Lucas elected president of the Tennessee Association of Museums

Cindy Lucas, associate director of the Department of Museum Program and Studies at Tusculum College, has been elected president of the Tennessee Association of Museums.

Lucas, who is director of the Doak House Museum at the college, was elected to the post during the association's annual conference, held in Nashville March 18-21.

The Tennessee Association of Museums represents museums and art galleries across the state. The association provides professional support and advocacy for member organizations, their public programs, and related museum activities.

A graduate of the Museum Studies program at Tusculum, Lucas is a member of several professional associations including the American Association for State and Local History, the Southeast Museum Conference, and is past chair of the Northeast Tennessee Tourism Association.

The Doak House Museum, which was the home of the Reverend Samuel Witherspoon Doak, co-founder of the college, hosted more than 7,000 school children from Northeast Tennessee last year for a variety of educational programs related to the early 19th century.