2022 Award, Fellowship, and Scholarship Winners
Arlene Kaplan Daniels Paper Award
Established in 2015, 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.
 Dr. C. Shawn McGuffey |
Dr. Poulami Roychowdhury |
Winner:
Dr. C. Shawn McGuffey, Boston College
Honorable Mention:
Dr. Poulami Roychowdhury, McGill University
Past Winners
Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship
The Beth B. Hess Memorial Scholarship is awarded to an advanced sociology Ph.D. student who began their study in a community college or technical school.
 Florence Emilia Castillo |
 Cierra Sorin |
Winner:
Florence Emilia Castillo, University of New Mexico
Honorable Mention:
Cierra Sorin, University of California, Santa Barbara
Past Winners
C. Wright Mills Award
Established in 1964, this award is granted to a to the author of what the committee considers to be the most outstanding book written in the tradition of C. Wright Mills and his dedication to a search for a sophisticated understanding of the individual and society.
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2021 Winner (awarded in 2022):
Dr. Joseph C. Ewoodzie Jr., Getting Something to Eat in Jackson: Race, Class, and Food in the American South
Princeton University Press
2021 Finalists
Past Winners
Doris Wilkinson Faculty Leadership Award
Established in 2015, this award is awarded annually is to an outstanding faculty member who has exercised an extensive leadership role within the SSSP and other professional societies and within the larger community.
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Winner:
Dr. Wendy Simonds, Georgia State University
Past Winners
Indigenous Peoples' Social Justice Award
Established in 2020, this award is to an organization (preferably a Native American organization) doing social justice work on behalf of Native Americans in the city or metropolitan area hosting the annual meeting.
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Winner:
American Indian Studies Department (AIS) at California State University, Long Beach
Past Winners
Joseph B. Gittler Award
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.
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Winner:
Dr. Rodney D. Coates, Miami University of Ohio
Past Winners
Kathleen S. Lowney Mentoring Award
Established in 2016, 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. David G. Embrick, University of Connecticut
Past Winners
Lee Founders Award
Established in 1981, this award is made in recognition of significant lifetime achievements demonstrating a devotion to the ideals of the founders of the Society and especially to the humanist tradition of Alfred McClung Lee and Elizabeth Briant Lee.
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Winner:
Dr. Corey Dolgon, Stonehill College
Past Winners
Racial/Ethnic Minority Graduate Fellowship
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.
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| Katherine Maldonado | Korey Tillman |
Winner:
Katherine Maldonado, University of California, Santa BarbaraWinner:
Korey Tillman, The University of New Mexico
Past Winners
Social Entrepreneurship Paper Awards
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Dr. Michael C. Dreiling |
Dr. Yvonne A. Braun |
Demetrius Murphy |
Thanks to sponsorship from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation, the Society is pleased to announce two annual awards for promising research centering social entrepreneurship and innovation.
Winner:
Michael C. Dreiling, Univeristy of Oregon; Tomoyasu Nakamura, Senshu University; and Yvonne A. Braun, University of Oregon
Student Winner:
Demetrius Murphy, University of Southern California
Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Award Winners
Congratulations to the winners! The Student Paper Competitions and Outstanding Scholarship Awards are sponsored by the Divisions.
Click here for a list of the 2022 Student Paper Competition and Outstanding Scholarship Award winners.
Abstracts for the 2022 Student Paper Competition winners and honorable mentions are available here.
Thomas C. Hood Social Action Award
Established in 1991, this award is presented to a local grassroots social justice organization in the Standard Metropolitan Statistical Area (as defined by the U.S. Bureau of Census) in which the annual meeting is held that year.
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Winner:
Downtown Crenshaw
Past Winners
