Alan C. Lowe is new director of George Bush presidential library in Dallas

by PegNews wire

DALLAS — Alan C. Lowe has been hired as director of the George W. Bush Presidential Library, effective April 12. Lowe is currently the Executive Director of the Howard H. Baker, Jr. Center for Public Policy. As founding director, he has expanded the Center's archival collections, established public programs and implemented educational and research initiatives dedicated to promoting public service and civic engagement. He also oversaw the construction of the new Baker Center facility on the University of Tennessee at Knoxville campus which opened in October 2008.

While at the National Archives, Lowe worked first as an archivist at the Ronald Reagan Presidential Library. In 1992, Alan transferred to the Office of Presidential Libraries. He worked closely with libraries and foundations on the development and renovation of new and existing libraries and provided administrative oversight of library operations.

Lowe has also served as the representative of Senate Majority Leader William Frist on the Advisory Committee on the Records of Congress and is currently President of the Association of Centers for the Study of Congress. He is a member of the Advisory Board for the Institute for Rural Journalism and Community Issues, and serves on the advisory Panel for the Mayo Clinic Health Policy Center. Lowe received a B.A. and an M.A. in history from the University of Kentucky.

The George W. Bush Library is temporarily located in Lewisville (really?), and is administered by the National Archives and Records Administration. The permanent George W. Bush Presidential Library and Museum will be constructed on the campus of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas as part of the George W. Bush Presidential Center which will include the library, museum and institute.

Source: National Archives