Library staff members (left to right) April Hand, Laura LeMaster, Carol Bliss, Linda Divan, and Josh Michael say farewell to Fran Andrews (seated), who retired this past Friday
This past Friday, staff members said goodbye to long-time Library Office Manager Fran Andrews, who is retiring after 34 years of service at the Centennial Library. Fran worked part-time on campus starting in the late 1970’s, and first came to the Library in 1981 as a part-time Technical Processing clerk. She moved to a full-time position in 1986 with a brief stint as the Head of Acquisitions, before she became the Library Office Manager in 1987.
Some have said that she is the “mother” of the Library staff and the Library is her “house.” There is very little that Fran was unwilling to do, whether helping out in other departments, pushing a cart as part of the Centennial Cartwheelers book cart drill team in the homecoming parades, waving the winners flag when freshmen complete the Amazing Race library orientation, to assisting with the very mundane like helping to take care of the plants and trees in the Library or even cleaning offices, the staff lounge, or spills. No detail has been too small for her to attend to or participate in. As the coordinator of Library student employment, she made a special effort to get to know many of the almost 40 Library student assistants, developing long-term relationships with some of them that continued even after they left the University. But most importantly, she is a “prayer warrior” for the Library staff. We always know Fran is praying for us.
We’ll miss you Fran!
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