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MUSEUM VOLUNTEERS VOLUNTEER CONTRIBUTIONS num is fortunate to have a large, dedicated volunteer corps. In 2015, 72 volunteers worked 4,962 hours orienting visitors to the museum, providing scheduled guided tours, conducting collections research, operating the museum store, assisting with exhibit installation, facilitating educational programs, undergoing training, and supporting the administrative department. PRESIDENTIAL AWARDS Sixteen volunteers earned Presidential Volunteer Service Awards in 2015 — fifteen volunteered more than 100 hours to earn the Bronze level award, and one volunteer devoted over 250 hours to earn the Silver award. SPECIAL PROJECTS num’s largest new 2015 exhibit, NEDU: Rising to the Challenge, benefited greatly from the generous aid of num volunteers. Ted Newman, Bob Paul, and Mike Peterson gave many hours to assist the Exhibits Department in preparing the exhibit gallery, painting gallery walls, helping install graphic panels, and assisting with exhibit lighting. Collections Volunteer Charles Gundersen devoted more than 230 hours in 2015 to assist the Collections Department. Charles is working on a multi-year project to help process the Willard Searle collection, which numbers over 150 linear feet of documents. www.navalunderseamuseum.org

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