Personnel Updates

Dean Sue Polanka with Library Student Employee Spring 2026 Graduates

2026 Spring Graduates - Library Student Employees
May 8, 2026

We would like to congratulate all of our graduating senior student employees.  Spring 2026 is one of the largest class of graduates we have had i...

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Kevin Garcia Bautista earns a Master of Arts in Media, Technology and Learning Design
May 7, 2026

Congratulations to Kevin Garcia Bautista in Resource and Acquisitions for earning a Master of Arts in Media, Technology and Learning Design from ...

Russell Paige holding an award for Student Employee Supervisor of the Year award

Russell Paige named Student Employee Supervisor of the Year
May 4, 2026

Please join us in congratulating Russell Paige for being selected as the 2026-2027 Supervisor of the Year by the Office of Student Employment.  &...

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Dianna Johnson Retires June 1
May 1, 2026

After almost 39 years, Dianna Johnson will retire from the University Libraries. Her retirement date is June 1st. Her work with interlibrary loan and ...

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Development Officer Tracey Ford Retires May 1
Apr 24, 2026

Tracey Ford, Director of Development for the University Libraries, retired effective May 1 after 35 years of dedicated service.  Tracey helped ra...

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Adelia Daly hired as a Digitization Technician
Apr 15, 2026

We are excited to announce that Adelia Daly will be the new Digitization Technician in the Digital Initiatives & Special ...

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Curator, Dr. Emily Kader Presents on Objects of Watauga County History
Mar 12, 2026

Recently, Special Collections Dr. Emily Kader, Anne Belk Professor for Distinctive Collections, Curator of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, was i...

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Bill Pillow and Jason Wolfe Complete Cataloging Instruction class
Mar 11, 2026

Bill Pillow and Jason Wolfe recently earned a certificate of completion for a Library Juice Academy class entitled Introduction to Cataloging. &n...

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Jewel Davis Featured in Appalachian Today
Feb 18, 2026

Jewel Davis, Instructional Materials Center librarian and the Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor featured in Appalachian Today for he...

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Hannah Helmey attended Bibliography Week In New York
Jan 30, 2026

Public Services Librarian, Hannah Helmey recently had the opportunity to attend Bibliography Week, a yearly event held in New York City at the en...