Cape Girardeau woman joins preservation efforts

A Cape Girardeau resident has been appointed to the board of directors of the Missouri Alliance for Historic Preservation. Dr. Mary Ann Kellerman, owner of the Kelsen Design Group in Cape Girardeau, is now serving on the board and will attend its next meeting in April. The goal of the alliance is to raise the profile of historic preservation and help streamline the process of preserving historic sites. Kellerman said that she looks forward to representing the interests of the Southeast Missouri area while serving on the board. She has been involved in numerous historic preservation projects including the Alliance Building in Cape Girardeau; The Turverin Condominium in St. Louis; the Residence of the President of Youngstown State University in Youngstown, Ohio; and the Missouri Supreme Court. She was also awarded an international design award in New York in 1998 for the restoration of Kelsen Gallery in Cape Girardeau and started the Interior Design Program at Southeast Missouri State University in 1976.