Expertise

Bill Bomar has worked in a wide variety of museums for over 30 years and has extensive experience in exhibit planning, fundraising, educational program development, and museum administration.

His research has focused on graduate museum studies curricula in the United States as well as the professional personnel needs of 21st-century museums.


He has also worked in museums of natural history and history, and heritage sites including a historic house museum, Civil War fort, and 1850s historic railroad complex. 

Past Affiliations

Educational Programs Coordinator, Coastal Heritage Society, Savannah, GA
1991 - 1992

Director, University Museums

Historic House Administrator, Atlanta History Center
1994 - 1998

Assistant Curator of Education, Museum of Nebraska History
1992 - 1993

Degrees
MA, University of Nebraska-Lincoln, Museum Studies, 1993
MEd, Georgia Southern University, Secondary Education-Social Science, 1991
BA, Georgia Southern University, History and Anthropology, 1989
PhD, University of Alabama, Higher Education Administration
Keywords
museums museum exhibit design archaeology native north americans natural history
Associations
Alabama Museums Association
American Association for State and Local History
American Association of Museums
Southeastern Museums Conference