A longtime friend and colleague of Mennonite College of Nursing (MCN), Diane Mather, is retiring from Milner Library at Illinois State University.
Mather is the librarian for nursing, as well as the departments of Communication Sciences and Disorders, Family and Consumer Sciences, and Health Sciences.
Mather began her career with Mennonite College of Nursing in the summer of 1991, when the Mennonite College Library moved from the lower-level of Troyer Hall to the Physicians Office Building (then was renamed the Education Center) on Chestnut Street in Bloomington. When the college joined Illinois State University in 1999, Mather joined Milner Library.
“Diane has been instrumental in ensuring excellence for the college. Students and faculty have found her assistance to be invaluable. She has worked tirelessly for MCN to obtain important resources,” said MCN Dean Janet Krejci. “The students, faculty, and staff at MCN and across the university are going to miss her when she retires. Her 23-year career with MCN and Illinois State is very much appreciated.”
“I feel fortunate to have been with Mennonite College of Nursing during the last 23 years, as it has been a remarkable journey,” said Mather. “Along the way I continued to be impressed by the dedication and hard work of its administrators, faculty, and staff. Not only do they promote caring and compassion in the classroom, they demonstrate it in their personal lives. I have gained much from this incredible group of people. The students have also been my teachers. I feel honored to have been a part of their lives by working with them, frequently through times of struggle, self-doubt and even tears, only to see them grow and graduate with hope and confidence. It has been a wonderful experience.”
A celebration reception is being held on Wednesday, May 28, from 1:30–3:30 p.m. in the southwest corner of Floor 6 of Milner Library. Mather and Marie Bosche, non-print cataloging and metadata coordinator, will be honored at this event.
