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1. 1. www.collect.com

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   Published on: 2/16/2003   Last Visited: 2/17/2003

   Brettell retires after 37 years
   
   From Numismatic News
   
   American Numismatic Association chief financial officer Ruthann Brettell announced her retirement Feb. 7 after 37 years with the organization.
   
   The ANA described her career as long and distinguished.
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   In 1997 Brettell received the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service, the highest ANA honor. Two years later Numismatic News named her a Numismatic Ambassador.
   
   Her achievements include proposing and creating the ANA Young Numismatist scholarship program for the annual Summer Seminar.
   
   She started at ANA in 1966 performing multiple roles, such as accounting and serving as office manager. In 1977 she became convention director. By 1985 she earned a position as executive director, which she held until 1988. She then returned to her post as convention director for 10 years.
   
   From 1998 to her retirement she was chief financial officer.
   
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2. 2. www.money.org

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   Published on: 2/7/2003   Last Visited: 3/6/2007

   RUTHANN BRETTELL, ANA CFO, ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT
   
   After a long and distinguished career, Ruthann Brettell, the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) chief financial officer, has announced her retirement.
   
   "I have spent nearly 37 wonderful years at the ANA and have become friends with so many, many people, who I might not otherwise have come to know and love," says Brettell, who has worked for the Association longer than any employee. "I will miss my involvement with them as a member of the staff, and I want to thank everyone for their support and friendship that has grown over these many years. I will remain involved with the hobby and in contact with the people who make the ANA the great organization it is. Having said that, this is the time for me to step aside from my daily activities as chief financial officer and retire. This is not goodbye but another door opening and a new chapter for me."
   
   "Ruthann has, without a doubt, had a tremendous impact on the ANA," Executive Director Christopher Cipoletti says.
   ...
   "On behalf of the Board of Governors, I want to extend our gratitude to Ruthann for the many, many years of devoted service to the ANA," President John W. Wilson says.
   ...
   For all your long service and great friendship, I want to say thank you Ruthann, you are the greatest."
   
   When she received the ANA's highest award in 1997 - the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service - Brettell was noted as a deal-maker, director, staffer, bookkeeper, auditor, banquet-planner, doer, joker, philosopher, counselor, ambassador, negotiator, compromiser, daughter, mother and friend. In August 1966, Brettell came to work at the temporary headquarters of the ANA in Colorado Springs, where the home and headquarters building was being constructed. She did anything and everything, including answering phones, operating the printing press and handling the mail, as well as doing accounting and serving as office manager. By 1977 she was made convention director and controller, and from 1985 to 1988, she served as ANA executive director. In the spring of that year, Brettell returned to serve as ANA's convention director, holding that position for 10 years, before she was made chief financial officer.
   
   Of her many accomplishments and honors - including the ANA Medal of Merit and Exemplary Service Award, and the Professional Numismatists Guild "Pretty Nifty Gal" Award - Brettell is most proud of having proposed and started the Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship program for the ANA's Annual Summer Conference. In 1999 she was named a Numismatic Ambassador by Numismatic News.

3. 3. Money.org | Press Release RUTHANN BRETTELL, ANA CFO, ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT02-07-2003

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   Published on: 2/7/2003   Last Visited: 12/12/2005

   RUTHANN BRETTELL, ANA CFO, ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT
   
   After a long and distinguished career, Ruthann Brettell, the American Numismatic Association's (ANA) chief financial officer, has announced her retirement.
   
   "I have spent nearly 37 wonderful years at the ANA and have become friends with so many, many people, who I might not otherwise have come to know and love," says Brettell, who has worked for the Association longer than any employee. "I will miss my involvement with them as a member of the staff, and I want to thank everyone for their support and friendship that has grown over these many years. I will remain involved with the hobby and in contact with the people who make the ANA the great organization it is. Having said that, this is the time for me to step aside from my daily activities as chief financial officer and retire. This is not goodbye but another door opening and a new chapter for me."
   
   "Ruthann has, without a doubt, had a tremendous impact on the ANA," Executive Director Christopher Cipoletti says.
   ...
   "On behalf of the Board of Governors, I want to extend our gratitude to Ruthann for the many, many years of devoted service to the ANA," President John W. Wilson says.
   ...
   For all your long service and great friendship, I want to say thank you Ruthann, you are the greatest."
   
   When she received the ANA's highest award in 1997 - the Farran Zerbe Memorial Award for Distinguished Service - Brettell was noted as a deal-maker, director, staffer, bookkeeper, auditor, banquet-planner, doer, joker, philosopher, counselor, ambassador, negotiator, compromiser, daughter, mother and friend. In August 1966, Brettell came to work at the temporary headquarters of the ANA in Colorado Springs, where the home and headquarters building was being constructed. She did anything and everything, including answering phones, operating the printing press and handling the mail, as well as doing accounting and serving as office manager. By 1977 she was made convention director and controller, and from 1985 to 1988, she served as ANA executive director. In the spring of that year, Brettell returned to serve as ANA's convention director, holding that position for 10 years, before she was made chief financial officer.
   
   Of her many accomplishments and honors - including the ANA Medal of Merit and Exemplary Service Award, and the Professional Numismatists Guild "Pretty Nifty Gal" Award - Brettell is most proud of having proposed and started the Young Numismatist (YN) Scholarship program for the ANA's Annual Summer Conference. In 1999 she was named a Numismatic Ambassador by Numismatic News.