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Annual recognition event 2025 recap

December 4th, 2025

On December 3, Purdue Libraries celebrated its faculty and staff at the annual recognition event in Stewart Center. This long-standing tradition honors exceptional service, showcases staff creativity, and recognizes new hires, retirees, and promotions from the past year.

The event included a craft show where attendees browsed handcrafted jewelry, paintings, crocheted animals, abstract prints, and more created by Andrea Gapsch, Susan Zeyher, Sandy Galloway, Jessie Scott, Patricia Swanson, Rachel McFadden, Katie Mathew, Nina Collins, and the Purdue University Press.

The celebration also honored employees who reached major service milestones in 2025, acknowledging their dedication and lasting contributions to Purdue Libraries and the broader Purdue community.

Service recognitions

We are proud to recognize the following staff members for their outstanding years of service to Purdue Libraries. Their years of service enrich the library community and continue to foster an environment of learning, creativity, and innovation. 

10 years of service:

• ​Cara Bradford​, collections assessment coordinator
• Aly Edmondson​, instructional designer
• Jerry Kuang​, senior digital library software developer
• Bethany McGowan​, associate professor
• Margaret Phillips​, associate head of information studies, professor

20 years of service:

• ​RaeLynn Boes​, print collections manager
• Becki Corbin​, administrative assistant
• Mandi Gramelspacher​, senior operations manager
• Dean Lingley​, head of acquisitions and discovery

25 years of service:

• Michael Witt, associate professor

30 years of service:

• Bert Chapman​, professor
• Maureen Sharp, collections conservator

40 years of service:

• ​Connie Richards​, library assistant

41 years of service and retiring this year:

• Sue Long​, data manager, ​​acquisitions and e-resources​​