Mark Arnold, who has served the Missouri State University Libraries and its users for over 30 years, has decided to retire at the end of July. His current position is Library Systems Administrator – Support Specialist. 

Just a few highlights of Mark’s amazingly productive career:

• He served as chair of the search committee that led to the hiring of David Adams as Systems Librarian.
• Mark is a citizen scholar and lifelong learner. Eleven years ago he earned a Master of Arts graduate degree in Religious Studies from MSU.
• He developed and deployed the room booking system in Meyer Library that has proven to be very popular with students and other members of the university community. 
• In October 2018 he was named the Employee of the Month at the MSU Libraries. At the time of this recognition of his significant ongoing accomplishments, Mark exclaimed, “Computers and books! What could be better?”
• From 2019 to the present has been a key player in the implementation, maintenance, and development of FOLIO, which the MSU Libraries implemented in the spring and summer of 2020, during the first wave of the global COVID pandemic. An article published in the June 11, 2020 edition of LibNotes observed about the FOLIO implementation, “It truly was a worldwide collaborative team effort, but several individuals at MSU deserve a shout-out for their amazing contributions: Raegan Wiechert, Tracy Patton, Brooks Travis, and Mark Arnold. These four employees of the MSU Libraries have quickly become go-to experts within the worldwide FOLIO community for their innovative thinking and expertise on various aspects of this exciting new system.” 

A retirement reception for Mark will be held on Friday, July 21st from 3:00 to 5:00 p.m. in the Ozarks Room at the west end of the Third Level of Duane G. Meyer Library on the main Springfield campus of Missouri State University. All are welcome to attend. Light refreshments will be served. 

A sincere thanks to Mark Arnold for his long, dedicated, and successful service to MSU. We wish you all the best in all your future endeavors.