University head to lead Smithsonian
The Smithsonian Institution named the president of Georgia Tech as the new leader of the museum complex beleaguered by financial scandals.
G. Wayne Clough, an engineer by training, will become the 12th secretary of the world’s largest museum and research complex on July 1, assuming control of an institution that has been in turmoil in the last year.
Clough, 66, called the institution “a treasure” and “a great integrator of knowledge” from different subject areas.
The Smithsonian, which includes the National Zoo and the National Air and Space Museum, has much in common with a university, Clough said.
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