© Copyright 2020, Fort Worth Museum of Science and History

KIPPEN DE ALBA CHU Chief of Staff

KIT MONCRIEFPresident, Cattle Raisers Foundation

JOHN DUDLEYChair, Collections Committee

JOHN RYANChair, Development Committee

WHIT SMITHSecretary and Chair, Government Affairs

WILLIAM D. POLLARDChair

RICHARD RUSSACKVice Chair

DAVID NOLETTreasurer and Chair, Capital Campaign Committee

MICHAEL PARKSChair, Trusteeship Committee

Executive Committee

BOARD OF TRUSTEES

EXECUTIVE LEADERSHIP

TrusteesLorene Agather

Mike Atkinson

Marianne Auld

Stephanie Bird Baker

Brandon Bledsoe

Judy Carter

James D. Finley

Romelia H. Flores

Neil Geurin

Ryan C. Harrington

Gary Havener

Ashley W. Johnson

Carter Martin

Louella Martin

John Pinkerton

Jennifer K. Rosell

Benjamin Rosenthal

Steve Tatum

Benson Varghese

Brad Wharton

Amy Yudiski

Trustees EmeritusJohn Hernandez

Dwight Horton

Rob Kelly

Bob Lansford

J. Andy Thompson

TYLER CRUMLEYChair, Education Committee

ALSTON ROBERTSPast Chair

LYNNY SANKARYMember at Large

ANNE CARVALHOMember at Large

VAN A. ROMANS President

DOUGLAS A. ROBERTS, PHD Chief Public Engagement Officer

DANAE PERRYDirector of Accounting

DENISE HAMILTONDirector of Strategic Initiatives

KIT GOOLSBY Deputy Director

DENISE WILKERSON Director of Development

SARAH OLIVERMuseum Preschool Director

MILTON PRATHERDirector of Guest Experience

AMBER SHIVEDirector of Education

Watch the FACES. That’s where you see it first. A hint that something special

is happening here. Young or old, experiencing an exhibit for the

first time—or the 40th. The eyes widen. That’s the WONDER.

Then a smile dawns before breaking into a full grin.

That’s why we are HERE!

WELCOME to the Fort Worth Museum of Science and History,

where exploration has been inspiring imaginations for nearly

80 years. And where dreams are driving innovation for the future.

With WONDER,

we seek wisdom.

Open your mind

and learn HERE.Face to face with a Tyrannosaurus Rex in our DinoLabs, your

imagination starts sprinting, along with your pulse. A glance over

at the battling dinosaurs keeps the adrenaline pumping. This is a

place where curiosity finds company and learning happens.

DinoGlow

Innovation Studios DinoDig

“DINOSAURS ARE REAL? I THOUGHT THEY WERE LIKE DRAGONS!”Young Afghan refugee, encountering

fossils for the first time in DinoLabs

DinoLabs

Museum School pioneered a learning approach more than 70 years

ago. Hundreds of thousands of children have been inspired since.

In recent years, our reach extended into local schools with the

Fort Worth Children’s Partnership. Last year alone, 200,000

students explored our galleries with their classes.

“PUH-LEEZE … CAN WE STAY A LITTLE LONGER?”Eager student, reluctant to leave the Innovation Studios

Museum School Museum School

International students, Welcome WeekIf your goal is to

INSPIRE,

find that special

spark HERE.

Engineers Week, Innovation Studios

It’s natural to want to

CONNECT.

Friends and ideas

meet HERE.Shared interests bring people together. Shared experiences foster

friendships. In the past year, nearly 6,500 guests joined us for

recurring events, including lectures, Science on Tap gatherings,

Reel Adventures in the Omni, and Polar Express PJ parties.

Mad Scientist Ball Energy Blast

Cattle Raisers Museum

“SO THAT’S HOW IT WORKS!”Friend to friend, watching a demonstration

Science on Tap, DinoLabs

Why not roar back at a dinosaur? What happens in the winds

of a tornado? When you unleash your imagination, you open

the door to creativity. And creativity fuels progress.

IMAGINE

a world without limits.

Let your mind

wander HERE.Innovation Studios

Energy Blast

Cattle Raisers Museum

“IT’S WATCHING ME!”Young time-traveler, unafraid

of an inquisitive dinosaur

DinoLabs

A HISTORY OF SHAPING THE FUTURE

The Noble Planetarium opens

on April 18. Mr. and Mrs. Ken

Davis donated the money to

honor Miss Noble.

1955

Miss Noble and a student

1961

Roy Brooks, fan of science

and son of a Fort Worth

doctor, becomes the first

African-American student

at the Museum School.

On March 14, trustees vote to change our name to the

Fort Worth Museum of Science and History, reflecting

the growth of our collections and educational offerings.

1968

Men walk on the moon, and the Museum’s annual

attendance reaches 180,000. At least 5,000 children

and adults enroll in 508 Museum School classes.

1969

On April 12, the OMNI Theater

opens, becoming the first IMAX®

theater in the Southwest with

the most advanced technology.

(More than 10 million guests

have seen films in the distinctive

dome since, but it is now one of

the last IMAX theaters to rely on

film, not digital projection.)

1983

Texas issues a charter on May 21 for the Fort Worth Children’s

Museum, the dream of a group

of local teachers.

1941

Lulu Parker, first acting director

The Museum finds its first home:

two spare classrooms at De Zavala

Elementary School. After-school

classes cover such subjects as the

stars and planets, the weather, and

migrating birds.

1945

The Museum moves to its first

standalone building: the R.E.

Harding House on Summit Avenue.

Miss Charlie Mary Noble, a math

and astronomy teacher, organizes

a Junior Astronomy Club.

1947

On October 24, Museum and

city leaders break ground for the

Museum’s first new building on

Montgomery Avenue. It is financed

with $800,000 in city bonds. The

building opens on January 24, 1954.

1952

Volunteers start the “Frisky and

Blossom Club,” the forerunner

to our modern Museum School.

(Frisky was a live possum and

Blossom was a live skunk.)

1950

The Junior League of Fort

Worth buys a Spitz star

projector for the Museum.

Planetarium shows are in a tent

behind the Harding House.

1949

The Museum celebrates its

FIRST CENTURY, proud of its accomplishments and

excited to embrace new challenges.

2041

Your Museum was:

THE FIRST children’s

museum in the state, and

one of the first in the nation.

THE FIRST museum

preschool in Texas, and one

of the first in the nation

to recognize that 3-, 4-,

and 5-year-olds have the

capacity to learn about

science and natural history.

THE FIRST museum in

what became Fort Worth’s

Cultural District.

THE FIRST children’s

museum in the world to

have a planetarium, and the

first planetarium named for

a female astronomer: Miss

Charlie Mary Noble.

THE FIRST IMAX® dome in

the Southwest.

And your Museum will be:

THE FIRST Museum in the

world to offer the experience

of flying with V-DROME, and

to explore the frontiers of

applied technology with an

Academy of Digital Learning.

What began HERE

Museum leaders, realizing

that their long-time home

has been loved a little too

much for a little too long,

initiate a strategic planning

process. In 2006, trustees

approve plans to build a new

home. The board launches a

capital campaign and hires

the acclaimed architectural

firm Legorreta + Legorreta to

create a new landmark for the

Cultural District.

2005-06

On the 10th anniversary of the

9/11 attacks, the Museum and city

unveil a memorial. The 36-foot,

6,500-pound exterior beam is one

of the largest artifacts recovered

from the World Trade Center.

2011

The Museum breaks ground for

V-DROME, an immersive film

experience that provides guests

the sensation of soaring over

landscapes, through the oceans,

into space or even inside the

human body.

2020On November 20, the

Museum opens its vibrant,

new 166,000-square-foot

home. Re-imagined galleries

offer fresh ways to explore

the world, past, present

and future.

2009

Ricardo Legorreta’s original sketch of the Museum’s iconic “Lantern.”

A DREAM is

a seed for change.

Nurture the future

HERE. Dreamers created languages, crossed the seas, took flight,

invented computers and launched us into space. They also built

this Museum. And where do dreams begin? Where ideas are

celebrated and possibilities are embraced.

Innovation Studios

Alan Bean display, LaunchPad

LaunchPad

“I FEEL LIKE I’M LEAVING FINGERPRINTS ON THE FUTURE.”Proud father, watching his son explore

space in the LaunchPad exhibit

LaunchPad exhibit in the Havener Gallery

More than 40,000 guests ventured through the Solar System in the

Noble Planetarium in 2019. And we took thousands of guests to

America’s Moon landing sites via virtual reality in LaunchPad, our

exhibition celebrating the space program.

When it’s time to

ESCAPE,

look to new horizons

HERE.Innovation Studios

LaunchPad

“WILL WE GET TO MARS IN OUR LIFETIME?”Young adult to friend, after visiting the

Solar System in the Noble Planetarium

Noble Planetarium

SOAR into

the unknown,

and discover

yourself HERE. Next on our horizon: The amazing V-DROME. Have you dreamed

of soaring into space? Maybe you’ve considered a fantastic voyage

inside a human body? Or wondered what it would be like to take

flight over breathtaking landscapes? Embark on those journeys in

V-DROME. We will be the first museum in the world to offer this

immersive learning experience. We break ground in 2020.

Engineering rendering of V-DROME

Engineering rendering of V-DROME Simulation

“DADDY, LET’S FLY!”Little boy, leaping up while watching V-DROME

preview video. (Yes, Dad “flew,” too.)

Simulation, flying over an asteroid toward Jupiter

PATRONS,OCTOBER 1, 2018 THROUGH

DECEMBER 1, 2019

GIFTS OF $100,000 OR MORE

The Burnett Foundation

Estate of Shirlie M. Harris

Mr. and Mrs. Gary Havener

Kleinheinz Family Endowment for the Arts and Education

Adeline and George McQueen Foundation

The Pangburn Foundation

Sid W. Richardson Foundation

GIFTS OF $25,000 TO $99,999

Atmos Energy

Bank of America Corporation

Sasha and Edward P. Bass

Mr. and Mrs. Lee M. Bass

Anne. T. and Robert M. Bass Foundation

Amon G. Carter Foundation

J.E.S. Edwards Foundation

Charlotte and Jim Finley

Fort Worth Tourism Public Improvement District

The M.R and Evelyn Hudson Foundation

Carl B. and Florence E. King Foundation

Anne and John L. Marion

The Morris Foundation

North Texas Community Foundation

Kathryn and Bill Pollard

Primrose Schools

The Rainwater Charitable Foundation

Sallie and Joseph Tarride

Mr. John Wilson

GIFTS OF $5,000 TO $24,999

Elaine and Neils Agather

Alcon Foundation

C. B. Baird, Jr. Foundation

Stephanie and Cody Baker

Bank of America Charitable Foundation

Bank of Texas

Mr. Sid R. Bass

Bennett Benner Partners

Gregory A. and Laura E. Bird Foundation

BNSF

Anne and Orlando Carvalho

Patricia and Tom Chambers

Ms. Virginia Clay

Colonial Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Glenn M. Darden

Ecolab Foundation

Ms. Carolyn Fierer

Facebook Fort Worth Data Center

Frost Bank

GlaxoSmithKline

Lonnie and Kit Goolsby

Kelly Hart & Hallman LLP

Higginbotham

Mr. and Mrs. Douglas Horton

IBM Corporation

International Paper

JPMorgan Chase & Co.

Mary Potishman Lard Charitable Trust

Lockheed Martin AeroCARES

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Luther King Capital Management

Anne and John Marion

Mindy’s Hope Foundation

Mouser Electronics, Inc.

Muckleroy & Falls

National Endowment for the Humanities

Once Upon A Time...

Oncor Electric Delivery

Mr. and Mrs. Michael Radler

Mrs. Jane Rector

Ben and Madolin Rosenthal

Mr. Richard A. Russack

Amy and John Ryan

Frances C. and William P. Smallwood Foundation

Tides Center

Trane

Wells Fargo Foundation

Western Production Company

Winstead PC

XTO Energy, Inc.

GIFTS OF $1,000 TO $4,999

Anonymous

ADDC Foundation

Carol J. & R. Denny Alexander Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Greg A. Bird

Mr. and Mrs. W. M. Birk

Dr. and Mrs. Robert C. Bolz Jr.

Mr. and Mrs. G. Thomas Boswell

Burns & McDonnell

Dr. and Mrs. Robert Capper

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Craig

Ken W. Davis Foundation

Mrs. Gretchen B. Denny and Mr. George Bristol

Mrs. Diana Guajardo Dent and Mr. E. Dwain Dent

John and Ginger Dudley

Carol and Jim Dunaway

Dr. Harry S. Earl

Mr. Cass O. Edwards and Mr. Robb Schroeder

Fash Foundation

Fidelity Investments

Fort Worth Convention and Visitors Bureau

Dr. and Mrs. Geoffrey Funk

The Kenneth and Cherrie Garrett Foundation

Priscilla and John M. Geesbreght

Mr. and Mrs. Gordon Gibson

Helen K. Groves

Mr. and Mrs. Mark L. Hart III

Ms. Carol Havener

Hillwood Alliance Group L.P.

The Hyde Foundation

Jackson Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Robert Jameson

Dr. and Mrs. Harold V. Johnson III

R. David & Sherri M. Jones Foundation

Ben E. Keith Foundation

Michael LaGatta and Vanessa Gomez LaGatta

Bob and Paula Lansford

Mr. and Mrs. Bennibi Lao

Mr. and Mrs. Garland M. Lasater Jr.

Mrs. Martha V. Leonard

Ms. Mary Ralph Lowe

Mr. Dan E. Lowrance

Nicholas and Louella Martin

Elizabeth and Jim McCoy

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas E. McCraw

David and Stacie McDavid

McDonald Sanders Law Firm

Dr. and Mrs. D. Nathan Meehan

Mr. John Molyneaux and Ms. Kay West

Montex Drilling

Mr. and Mrs. George P. Morey

Shannon and Stephen Nolan

Northrop Grumman Corporation

A. M. Pate, Jr. Charitable Trust

Gary and Kelsey Patterson

Mr. and Mrs. Tom Perini

Pier 1 Imports

Minnie Stevens Piper Foundation

Poppy Lane Staging and Interiors

Mr. and Mrs. Paul R. Ray Jr.

Mrs. Rosalyn G. Rosenthal

Rozanne and Billy Rosenthal

Arch and Stella Rowan Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Richard C. Schaffer Jr.

Rex and Becky Seline

Simmons Bank

Mr. and Mrs. John C. Snyder

Sproles Woodard L.L.P.

Dr. and Mrs. James H. Stewart Jr.

Dr. Theodore S. Takata

Texas Christian University

Mr. and Mrs. Walter Townsend

TPG Global

Jerre and David Tracy

Varghese Summersett PLLC

Mr. and Mrs. James G. Wilson

GIFTS OF $500 TO $999

Brandon and Julie Bledsoe

Quintin and Jill Cassady

Education Unbound

Ms. Julia Frink

Mr. and Mrs. Hunter Johnson

Mr. Mark Litzler

Rick and Evelyn Merrill

Mr. and Mrs. Scott W. Mooring III

Jerry and Susan Nanna

Mrs. Wanda O’Kelly

Lynny and Eddie Sankary

TechGenies LLC

Mr. Antonio O. Tovar

University of North Texas Health Science Center Foundation

Yates Construction

What makes everything HERE possible? Only YOU.

INVESTORS,CAPITAL CAMPAIGN

$1,000,000 OR MORE

The Paul E. Andrews, Jr. Foundation

Sasha and Edward P. Bass

The Burnett Foundation

Amon G. Carter Foundation

J.E. and L.E. Mabee Foundation

Leo Potishman Foundation

Sid W. Richardson Foundation

The Thomas M., Helen McKee & John P. Ryan Foundation, Inc.

$100,000 TO $999,999

Anonymous

Bird Family Foundation

BNSF Railway Company

James and Dorothy Doss Foundation

Fidelity Foundation

Ashley and John Michael Fierer

Folsom Point Companies

Garvey Texas Foundation

Hammett-Russack Charitable Foundation

Mary Potishman Lard Charitable Trust

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Company

Mazur Capital

Mr. and Mrs. Robert L. Patton Jr.

The Rainwater Charitable Foundation

Ann L. and Carol Green Rhodes Charitable Trust

Schollmaier Foundation

William E. Scott Foundation

Nancy and Andy Thompson

Virginia Clay

Webb Maddox Trust

Wells Fargo

$10,000 TO $50,000

Anne and Orlando Carvalho

Tyler and Brian Crumley

Marianne M. Auld and Jimmy Coury

Dubose Family Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Ryan C. Harrington

Joan and Howard Katz

Mark Litzler

Luther King Capital Management

David and Noel Nolet

North Texas Community Foundation

William and Kathryn Pollard

The Cleaves and Mae Rhea Foundation

Van and Margy Romans

Lynny and Eddie Sankary

Gretchen and Whit Smith

Sunderland Foundation

Sonya and Amar Tanna

Ms. Amy Yudiski and Mr. Sam Tallis

UP TO $9,999

John and Ginger Dudley

Drs. Jennifer and Anthony Edwards

Hillwood Alliance Group L.P.

Joni and Dwight Horton

Mr. and Mrs. J. Luther King Jr.

Molyneaux Charitable Foundation

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Owen

The Gary Patterson Foundation

Ms. Tracy Rector and Mr. Greg Fitzgerald

Mr. and Mrs. John A. Ryan

Walsh Foundation

IN-KIND CONTRIBUTORS AND VOLUNTEER PARTNERS

Acre Distilling Company

Alchemy Pops

Alcon

Aloft Hotels

American Airlines

BCTAL Rocket Engineering Class at Birdville ISD

Ruby Bellows Tintype

Bennett Benner Partners

Birdville High School

Blackland Distillery

Blue Mesa Grill

Bob’s Prop Shop

Jessica Bollen Photography

Botanical Research Institute of Texas

Brain Performance Institute at Center for BrainHeath

Burns & McDonnell

The Cantina Band

Capital Grille

CBS Channel 11

Central Market

Cockrell Enovation

Collin College

Craftwork Coffee Co.

Cyclebar

Dallas Personal Robotics Group

Design Den, DFW Makers

DFW Scrollers

The Dock

Education Unbound Inc.

Facebook Fort Worth Data Center

Fort Worth Academy

Fort Worth Academy of Fine Arts

Fort Worth Arborist

Fort Worth Astronomical Society

Fort Worth Business Press

Fort Worth Catering

Fort Worth Country Day

Fort Worth Key Magazine

Fort Worth Library

Fort Worth Library Panther Lab

Fort Worth Weekly

Friend and Foe Board Game Café

Abe Fromans of Fort Worth

Gemelle

Great Outdoors

Happy Tomato Salsa

Hebron High School

Lawrence Jenkins Pictures

Junior League of Fort Worth

Ben E. Keith Company

Lockheed Martin Aeronautics Corporation

Lonesome Dove Bistro

Manna Custom Pools

Mariachi’s Dine-In

Brigette Marquardt

Monnig Meteorite Gallery at TCU

Monticello Neighborhood News

Mouser Electronics

National Space Society of North Texas

North Texas Squad of the Star Garrison

NuMinds Enrichment, LLC

Oakwood Cemetery’s Saints and Sinners Tour

Oncor Electric Delivery

Pacific Table

Penske Trucks

Performing Ads

Peterbilt

PolyPrinter

Poppy Lane Staging and Interiors

Real Ale Brewing Company

REFŪL: local + fresh ready to go meals

Righteous Foods

Rogue Brick Builders’ Lounge

Southwest Christian School

Sportswear Graphics

STEAM Middle School-Burleson ISD

Tanglewood Moms

Tarrant Construction Services

Tarrant County College-Northwest Campus

Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s Office

TechGenies LLC

Texas and Southwestern Cattle Raisers Association

Texas Christian University

Texas Pinball Museum

Texas Triffid Ranch

Texas Wesleyan University

Texas Woman’s University

Trendata HR LLC

Trinity Valley School

University of Dallas

University of North Texas

University of North Texas-Health Science Center

University of Texas at Arlington

University of Texas at Dallas

UNT Department of Learning Technologies

Varghese Summersett PLLC

VECTOR

ViaChem

Visit Fort Worth

WhatchamaCallit

What’s Up Fort Worth

Wild Acre Brewing Company

Woodshed Smokehouse

Z Café

This community has every right to be proud of this special place.

Our journey started nearly 80 years ago with a grand vision—in two small, borrowed

classrooms. Since then, we have been moving, expanding our collections, refining our

pioneering approach, and earning a national reputation for excellence in education. A decade

ago, we opened a beautiful new campus with a nod to our legacy and an eye on the future.

We have created a magical home where learning happens, dreams take flight, imaginations are

sparked and generations make connections.

This community’s support has made all of this possible. Today, we rely upon your

memberships, donations and sponsorships for almost half of our annual budget, and

contributions cover the costs for all of our capital projects and renovations. So on behalf of

generations past and present, we are grateful for your involvement with our mission.

And our work continues! Our scientists, technology leaders, designers, curators and teachers

are busily creating dynamic new learning experiences for future generations. Will you continue

to support these efforts so that the Museum remains a cultural and educational icon? We

would welcome the chance to share our dreams with you! And we’d love to hear how you

might like to honor the past, celebrate the present or shape the future.

Thank you for making a difference.

VAN A. ROMANSPresident | (817) 255-9312

Make a difference HERE.

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