Trevor A. Dawes
Vice Provost for Libraries and Museums and May Morris University Librarian at the University of Delaware Library, Museums and Press
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“The committee named Trevor A. Dawes as the 2026 ACRL Academic/Research of the Year in recognition of his extraordinary, career-long service to ACRL and the profession, his influential scholarship, and his work to advance diversity, equity, and inclusion within the profession,” said Melissa Autumn Wong, Vice-Chair of the ACRL Academic/Research Librarian of the Year Award Committee. “As one nominator noted, Dawes has contributed to ACRL ‘at every conceivable level,’ including as a committee member and chair, eight-time national conference committee member, national conference chair, member of the Board of Directors, and President of ACRL.
