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Call for Nominations for the Sociological Practice Section Awards

Below are the descriptions for the Call for Award Nominations offered by the Sociological Practice Section of the American Sociological Association for an established practitioner of sociology, and for a student practitioner. This is a wonderful opportunity to give recognition perhaps long due to sociologists who have worked hard to do make a difference through the practice of sociology. Nominations are due by March 15, please contact the section Chair for any further information.

William Foote Whyte Award
William Foote Whyte Distinguished Career Award: The William Foote Whyte Award is for individuals who have made notable contributions to sociological practice, which can include several of the following elements: outstanding clinical or applied work, exceptional service to the section, publications that advance both the theory and methods of sociological practice, or mentoring and training of students for careers in sociological practice. Nominations should consist of a letter detailing the nominees contributions and supporting materials such as a curriculum vitae or resume, and/or additional letters of support. Please send nominations by March 15, 2008 to the section chair

Student Practitioner Award

The Student Practitioner Award is for a promising effort, contribution, project, or paper by a graduate student in the area of sociological practice. Work done within the three years prior to the conferral of the award will be considered. Products of graduate-level classes, internships, or independent projects are eligible. An award recipient who attends the 2007 ASA Annual Meeting will receive a cash award of $200 to offset travel expenses. Nominations should consist of a letter detailing the nominees contributions, a copy of the paper or other project, and supporting materials such as a curriculum vitae or resume, and/or other additional letters of support. Please send nominations by March 15, 2008 to the section chair.

Awards and Awardees

    • William Foote Whyte Award
      • 2008: Professor J. Steven Picou, University of South Alabama.
      • 2007: Professor Robert Bullard. Ware Professor of Sociology and Director of the Environmental Juistice Resource Center at Clark Atlanta University.
      • 2006: Dr. Barbara Altman, Distinguished Consultant Appointee as Special Assistant for Disability Statistics at the National Center for Health Statistics.
      • 2005: Professor Severyn Bruyn, Emeritus, Department of Sociology, Boston College.
      • 2004: Professor Charles Vert Willie, Emeritus, Harvard University.
      • 2003: Dr. Judith Cook. Professor of Sociology in Psychiatry and Director of the Mental Health Services Research Program at the University of Illinois at Chicago.
      • 2002 Julia Mayo St. Vincent's Catholic Medical Centers
      • 2001 Stephen F. Steele Anne Arundel Community College and Applied Data Associates
      • 2000 Lewis Yablonsky California State University, Northridge
      • 1999 Donald Light University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey
      • 1998 Ross Koppel University of Pennsylvania
      • 1996 William Foote Whyte Cornell University
      • 1994 Ronnie J. Steinberg Temple University
      • 1993 Robert Dentler University of Massachusetts-Boston (emeritus)
      • 1992 David J. Kallen Michigan State University
      • 1989 Albert Gollin Newspaper Advertising Bureau
      • 1987 Katrina Johnson NIH
      • 1986 Arthur B. Shostak Drexel University
      • 1985 Anne Knettles McCarrick Medical College of Virginia
      • 1983 Jack Riley retired, Matilda White Riley NIH

    • Student Award
      • 2008: Becky Hsu, Princeton University, for her work on the use of microcredit in China to alleviate poverty.
      • 2007: Darren Noy for his work "Principles for Organic Public Sociology: Reflections on publicly engaged research in the San Francisco homeless policy field"
      • 2006: Antoinette Swayne-Kohlman, Alliant International University.
      • 2005: Dolores Forbes-Edelen
      • 2004: Nancy Wong
      • 2002 Kirsten Sletten St. Cloud State University
      • 2001 Emily Sama Martin University of Pennsylvania
      • 1999 Megan Cross University of San Diego
      • 1998 Teri Kepner Society for Applied Sociology
      • 1996 Gary David Wayne State University
      • 1989 Shari Williams Temple University