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Mercer library dean to retire in 2018

By Andrea Honaker
Elizabeth Dankert Hammond, dean of the University Library at Mercer since 1999, has announced her retirement from the University, effective June 30, 2018, and Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis has appointed a committee to lead the search for her successor.
Elizabeth Dankert Hammond, dean of the University Library at Mercer since 1999, has announced her retirement from the University, effective June 30, 2018, and Provost Dr. D. Scott Davis has appointed a committee to lead the search for her successor. Special to The Telegraph

Mercer University's longtime library dean plans to retire in 2018, and the search is on for someone to fill her shoes.

Elizabeth Dankert Hammond has served as dean of the University Library since 1999, and her last day will be June 30. A search committee has been selected to fill her post.

“She has led the University Library through a period of dynamic growth and change, always seeking innovative ways to keep Mercer on the leading edge of the field. We are very grateful for her dedicated service," Provost D. Scott Davis said.

Hammond has worked for Mercer University since 1978, previously serving in administrative and library public service positions. As library director, she oversees operations at the Jack Tarver Library on the Macon campus, the Swilley Library on the Cecil B. Day campus in Atlanta and libraries at the Regional Academic Centers.

This story was originally published December 21, 2017 at 9:30 AM with the headline "Mercer library dean to retire in 2018."

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