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noted. ARTS & CULTURE named the Patsy R. and Raymond D. Nasher senior curator of contemporary art at the Nasher Museum of Art at Duke University, PHOTO BY RANA YOUNG effective June 7. She previously served as a contemporary art curator at the Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville, Arkansas, for more than 4½ years. North Carolina Central University’s annual fashion
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design competition, Fashion Inc., was held virtually on April 24. Eleven students studying fashion design and textiles competed in a runway show showcasing their original collections. The work was judged based on categories including originality, creativity, fit, color use and quality of construction. Materials were provided by local producers Spoonflower and Implus. Cotton Incorporated sponsored a new “Best Use of Cotton” category, in which third place went to Asia Hardy and Sydni Mottley, second went to Dona Wingenbach and first place went to Erika Borden.
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technical assistance and consultation program lead at El Futuro. Rachel started at the organization in November 2000 as manager of EFC’s Family Support Program before stepping into the role of executive director in 2015. EFC’s annual operating budget has grown to $1.6 million with more diverse revenue streams and an expanded executive team under Rachel’s leadership. She will remain on staff from May 26 to June 15 to assist Wendy Scott in her transition to interim executive director. C.J. Davis announced
her resignation as the Durham police chief, effective June 11, to become the next police chief of Memphis, Tennessee. Her fivePHOTO BY BRIANA BROUGH year tenure helped shape the Durham Police Department, and she championed community policing and created two new roles for a Hispanic Liaison officer and a LGBTQ Liaison officer. She was also the 2019-2020 president of the National Organization of Black Law Enforcement Executives and was appointed to Gov. Roy Cooper’s Task Force for Racial Equity in Criminal Justice in 2020. Deputy Chief Shari Montgomery was appointed interim Durham police chief, effective June 12. She has served
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the department for 22 years and was promoted to deputy chief in May 2020. Tallman Trask III was
elected to the American Dance Festival’s board of directors in May. Tallman served as Duke University’s principal administrative and fiscal officer from 19952020. He was elected executive vice president emeritus by the Board of Trustees in 2020. He was instrumental in facilitating the ADF’s performances at the newly opened Durham Performing Arts Center
in 2009. In 2010, ADF dedicated its 77th season to him. “ADF couldn’t be happier to PHOTO COURTESY be able to continue its OF DUKE UNIVERSITY long relationship with Dr. Trask and to work with him in this new role to help secure the festival’s future,” ADF Executive Director Jodee Nimerichter said in a press release.
GIVING BACK
Duke Energy Foundation invested a collective
$102,400 in six local nonprofits and organizations – Durham Children’s Initiative, Book Harvest, Eno River Association, The Emily K Center, Student U and Durham Public Schools – that are helping to counteract the negative effects of COVID-19 on Durham students. This was part of $1 million in grants that the foundation awarded to 51 organizations across the state.