Librarians are held to a high standard of excellence; moving up in rank is no small feat, and should be celebrated. For their contributions to their respective fields, for their dedication to the UMKC Libraries, we celebrate these seven librarians’ achievements. Each librarian makes the UMKC Library and Health Sciences Library stronger resources for students, faculty, and staff.

Cynthia Flanagan, Clinical Medial Librarian, promoted to Librarian II

Tracey Hughes, Director of Diversity, Equity, & Inclusion; Teaching & Learning Librarian, promoted to Librarian III

Mardi Mahaffy, Head of teaching & Learning, promoted to Librarian IV

Sandy Rodriguez, Associate Dean of Special Collections & Archives, promoted to Librarian IV

Stuart Hinds, Curator of Special Collections & Archives, promoted to Librarian III

Lindy Smith, Head of LaBudde Special Collections, promoted to Librarian III

Marie Thompson, Teaching & Learning Librarian, promoted to Librarian III