BAR HARBOR – The corporators of the Abbe Museum approved a slate of new trustees for the museum at the annual meeting on July 17.

New trustees are:

. Robert C. Abbe of Newton, Mass., great-grandnephew of museum founder Dr. Robert Abbe and president of Abbe Enterprises, a consulting firm focused on assisting emerging companies in the semiconductor sector.

. Ellen Best of Blue Hill, a lawyer and vice president of the Blue Hill Public Library and attorney for and committee member of Blue Hill Heritage Trust.

. Cynthia Livingston of Mount Desert and Boston, a partner and co-founder of Cambio International, a consulting practice specializing in intercultural and change management.

. Joseph M. Murphy of Mount Desert, Bar Harbor Bankshares chief executive officer, a Friends of Acadia board member and finance committee member of St. John’s Church in Southwest Harbor.

. Sarah Ruef-Lindquist of Surry, vice president and senior administrative officer for Union Trust Co. in Ellsworth.

. Donald Soctomah of Princeton, Passamaquoddy tribal preservation officer and longtime American Indian adviser to the Abbe Museum.

. Patricia Z. Worthen of Trenton, educational technician specializing in reading at Conners-Emerson School in Bar Harbor and a member of the American Society of Botanical Artists.

Officers of the board of trustees are Bill Ferm, president; David R. Sanderson, vice president; Lee E. Pittle, treasurer; and Dr. Douglas F. Cowan, clerk. Other trustees are Virginia Pratt Agar, Watie Akins, Dr. Harold W. Borns Jr., John R. Collier, Cheryl Curtis, Bonnie D. Newsom, John Blair Overton, Dick Schloss, Jane Tawney and Jean M. Weber.

New corporators also were elected. They are Connie Blaney, James Eric Francis, John Bear Mitchell and Ruth Modisette. Re-elected as corporators were James E. Patterson, Madonna M. Soctomah, Howard B. Wellman, Dr. Katharine F. Wellman and David J. Witham.

For information about the Abbe Museum, call 288-3519, e-mail abbe@midmaine.com or visit the museum Web site, www.abbemuseum.org.