The deadline to submit nominations for all DCSS awards is March 30, 2010.
The Stuart A. Rice Merit Award is presented annually at the May Awards Dinner to a distinguished senior member of the Society who has made a significant contribution to the discipline. Nominees will be judged on their collective accomplishments over a professional career of at least 25 years. Nominations are encouraged for individuals from any career setting, including but not limited to: academics, government service, private research, consulting, retirement and/or independent scholarship. Achievements may include scholarship, teaching and mentoring, use of sociology in public policy analysis, contributions to professional organizations, advancement of public awareness of sociological practice, leadership in the use of sociological knowledge in non-traditional settings, and related criteria. Organization or academic titles (such as department chair, bureau chief, professor, etc.) are not, in the absence of other accomplishments, viewed as criteria of outstanding career achievement. Nominees must be current members of DCSS. Nominations remain active for three years.
To submit a nomination (which can include nominating yourself), please send three copies of a letter of nomination, the nominee's resume or vita and related supporting materials to Dr. Susan Hoecker-Drysdale, Department of Sociology, Room T-21 Battelle-Tompkins Building, The American University, 4400 Massachusetts Ave NW, Washington, DC 20016-8072, hoeckerd@american.edu. This letter should state the basis for the nomination and outline the sociological contributions of the nominee. All materials become the property of DCSS and will not be returned.
2009 Recipient: Dr. Harriet B. Presser, Distinguished University Professor, University of Maryland.
2008 Recipients: Dr. Suzanne M. Bianchi. Professor and Chair of Sociology at the University of Maryland. 2003-04 University of Maryland Distinguished Scholar and Dr. Sally T. Hillsman, Executive Officer The American Sociological Association (ASA).
Graduate students in the Washington DC metro area are invited to submit papers for consideration for this award. This competition for best paper is open to all graduate students enrolled in Virginia, Maryland, and District of Columbia area colleges and universities. The winning author receives a $100 cash award and recognition at the May Awards Dinner.
Submissions must be solely authored papers and the individual work of the author. Papers acceptable for consideration may have been written specifically for this competition, as part of an academic or job requirement, or for an unrelated conference/meeting. Previously published papers are not eligible for consideration. Examples of types of papers that would be considered are research reports, theoretical reflections, analysis of a sociological problem, public policy analysis, or methodological discussions.
Please send three copies of your paper and a cover letter to Dr. Sandra Hanson, Department of Sociology, 116 Aquinas Hall, The Catholic University of America, Washington, DC 20064, hanson@cua.edu. All materials become the property of DCSS and will not be returned.
2009 Recipients:Lester Andrist and Heather Marsh, University of Maryland, and Emily Ricke and Ashley Kopack, Catholic University, were awarded the 2009 Irene B. Taeuber Graduate Student Paper Award.
2008 Recipients: Michael Yaksich (Winner). J. Michael Ryan (First Runner Up) and Sarah Kendig (Second Runner Up), all from The University of Maryland.
The Morris Rosenberg Award is presented at the May Awards Dinner for outstanding sociological achievement during the past three years by any member of DCSS. Nominations are encouraged for individuals from any career setting, including but not limited to: academics, government service, private research, consulting, retirement and/or independent scholarship. Achievements may include scholarship, teaching and mentoring, use of sociology in public policy analysis, contributions to professional organizations, advancement of public awareness of sociological practice, leadership in the use of sociological knowledge in non-traditional settings, and related criteria. Organization or academic titles (such as department chair, bureau chief, professor, etc.) are not, in the absence of other accomplishments, viewed as criteria of outstanding achievement. Nominees must be current members of DCSS. Nominations remain active for three years. Submit your nominations to Dr. Dr. John Drysdale, Professor of Sociology and Chair of
the Department of Sociology, The American University, Battelle
Tompkins, T-21, 4400 Massachusetts Ave, NW, Washington, DC 20016.
drysdale@american.edu, (202) 885-2488.
The Society's Life Time Achievement is awarded to outstanding sociologists for their immeasurable contributions to our profession.
2008 Recipients: Dr. Ruth Wallace, The George Washington University, and Dr. Dean R. Hoge, The Catholic University of American and The Life Cycle Institute.
