Shelly Jean Worden was born in Kansas, the eldest of 6 siblings: 2 sisters and 3 brothers.  She currently works in the Technical Services of the Health Science Library. She has worked for MU Libraries for 28 years.

Shelley earned her MLS from the University of Missouri-Columbia.  During her leisure time, she enjoys reading mysteries. Her hobby is trying to update her family history.

The coolest place she’s ever visited has been Hawaii.

When asked in a movie of her life, what actress she would like to portray her, she said Meryl Streep or Sally Fields.

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Suzanne Lippard works in the Catalog Department, where she has worked for 20 years.  She has a B.A. in English from Arkansas Tech University.

During her free-time, she likes to read.

The coolest place she’s ever visited has been New York City.

C. Trenton Boyd was born in Baton Rough, Louisiana. He works in the Veterinary Medical Library. He has worked for MU Libraries for 40 years.

Trenton earned a B.S. in Agriculture and an M.A. in Library Science from Mizzou. He was also accredited at the Distinguished level by the Academy of Health Information Professionals.

He has one cat and his hobbies and interests include collecting postcards relating to veterinary medicine and the state of Missouri as well as genealogy.

The coolest place he’s ever visited has been the South Island of New Zealand.

In a movie of his life, he would choose Stephen Boyd as the actor to portray him.

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Mary Ann Hainen was born in St. Louis, Missouri. She currently works in the Catalog Department.

Mary originally taught classes in Springfield, where she worked in two small country schools, giving her an appreciative perspective on rural life and families.

Before working at MU Libraries, Mary worked at the Missouri Book Store (which was housed in the Student Success Center) and would ask Ellis Library Staff about working conditions. Many encouraged her to pursue employment and a few would provide a heads up on open positions. She took her first job with Robin Kespohl and said “I can’t begin to count the number of friends, supervisors, and coworkers who have brought happiness, support, blessings, and friendship to my life over the years—I have some very precious memories.”  She has worked at MU Libraries for 22 years.

She earned a B.A. in Education and was certified as an Elementary School Media Specialist. She also earned 15 graduate hours in Elementary Guidance and Counseling.

She has 2 cats: Molly and Luke

Her lesiure time pursuits include dancing (especially country), bowling, reading,  shopping, cooking, sports watching (but not golf, soccer, or hockey).  She commented that she grew up in a male-dominated household, which is why she’s such an avid sports fan.

Her hobbies include “collecting pink Depression glass, whiskey glasses from places I’ve visited (or begged others who’ve visited great places to bring back a glass for me); and antique pins; Shabby Chic decorating (creative decorating on a budget).”

The coolest place she’s ever visited has been Hawaii.

In a movie of her life, she picked Susan Sarandon as the actress to portray her.

Ruthe Morse (aka Leona Ruth) was born in Cabool, Missouri.  She works in the Catalog Department and has worked for MU Libraries for 24 years and 9 months.

In Ruthe’s leisure time, she enjoys reading and frequenting flea markets.  Her hobbies include crocheting and other crafts.

About the coolest place she’s ever visited she said “I don’t know whether it’s cool but I’ve seen the back side of Mt. Rushmore.”

She declined to name an actress portraying her, saying “Oh, I couldn’t subject anyone too such a waste of film.”

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Katherine (Kat) Renee Koehn was born in Ayer Massachusetts. She works in Security and has worked there in some manner or other since July 2006. She is a graduate of Holden High School and also graduated with 2 bachelor degrees from Mizzou (Anthroplogy and Religions Studies).

Kat has 2 cats (black Salek and tortoiseshell Michsief) as well as one silverback zebra finche named Jazz (after the silver Autobot in the 2007 Transformers movie).  Her favorite hobby is beading, and she has bought some of her handiwork in the last 2 faculty and staff arts and crafts show. She also enjoys reading and watching movies in her spare time.

The coolest place she has ever visited has been Whiteman Airforce base, specifically the day the B-2 bombers arrived for the first time.