Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award Winner

Established in 2016, this award is made in recognition of a paper that addresses contemporary issues of women’s justice locally, nationally, and globally; brings a fresh perspective to women’s inclusion in global society and advances new theoretical directions discussing women and social justice; and is theoretically informed and possesses an empirical orientation.

Winner: Dr. Susila Gurusami, University of Toronto
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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.

	Laura Jean Kerr	Rashon I. Lane

Winner: Laura Jean Kerr, Mississippi State University

Honorable Mention: Rashon I. Lane, University of California, San Francisco
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C. Wright Mills Award Winner

Established in 1964, this award is granted to a distinguished book that exemplifies outstanding social science research and an understanding of the individual and society in the tradition of C. Wright Mills.

2018 Winner (awarded in 2019): Dr. Ranita Ray, The Making of a Teenage Service Class: Poverty and Mobility in an American City, University of California Press
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Doris Wilkinson Faculty Leadership Award Winner

Established in 2016, this award is for an outstanding faculty member who has exercised an extensive leadership role within the SSSP and other professional societies and within the larger community.

Winner: Dr. Valerie Jenness, University of California, Irvine
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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: Dr. Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College
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Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award Winner

Established in 2017, this award is given to an outstanding faculty member or community activist who recognizes the value of quality mentoring relationships between mentor and mentee and/or mentoring programs especially those for undergraduate or graduate students and/or for social activists, particularly for younger scholars and activists. 

Winner: Dr. Barbara Katz Rothman, The Graduate Center, CUNY
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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: Dr. Joachim Savelsberg, University of Minnesota
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Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship Winners

Established in 1995, this award is given to two recipients who demonstrate significant achievements of active engagement with social problems, participation in social problem solutions, and advancement of knowledge through study, service and critical analysis.

Stephanie A. Pullés	Thelma I. Velez

Winner: Stephanie A. Pullés, University of
California, Irvine (Sociology)

Winner: Thelma I. Velez, Ohio State University (Environmental Science)
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Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award Winner

Established in 1991, this award is presented to a not-for-profit organization in the city/area hosting the annual meeting demonstrating sensitivity to and respect for cultural diversity.

Winner: Jonathan Bix, Nobody Leaves Mid-Hudson
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Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Award Winners

Congratulations to the student winners! The Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards are sponsored by the Divisions. 

Click here for a list of the 2019 Student Paper Competition and Outstanding Scholarship award winners.

Abstracts for the 2019 Student Paper Competition winners and honorable mentions are available here.