Trejo Librarian of the Year
Dr. Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Award
Dr. Arnulfo Trejo
1922-2002
The 2013 Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Committee of REFORMA is seeking nominations for the 2013 Librarian of the Year award. This year the focus of the award has changed. The Committee will give highest priority to early or mid-careers candidates who have promoted and advocated services to the Spanish-speaking and Latino communities including the fulfillment of unmet needs in the 2011-2012.
The recipient will receive a $1000 honorarium from the Trejo Foster Foundation for Hispanic Education.
The deadline for submitting nominations is April 12, 2013.
This year the committee has designated two individuals as advisors. Their role is to answer questions about the nomination process.
John Ayala, ayala.john10@yahoo.com
Ron Rodriguez, rrodriguez@exchange.fullerton.edu
If they cannot answer a question, they will forward the inquiry to Susan C. Luévano (susan.luevano@csulb.edu), Chair of the LOTY Committee.
About the Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Award
The Arnulfo D. Trejo Librarian of the Year Award is presented annually by REFORMA to recognize a librarian who has distinguished himself or herself in the field of librarianship, promoted and advocated services to the Spanish-speaking and Latino communities, and made outstanding contributions to REFORMA. The award is funded by the Trejo Foster Foundation for Hispanic Library Education.
About the Trejo Foster Foundation for Hispanic Library Education
The Trejo Foster Foundation was founded in 1992 by REFORMA founder Dr. Arnulfo D. Trejo to serve as a significant force in advocating quality library and information services for Hispanic/Latinos in the United States; to influence schools of library and information science to recruit, retain and graduate more Hispanic/Latino students and to incorporate more Hispanic/Latino perspectives into the curriculum; and to provide a forum for the development, discussion and promotion of Hispanic/Latino library and information issues.
2013 Application - Download
Trejo LOTY FAQs - Download
Previous LOTY Award Recipients
- 2012 - Silvia Cisneros
- 2011 - Juan Carlos Rodríguez
- 2010 - Oralia Garza de Cortés & Susana Hinojosa
- 2009 - Susan Luevano
- 2008 - Ron Rodríguez
- 2007 - Toni Bissessar
- 2006 - Elva Garza
- 2005 - Armando Ramírez
- 2004 - José Aponte
- 2003 - Sandra Ríos Balderrama
- 2002 - Kathleen de la Peña McCook
- 2001 - John Ayala
- 2000 - Margo Gutiérrez
- 1999 - Ben Ocón
- 1998 - Ramiro Salazar
- 1997 - Camila Alire
- 1996 - Lillian Castillo-Speed
- 1995 - Hector Hernández & Albert J. Milo
- 1994 - Mario M. González
- 1993 - Luis Herrera
- 1992 - Salvador Güereña
