Janie Crews Jones was honored May 13 with a retirement reception at the Paul Meek Library, where she worked during her tenure at UT Martin.
Crews Jones has worked a total of 48 years in higher education, first with UT Martin, then with Georgia Tech and once again at UT Martin.
In her second turn at UT Martin, she worked in the Paul Meek Library, coordinating the print reserves collection, where she worked directly with dozens of faculty members to make textbooks and other instructional materials available to students. As a part of the public services department, she assisted with interlibrary loans and book circulation. Her work has supported thousands of students, teaching faculty, co-workers, student assistants and community patrons.
Shown in the photo are (front row, l-r) Georgia Baskett, Heidi Busch, Lisa Hoskins, Caren Nichter, Pat McKnight, Hannah Crawford, Guest of Honor Janie Crews Jones, Marta Coughenour, Deena Smith, Jeremy Gordon, (second row, l-r) Julie Cooper, Linda Butler, Karen Elmore, Amanda Mansfield, Holly Chandler, Michael Hill, (back row, l-r) Sam Richardson, Ari Claros, Daphne Lagrone and Eric Nordberg.
