Gregor Trinkaus-Randall completed a year as president of The Society of American Archivists in August of 2012. He received the George Cunha & Susan Swartzburg Preservation Award from the Association of Library Collections & Technology Services (ALCTS – a division of the American Library Association) in June 2012. He also served as the representative of the Society of American Archivists & The Academy of Certified Archivists to the International Council on Archives quadrennial Congress in Brisbane, Australia in August 2012.