{"id":6050,"date":"2026-10-22T14:52:00","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T19:52:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/?p=6050"},"modified":"2026-10-22T11:53:15","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T16:53:15","slug":"schmidt-honored-with-mcmlas-2026-outstanding-achievement-award","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.unmc.edu\/library\/2026\/10\/22\/schmidt-honored-with-mcmlas-2026-outstanding-achievement-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Schmidt honored with MCMLA’s 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Cindy Schmidt\u2019s librarian peers recognize the depth of her experience and the width of her wisdom. This year, the Midcontinental Chapter of the Medical Library Association (MCMLA) sounded its agreement, honoring Schmidt with its 2026 Outstanding Achievement Award<\/a>.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The honor is both distinct and part of a pattern; MCMLA has acknowledged Schmidt three times for Best Research Poster Award (2005, 2008 and 2019) and valued her presence on the association\u2019s programming and research committees.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

First bestowed in 1983, the Outstanding Achievement Award honors an MCMLA member \u201cfor significant contributions to the chapter and its activities, and to health sciences libraries or organizations.\u201d <\/p>\n\n\n\n

A key part of McGoogan\u2019s Education and Research Services Librarians team, Schmidt is known for her commitment to serving others through systematic reviews and interprofessional education, Associate Dean Katie Bishop noted.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The MCMLA also expressed appreciation for Schmidt\u2019s close collaborations with the College of Pharmacy at UNMC and the Institutional Animal Care and Use Committee at the University of Nebraska-Omaha.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bishop values Schmidt\u2019s \u201cwillingness to share her vast expertise with her colleagues her at McGoogan and \u2026 the profession generally,\u201d she said. Schmidt\u2019s contributions to the field are \u201ctruly \u2026 outstanding,\u201d Bishop added, underlining Schmidt\u2019s \u201crare\u201d background for a health sciences librarian.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Schmidt possesses a chemistry degree from UNO as well as an M.D. in education from UNMC. Before coming to McGoogan some 24 years ago<\/a>, Schmidt worked as a pathology resident, postdoctoral associate and research associate at the University of Minnesota and taught at Indiana University School of Medicine. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Join the McGoogan staff and UNMC community in congratulating and thanking Cindy! <\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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