{"id":13376,"date":"2025-12-04T12:28:40","date_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:28:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/?p=13376"},"modified":"2025-12-04T12:28:41","modified_gmt":"2025-12-04T16:28:41","slug":"annual-recognition-event-2025-recap","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.lib.purdue.edu\/news\/2025\/12\/04\/annual-recognition-event-2025-recap\/","title":{"rendered":"Annual recognition event 2025 recap"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

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.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Service recognitions<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

10 years of service:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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  • \u200bCara Bradford\u200b, <\/strong>collections assessment coordinator<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Aly Edmondson\u200b,<\/strong> instructional designer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Jerry Kuang\u200b, <\/strong>senior digital library software developer<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Bethany McGowan\u200b, <\/strong>associate professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
  • Margaret Phillips\u200b,<\/strong> associate head of information studies, professor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

    20 years of service:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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    • \u200bRaeLynn Boes\u200b, <\/strong>print collections manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Becki Corbin\u200b, <\/strong>administrative assistant<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Mandi Gramelspacher\u200b, <\/strong>senior operations manager<\/li>\n\n\n\n
    • Dean Lingley\u200b, <\/strong>head of acquisitions and discovery<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

      25 years of service:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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      • Michael Witt, <\/strong>associate professor<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

        30 years of service:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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        • Bert Chapman\u200b,<\/strong> professor<\/li>\n\n\n\n
        • Maureen Sharp, <\/strong>collections conservator<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

          40 years of service:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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          • \u200bConnie Richards\u200b, <\/strong>library assistant<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n

            41 years of service and retiring this year:<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

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            • Sue Long\u200b, <\/strong>data manager, \u200b\u200bacquisitions and e-resources\u200b\u200b<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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