Teri Hartman, professor and head of education, education and research services librarian, is retiring from a career of more than three decades as a health sciences librarian, with 26 of those years at the McGoogan Health Science Library.
Hartman started at McGoogan Library in 1999 as an assistant professor and National Network of Libraries of Medicine MidContinental Region outreach librarian. She moved to a liaison librarian role and was promoted to the head of education in 2004. She earned full professorship in 2015.
Reflecting on her career, Hartman said, “My career is a sum of my choices plus the opportunities offered.”
Over the years, she championed information literacy and interprofessional education, helping the campus and Nebraska communities navigate an ever-changing information landscape. Hartman said McGoogan Library is “a place of growth” – someplace “not adapting to change but leading to change.”
Hartman describes her career at McGoogan Library as being “a connector of information to the people that need it most at the time it is most needed.” This meant serving as a liaison to the UNMC College of Medicine, the UNMC College of Public Health and the physician assistant program, as well as being active in pathways programs, participating in Summer Health Professions Education Program.
She has served as director for the inquiry, research and evidence-based medicine coil since 2017 and coordinates integrating information literacy and research skills instruction into the college of medicine’s three-phase curriculum.
Her contributions have been widely recognized, including with the Bernice M. Hetzner Award for Excellence in Academic Health Science Librarianship in 2007 and the MCMLA Outstanding Achievement Award in 2020. Through conferences, panels and countless presentations, Hartman shared her expertise on public health, leadership and emerging technologies such as GenAI — always with humor, her colleagues said, and always embodying her motto: “Humans win.”
The UNMC community is invited to celebrate Hartman’s retirement at a celebration reception on Thursday, Feb. 26, from 3:30-5 p.m. in the Wigton Heritage Center, Olson Auditorium. Remarks will begin at 4 p.m., and refreshments will be available.
Teri is the best, not just at UNMC. She is persistent, gritty and mission oriented, always seeking not just a better way to accomplish goals, but the best way. Never complacent, Teri is an innovator and early adopter of value-added technology and processes. I can’t say enough good things about Teri Hartman. So many on this campus and throughout the state have had the privilege of learning from Teri. Best wishes in retirement.
Teri, thank you for all you have done these past years to help CHRI’s investigators excel in their work. You will be greatly missed!
Congrats on an awesome career, Teri. Enjoy the next chapter.
Humans win! What a gift it is to work with Teri.
Best wishes for your retirement, Teri. Thank you for everything you’ve done for the CAHP and UNMC. You’re a great human.
Congratulations, Teri. You will definitely be missed. It was a true joy to get to work with you in the Senate.
Teri, congratulations on your retirement and thank you for the wonderful service you’ve provided over many years. My team had such lovely interactions with you, and you went above and beyond to connect us with resources!
Congratulations, Teri! Your commitment to UNMC has been unwavering and your impact is too widespread to measure. You are a treasured colleague to so many and we have been incredibly fortunate to have benefited from your service. Thank you!
Thank you Dr. Hartman for your incredible support of our faculty in the Department of Internal Medicine. We will miss you!!
Congratulations, Teri! Thank you for being such a wonderful colleague and for making a real difference. I hope retirement gives you time to relax, explore, and enjoy the things you love most. We’ll miss you!
Well earned and well deserved!!!
I wouldn’t have graduated my program without your assistance and support!!!!!
Teri is a wonderful Librarian. She is a remarkable educator and colleague. She will be leaving an immeasurable impact.
McGoogan and UNM is truly blessed to have her be part of their team l.
Teri, thank you on behalf of the College of Medicine faculty and students for your many contributions to the educational mission over so many years. Your leadership of the research and inquiry coil was crucial to the success of the Training the Physicians of Tomorrow curriculum in the COM. Working with you has always been a joy and a privilege, and you will be missed very much. Best wishes as you move on in your life’s journey.
Congratulations Teri! You are a wonderful human being and have made a huge impact on the students, staff, and future physicians and scientists. You have contributed to the success and still continue to pour into the human experience. As Dr. Seuss said, “So…be your name Buxbaum or Bixby or Bray, or Mordecai Ali Van Allen O’Shea, you’re off to great places! Today is your day! Your mountain is waiting so…get on your way.” Thank you for making a difference and your forever friendship. Enjoy all the new adventures retirement brings!
Thank you for all that you have done to positively impact our students!
Teri,
Congratulations on your well-deserved retirement! This marks the start of an exciting new chapter, offering the opportunity to pursue your passions and spending time with family and friends.
Thank you to all who added wonderful comments to this announcement. I appreciate all of the UNMC relationships I have experienced. Working with UNMC and Nebraska Medicine has been the best part of my librarian career.
Teri, Your impact on SMDEP/SHPEP at UNMC has been truly extraordinary. Your dedication, generosity, and heart have opened doors for countless scholars who have come through our site. We are incredibly grateful for you and all you’ve poured into this community. Wishing you so much joy and fulfillment in this next beautiful chapter. You will be missed more than you know.
Congratulations! Now you can say “everyday is Saturday and what’s a weekend”!