Personnel Updates
Kelly Burkett and Andrea Stevens complete the Crest Summit Series Leadership Development Program
Congrats to Kelly Burkett and Andrea Stevens for completing the Crest Summit Series Leadership Development Program, offered by App State’s Human Resources. Crest builds the foundation of leadership by helping participants lead themselves first. Through an...
Rebecca Shaw named Early Career Representative for MLA Board
Congrats to Rebecca Shaw who is now the Early Career Representative on the Music Library Association board. The Music Library Association is the professional association for music libraries and librarianship in the United States. Founded in 1931, it has an...
Kevin Garcia Bautista appointed Continuing Resources Specialist
We are pleased to announce Kevin Garcia Bautista will be the new Continuing Resources Specialist.
In this role, he will acquire and manage the University Libraries’ continuing resources, including journals, databases, standing orders, and e‑book packages. His first day will be June 16th and he will continue reporting to Georgie Donovan.
Kevin has been the Electronic Resources Technician since 2022. He graduated from App State with a Bachelor’s in Public Relations in 2020 and a Master of Arts in Media, Technology, & Learning Design this spring.
Thank you to the search committee for their great work: Griffin Anderson, Georgie Donovan (chair), Shannon McCluney, and Jason Wolfe.
Kyle McFarland Named Business Librarian
We are pleased to announce that Kyle McFarland will be the new Business Librarian. His first day will be July 1st. In this position, Kyle will support the students and faculty of the Walker College of Business through instruction,...
2026 Spring Graduates – Library Student Employees
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 in a long time. We thank you for your hard work for the University Libraries. We will miss you all very much! Zach Jackson...
Kevin Garcia Bautista earns a Master of Arts in Media, Technology and Learning Design
Congratulations to Kevin Garcia Bautista in Resource and Acquisitions for earning a Master of Arts in Media, Technology and Learning Design from the Reich College of Education. We are proud of your accomplishments,...
Russell Paige named Student Employee Supervisor of the Year
Please join us in congratulating Russell Paige for being selected as the 2026-2027 Supervisor of the Year by the Office of Student Employment. Russell supervises 12 students during the evening and night shifts for the Access and Public Services division. Russell...
Dianna Johnson Retires June 1
After almost 39 years, Dianna Johnson will retire from the University Libraries. Her retirement date is June 1st. Her work with interlibrary loan and document delivery has ensured faculty and students are able to acquire the books, articles, primary sources, scores,...
Development Officer Tracey Ford Retires May 1
Tracey Ford, Director of Development for the University Libraries, retired effective May 1 after 35 years of dedicated service. Tracey helped raised money for the Belk Library and Information Commons, the Children’s Literature Symposium and student scholarships....
Adelia Daly hired as a Digitization Technician
We are excited to announce that Adelia Daly will be the new Digitization Technician in the Digital Initiatives & Special Collections Division! In this role, Adelia will be responsible for performing digital imaging and analog-to-digital audio/video conversion for...
Curator, Dr. Emily Kader Presents on Objects of Watauga County History
Recently, Special Collections Dr. Emily Kader, Anne Belk Professor for Distinctive Collections, Curator of the W.L. Eury Appalachian Collection, was invited to give a public presentation at the Watauga County Public Library, hosted by the Digital Watauga Project and...
Bill Pillow and Jason Wolfe Complete Cataloging Instruction
Bill Pillow and Jason Wolfe recently earned a certificate of completion for a Library Juice Academy class entitled Introduction to Cataloging. Library Juice Academy offers a range of online professional development courses for librarians, archivists, and other staff,...
Jewel Davis Featured in Appalachian Today
Jewel Davis, Instructional Materials Center librarian and the Martha and Nancy Lee Bivens Distinguished Professor featured in Appalachian Today for her work chairing the committee that selected the 2026 Randolph Caldecott Medal winner for best children’s picture book...