ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award Committee

Charge

Solicit nominations, market the availability of the award to the academic library community, facilitate the completion of the nomination process, select the award recipient, monitor nomination pools and nomination updates, and recommend changes to award web site information.

Categories:

Roster

Christopher Cox

(Chair, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Melissa Autumn Wong

(Vice-Chair, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Paul C. Campbell

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026)

Sharon Ladenson

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026)

Catherine Fraser Riehle

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026)

Niamh A. Wallace

(Member, July 1, 2024, to July 31, 2026)

Teresa Anderson, CAE

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Teresa Anderson, CAE

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Carrie Donovan

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Mi-Seon Kim

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Rosan Mitola

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Dr. Susan Mythen

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Nelson Santana

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Michael Waldman

(Ex-Officio Member, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Dr. Alexia Hudson-Ward

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Brad L. Warren

(Board Liaison, July 1, 2025, to July 31, 2026)

Megan R. Griffin

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

Ari Zickau

(Staff Liaison, July 1, 2026, to June 30, 2027)

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Resources

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Composition

  • Maximum number of appointed members for this committee is four, excluding the chair and vice-chair.
  • One member should represent library education.
  • One member should represent a research library.
  • Two additional members should be practicing academic librarians from two different types of libraries.
  • Ex-officio members include the chairs of CLS, CJCLS, and ULS, as well as the ACRL president and executive director.
  • Since it is important that the vice-chair/chair be knowledgeable about the responsibilities and concerns of the committee, it is suggested that the committee vice-chair/chair be selected from the existing committee membership.

Origin

The Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award Committee was created by the ACRL Board of Directors.

Get Involved

Volunteers will need to complete the volunteer form. Committee service that begins July 1. More information, including volunteer deadlines and requirements, can be found on the ACRL volunteer site.