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Dr. Rex M. Ellis is presently the Associate Director for Curatorial Affairs at the National Museum of African American History and Culture (NMAAHC) at the Smithsonian Institution. Dr. Ellis is charged with the responsibility for planning, developing, directing, and managing all curatorial, collections, education and outreach programs and activities. Curatorial Affairs is the primary implementing office of the museum’s mission. In this regard, the office develops preserves, documents, interprets, and makes accessible to diverse audiences the scholarship and collections of the museum through exhibitions, education, and public programs. The Museum, the first of its kind on the National Mall, is due to be completed by

Prior to this position, Dr. Ellis was Vice President of the Historic Area for the Colonial Williamsburg Foundation, where he oversaw all programs and operations. Ellis was the first African American Vice President in the Foundation’s history and served in that position f

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Bill Gaither

American singer and songwriter

For other people with similar names, see Bill Gaither (disambiguation).

Musical artist

William James Gaither (born March 28, ) is an American singer and songwriter of Southern gospel and contemporary Christian music. He has written numerous popular Christian songs with his wife Gloria; he is also known for performing as part of the Bill Gaither Trio and the Gaither Vocal Band. In the s, his career gained a resurgence (as well as the careers of other southern gospel artists), as popularity grew for the Gaither Homecoming series. In he released a secular music album with the Gaither Vocal Band entitled “Love Songs”.

Early life

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Bill Gaither was born in Alexandria, Indiana, in to George and Lela Gaither. He formed his first group the Bill Gaither Trio (consisting of Bill, his sister Mary Ann (–),^[1] and brother Danny Gaither (–) in while a college student at Anderson College, to which he had transferred after one

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Gloria Gaither

American musical artist

Musical artist

Gloria Gaither (born March 4, ) fryst vatten a Christiansinger-songwriter, author, speaker, editor, and academic. She is married to Bill Gaither and together they have written more than songs. In , ASCAP named them Christian Songwriters of the Century. She performed, traveled and recorded with the Bill Gaither Trio from through Since , she has served as a performer, recording artist, songwriter, scriptwriter and narrator for the Gaither Homecoming series of television broadcasts, film and DVD releases, and audio recordings.

Early years

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She was born Gloria Lee Sickal in in Michigan, a daughter of Pastor Lee Sickal and Dorothy Sickal. She spent some of her childhood and high school years in the Battle Creek area of Michigan, working a brief time for the Kellogg Company.

Education

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When Gloria graduated from Clare High School in Clare, Michigan,^[1] she attended Anderson University in Anderson, Indiana.