WASHINGTON, Dec. 12, 2018 /PRNewswire/ -- Since opening in
2016, The National Churchill Library and Center (NCLC) at The
George Washington University (GW) has
established itself as an important part of the GW community and the
broader world of Churchill scholarship and studies. As the NCLC
moves into its next stage, Michael F.
Bishop has stepped down as Director of the NCLC and
Executive Director of The International Churchill Society
(ICS).
GW and ICS will commence a comprehensive international search
for a suitable replacement to carry the NCLC through its next stage
of growth and development and to maintain the ICS position as the
leading Churchill member organization worldwide.
The NCLC was created through a collaboration between the
International Churchill Society and The George
Washington University, with many years of planning and
fundraising having culminated in the successful opening of the NCLC
at the Gelman Library on the GW campus in November 2016.
Former ICS Executive Director Lee
Pollock will act as interim Executive Director of the
International Churchill Society while the executive search takes
place.
Laurence Geller CBE, ICS Chairman
said on behalf of The Society, "We want take this opportunity to
thank Michael for his diligent leadership and hard work over the
course of the last two years and wish him the very best in his next
endeavour. We enthusiastically look forward to executing the next
phase of the strategic plans for NCLC and ICS and to further
growing both institutions in line with today's fast-moving
trends."
About The International Churchill
Society: Headquartered in Washington, D.C., the International Churchill
Society is a worldwide member organization whose mission is to
foster leadership, statesmanship, vision and courage among
democratic peoples through the thoughts, words and deeds of
Winston Spencer Churchill. The
Society publishes the award-winning Journal of Winston Churchill, Finest Hour, and the
monthly email newsletter, the Churchill Bulletin, hosts
annual Churchill conferences in North
America and Europe,
provides educational programming for secondary and university
students and teachers, funds scholarships and fellowships in
Churchill studies and operates the definitive Churchill website,
www.winstonchurchill.org. Directly and through its affiliated
Chapters, the Society maintains activities on four continents and
in over forty cities.
About The National Churchill Library and
Center: Housed on the first floor of the Estelle and
Melvin Gelman Library, The National Churchill Library and Center
(NCLC) is the first major research facility in the nation's capital
dedicated to the study of Winston
Churchill. Through its collections, interdisciplinary
academic programs, and educational exhibits, the NCLC offers
George Washington University's
students, faculty, researchers, as well as the public, the
opportunity to examine to examine Winston
Churchill's example of global leadership.
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