Neil Fulghum retires

On August 15, former N.C. Museums Council President Neil Fulghum officially retired as keeper of the North Carolina Collection Gallery at UNC-Chapel Hill. As many NCMC members will know, in addition to other awards and recognitions, Neil was the 2007 winner of the Council’s Professional Service Award.

This fall, the University Library will be conducting a formal search for Neil’s replacement. The position of "keeper (curator) of the museum" dates back to 1795 at UNC, when the school's board of trustees appointed Cabarrus County native Charles W. Harris to serve in that position. Keeper Harris established a campus museum in East Building (now "Old East"), the university's first structure.

As keeper, Neil was responsible for building and administering the Gallery in Louis Round Wilson Library, developing exhibitions and historic rooms, and overseeing a diverse collection of more than 22,000 historic artifacts that UNC has acquired over the past 213 years.

Our congratulations to Neil, who encourages interested individuals to keep an eye out for the employment listing from the University later this year.