American Sociological Association Honors Leaders in the Discipline
Washington, DC — The American Sociological Association (ASA) proudly announces the the 2019 award recipients, the highest honors the Association confers.
Awardees, selected by committees directly appointed by the ASA Council, will be honored during a ceremony on August 11 at the Association’s 2019 Annual Meeting in New York City. A formal address by ASA President Mary Romero will follow the ceremony.
The officers of the Association extend heartfelt congratulations to the following honorees:
Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award
Sandra Barnes, Vanderbilt University
The Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award is given to an individual or individuals for their work in the intellectual traditions of the work of Oliver Cox, Charles S. Johnson, and E. Franklin Frazier, three African American scholars.
Distinguished Career Award for the Practice of Sociology
Eric Wanner, Russell Sage Foundation
This award may recognize work that has facilitated or served as a model for the work of others; work that has significantly advanced the utility of one or more specialty areas in sociology and, by so doing, has elevated the professional status or public image of the field as a whole; or work that has been honored or widely recognized outside the discipline for its significant impacts.
Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award
William Frey, Brookings Institute
This award is given annually to honor outstanding contributions to the undergraduate and/or graduate teaching and learning of sociology, which improve the quality of teaching.
Distinguished Scholarly Book Award
Crook County: Racism and Injustice in America's Largest Criminal Court by Nicole Gonzalez Van Cleve, University of Delaware
This annual award is given to the single best book published in the three preceding calendar years. For more on this research, see the ASA-produced video here.
Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues Award
Eric Deggans, NPR
The Excellence in the Reporting of Social Issues Award honors individuals for their promotion of sociological findings and a broader vision of sociology, especially recognizing the contributions of those who have been especially effective in disseminating sociological perspectives and research.
Jessie Bernard Award
Rhacel Parrenas, University of Southern California
Bandana Purkayastha, University of Connecticut
The Jessie Bernard Award is given in recognition of scholarly work that has enlarged the horizons of sociology to encompass fully the role of women in society and honors those who have demonstrated significant cumulative work throughout a professional career.
Public Understanding of Sociology Award
Joe Feagin, Texas A&M University
The Public Understanding of Sociology Award is given annually to honor those who have made exemplary contributions to advance the public understanding of sociology, sociological research, and scholarship among the general public.
W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award
Harvey L. Molotch, New York University
The W.E.B. DuBois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award honors scholars who have shown outstanding commitment to the profession of sociology and whose cumulative work has contributed in important ways to the advancement of the discipline.
Dissertation Award
Announced in June 2019
For more information on the ASA awards, visit www.asanet.org/ awards.
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