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Carmen Arnold-Biucchi, Damarete Curator of Ancient Coins in the Department of Ancient and Byzantine Art and Numismatics and Carol Mancusi-Ungaro, founding director of the Center for the Technical Study of Modern Art were named to prestigious positions this year.

Arnold-Biucchi was elected to a six-year term as president of the International Numismatic Commission (INC) at its 14th Congress, in Glasgow in August. She has served as secretary of the council for the previous six years.

The INC was founded in 1927 to facilitate cooperation among scholars and institutions in numismatics and related disciplines. It now has 161 members, including museums and mints, in 40 countries. Arnold-Biucchi is the first American and the second woman to serve as president of the council.

Mancusi-Ungaro was elected a Fellow of the American Academy of Arts and Sciences in April. In addition to her affiliation with the Harvard Art Museum, Mancusi-Ungaro is director of conservation and research at the Whitney Museum of Art.

The American Academy of Arts and Sciences, located in Cambridge, Massachusetts, is an independent policy research center that conducts multidisciplinary studies of social and intellectual issues. It honors excellence by electing as members leaders in academia, the arts, business, and public affairs.

Stephan Wolohojian, Landon and Lavinia Clay Curator and head of the Department of Paintings, Sculpture & Decorative Arts has been selected to participate in the 2010 fellowship program of the Center for Curatorial Leadership (CCL), a non-profit organization that trains curators for leadership positions. Selected by a panel of leading American museum directors, the Class of 2010 will receive instruction from the Graduate School of Business at Columbia University as well as top museum directors, administrators, and trustees from around the country.