscripts.
Ferguson, Leavenworth, is the Assistant Curator of the Richard Allen Cultural Center. He has also served as president of the Mount Gillin Cemetery Association and President of the Leavenworth Branch NAACP. He served in the U.S. Air Force for over twenty years.
Motsinger, Prairie Village, retired in 2001 as the Director of Johnson County Archives and Records Management Program where he served for ten years. He has over fifteen years of experience as an Archivist.
The Kansas Historical Records Advisory Board is the central advisory body for historical records planning and for projects developed and carried out within the state under the auspices of the National Historical Publications and Records Commission.
