North American Graduate Programs in the Conservation of

Despite the hectic present, the past must be remembered if it is to be
kept alive. In 1995, the thirty-fifth anniversary of the Center was marked
by a symposium attended by students, faculty, friends, and alumni. Noted
speakers included graduates W. Thomas Chase, Shelley Fletcher, Norman
Kleeblatt, Joyce Hill Stoner, Michele Marincola, Heather Lechtman, and
Mary Todd Glaser.
Milestones of those associated with the Center have also been celebrated.
In March 1999, a symposium in honor of the eightieth birthday of
Lawrence J. Majewski was hosted. The festive day marked the publication
of a Festchrift and the establishment of a rare book fund to strengthen
the Center's collection of books and manuals on historic techniques,
materials largely acquired through the efforts of Larry Majewski and
Harry Bober.
Graduate, faculty, students, and friends gathered for a symposium to commemorate
Lawrence J. Majewski's eightieth birthday.
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