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of Congress and the farewell receptions for retiring or departing Members of Congress, and the congressional committee dinners. The accomplishment of this ambitious program required the reorganization and expansion of Society staffing. To create a foundation, corporate, and annual membership base and to seek sponsorship and grant funding, the Society created a new Development Department, first headed by Kim Brandow and since 1996 directed by Rebecca Evans. Marilyn Green joined the staff in 1998 to overesee Capitol Committee memberships and continues to direct that program today. The retirement of Executive Secretary Cornelius Heine in 1994 led to the redistribution of the functions he had performed to two new positions. An expanded Merchandise Department was established that since 1993 has been led by Diana Wailes, who developOne of the many donations made to the Capitol in this ed the organization's period was this oil painting of Progress by Constantino catalog mail order and Brumidi, donated to the Society by Mrs. Sara Pratt in Internet sales outlets; 1994. Architect of the Capitol Steve Livengood joined the staff in 1998 to creation of new annual or recurring direct the Society's tour and volunteer programs. Chief among these were the programs within the development depar1993 Capitol Cornerstone Gala and the ment. In addition, the Finance Departprograms and events surrounding the ment was placed on a stronger footing Bicentennial of the Capitol in 2000. New with the naming in 2000 of Paul annual and/or recurring programs McGuire, a certified public accountant, as included the Freedom Award, the the organization's vice president of National Heritage Lecture Program, the finance. The existing History Department welcoming receptions for new Members was rechristened the Scholarship and ARCHITECT OF THE CAPITOL forays into the multimedia world of the internet with online oral history interviews, postings on Facebook and Twitter, and a blog of Capitol history. The Society also sought increased national visibility and recognition through the observance of significant historical commemorations and the 42 THE CAPITOL DOME Educational Outreach Department, reflecting its enhanced responsibilities. The department head, Donald Kennon, remained responsible for its overall programming but a new position for educational outreach was created and filled by Andrew Dodge, Felicia Bell, and most recently, Joanna Hallac. A second historian position, with responsibility for administering the symposia and lecture programs and producing the newsletter, was held by Rebecca Rogers, Gwen Farrell, Beth Bolling, Matt Wasniewski, and most recently, Lauren Borchard. THE BICENTENNIAL OF THE CAPITOL CORNERSTONE, 1993 THE SOCIETY MARKED the 200th anniversary of the laying of the Capitol cornerstone with two days of commemorative events. On September 17, 1993, the last phase of the Cox murals program was unveiled with the presentation of the Westward Expansion mural to Architect of the Capitol George M. White and Speaker of the House Thomas Foley. Following the mural presentation, the Society's annual meeting heard a keynote address from Senate Historian Richard Baker and a panel discussion featuring Sen. Alan K. Simpson and Rep. James Corman. The day concluded with a gala dinner that included speeches by Senators Robert Byrd and Howard Baker and the presentation of the first Freedom Award to Gilbert M. Grosvenor, President and CEO of the National Geographic Society. The following day the bicentennial program concluded with a historical symposium, "This Designed Magnificent Temple: Historical Perspectives on the Bicentennial of the Laying of the Cornerstone of the United States Capitol," held at The George Washington University. WINTER 2013