Ann R. Hawkins teaches courses in Bibliography, Book History, and Textual Studies at Texas Tech. Named a 2004 New Scholar by the Bibliographical Society of America, Dr. Hawkins has held fellowships from the Bibliographical Society of America and the Folger Shakespeare Library. She received the James Davis scholarship to fund work at Rare Book School (Virginia) on ” “Teaching History of the Book.” In 2005, Dr. Hawkins also received a grant from the Helen Jones Foundation, funding a traveling exhibit and presentation on book history.