Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship Winner

The Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship is awarded to a new or continuing graduate student who began her or his study in a community college or technical school.

      Winner: Autumn R. Greene, Boston College

      Honorable Mention: Laura Logan, Kansas State University

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C. Wright Mills Award Winner

The C. Wright Mills award is granted to one book annually that demonstrates dedication to a search for a sophisticated understanding of the individual and society.

2011 Winner (awarded in 2012): Shamus Rahman Khan, Privilege: The Making of an Adolescent Elite at St. Paul's School, Princeton University Press

2011 Finalists

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Joseph B. Gittler Award Winner

Established in 2007 at the bequest of Joseph B. Gittler, this award is made in recognition of the significant scholarly achievements that a SSSP member has made in contributing to the ethical resolution of social problems.

Winner: Nancy A. Wonders, Northern Arizona University

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Lee Founders Award Winner

Established in 1981, this award is made in recognition of significant achievements that, over a distinguished career, have demonstrated continuing devotion to the ideals of the founders of the Society for the Study of Social Problems and especially to the humanist tradition of Alfred McClung Lee and Elizabeth Briant Lee.

Winner: Evelyn Nakano Glenn, University of California, Berkeley

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Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship Winner

The Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Scholarship was established at the 1993 Annual Meeting by The Society for the Study of Social Problems (SSSP). It is awarded to one recipient who demonstrates significant achievements of active engagement with social problems, participation in social problem solutions, and advancement of knowledge through study, service and critical analysis.

Winner: Orly Clergé, Brown University

Honorable Mentions: Monica Lomeli, University of California, Santa Barbara and Chandra D.L. Waring, University of Connecticut

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Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Winner

The Social Action Award, established in 1991, is awarded to a not-for-profit organization in the city/area hosting the annual meeting demonstrating sensitivity to and respect for cultural diversity. In 2009, it was renamed to Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award to honor SSSP's Executive Officer from 1990-2009 who was instrumental in establishing the award.

Winner: Colorado Progressive Coalition, Denver, CO

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