Marie Concannon traveled to Missouri State University’s Meyer Library in Springfield to honor Byron Stewart, MSU Libraries' Head of Research and Instructional Services, on the occasion of his retirement. Byron was instrumental in helping MU Libraries through its two disasters, particularly as they affected the Government Documents collection. Marie gave a congratulatory speech and presented Byron with an MU lapel pin on behalf of MU Libraries.
Byron Stewart was at MU from 1968-1980. In the late 1970s, he worked as a graduate library assistant under Sally Schilling in Ellis Library's Government Documents office. It was there that he met his future wife. Sally Schilling, former Head of Government Documents and more recently president of MU Libraries' Friends Group, traveled with Marie to congratulate her former student.