The Spring issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The faculty and staff of the Vietnam Center and Archive extend our congratulations to Senior Editor Victoria Lovelady on her recent graduation from Texas Tech University. Mrs. Lovelady has earned a B.A. in Communication Studies. She was also awarded the Undergraduate Academic Achievement Award and the Undergraduate Service Award by her department. Congratulations, Victoria!

The Summer and Fall combined issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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Interview with Dr. James Reckner

CNN.com

Review of the Virtual Archive

History Cooperative

The Vietnam Center & Archive is pleased to announce that Steve Maxner, PhD, has been appointed as the new Director of the Vietnam Center. Maxner replaces James Reckner, PhD, who founded the Vietnam Center in 1989 and served as its director for 18 years. Reckner now serves as Executive Director of the recently created Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (IMCDR).

The Vietnam Archive is also pleased to announce that Mary McLain Saffell, C.A. has been named Associate Director and Archivist of the Vietnam Archive. Saffell held the position of Associate Archivist at the Vietnam Archive before accepting this new position.

Texas Tech University and the Vietnam Center & Archive are pleased to announce the creation of the Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation (IMCDR). This new institute has been created as an archive-based research facility focusing on America’s involvement in the world from 1950 to the present. It will encompass Texas Tech’s aerospace and military science departments as well as the newly created Center for War and Diplomacy in the Post-Vietnam War Era and the existing Vietnam Center and Archive. The IMCDR will guide the development of these research centers and archives and will continue the practice of preserving the record of all points of view. The Vietnam Center and Archive’s goals and missions will remain the same.

James Reckner, PhD, former Director of the Vietnam Center, has been named Executive Director of the IMCDR and Ron Miliam, PhD, will serve as Interim Director of the Center for War and Diplomacy in the Post-Vietnam War Era. Steve Maxner, PhD, has been appointed Reckner’s replacement as Director of the Vietnam Center.

Institute for Modern Conflict, Diplomacy, and Reconciliation
Post-Vietnam War Era Center and Archive

The Spring II 2007 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Spring I 2007 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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The Fall 2006 issue of the Friends of the Vietnam Center newsletter is now available for download on the Vietnam Center newsletters page.

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