CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Nominations are open for the 2010 Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award. Members of the Society are urged to submit names of organizations as nominees for this award.

The Social Action Award, established in 1991, is awarded to a not-for-profit organization in the city/area hosting the annual meeting. The award carries a stipend of $1,000.

The award is a fitting expression of the overall purpose of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, which is concerned with applying scientific methods and theories to the study of social problems. SSSP aims to bring together scholars, practitioners, and advocates to examine and understand social problems in order to further solutions and develop social policy based on knowledge.

When this award was established, SSSP described its purpose as follows:
• The organization selected for this recognition should have a history of challenging social inequalities, promoting social change, and/or working toward the empowerment of marginalized peoples. Its work must demonstrate sensitivity to and respect for cultural diversity.

Preference is given to small, local agencies in the Atlanta area rather than large organizations or chapters of nationally-based organizations. The main criterion is the extent to which the organization reaches out to the disadvantaged in the community and uses innovative means for dealing with local social conditions.

The award will be presented on August 14, 2010 at the SSSP Awards Banquet in Atlanta, GA. Deadline for nominations is April 1, 2010.


 

NOMINATION GUIDELINES

(Please include the following information in the online nomination form when making a nomination.)

1. Your name, address, phone number, and email address.

2. The name and address of the organization you wish to nominate.

3. The name, address, phone number, and email address of the organizational contact person.

4. Give an overview of the organization’s work.

5. Indicate why you believe that the nominee merits the award.

 

 

NOMINATION FORM

To nominate an organization for the 2010 Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award, click the following nomination form link: 
Thomas C. Hood 2010 Social Action Form 

Nominations should be submitted no later than April 1, 2010. Please submit any supportive materials in electronic form (as attachments) you believe would be helpful to the committee no later than April 1, 2010.

Wendy Simonds, Chair
Department of Sociology, PO Box 5020
Georgia State University
Atlanta, GA 30302-5020
W: 404-413-6512; F: 404-413-6505
wsimonds@gsu.edu
 

Other Committee Members:
Heather Dalmage, Chair-Elect, Roosevelt University
J. Lloyd Allen, Georgia State University
Glenn Johnson, Clark Atlanta University
Deborah G. Perkins, Coastal Carolina University
Claire Sterk, Emory University
Elroi J. Windsor, Georgia State University