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Honors and Awards

Congratulations to all of the Sociology Honors Day Award Winners, and thank you to everyone who attended the student awards presentation and reception afterwards in the department. Special thanks go to everyone who helped make the awards ceremony and the reception a success!

The 2012 Sociology Student Award winners this year were as follows:

Outstanding Junior in Sociology - Janice Balte

Outstanding Senior in Sociology - Brechae Catron

William T. Simons Outstanding Graduate Student - Faith Payne

Berta Fields Whatley Scholarship - Christina Peel McDermott

Thomas A. Herndon Award for Sociology - Susanna Sierra

Outstanding Women’s Studies Students - Jessica Whalen and Jessica Madruga

Congratulations to the 2012 COSS faculty nominees from Sociology!
Outstanding Research Award - Nominee Todd Matthews
Outstanding Service Award - Nominee Paul Luken
Outstanding Mentor Award - Nominees Pamela Hunt Paul Luken
Outstanding Teaching Award - Nominee Neema Noori
Outstanding Junior Faculty Award - Nominee Todd Matthews
Outstanding Staff Member Award - Nominee Sharron Edwards  

2011 Sociology Student Awards
Thomas A. Herndon Award for Sociology - Andrew Cooper
Berta Fields Whatley Scholarship - Amanda Jeter

2010 Sociology Student Awards
Outstanding Junior in Sociology - Joette Crews
Outstanding Senior in Sociology - Kellen Ward
William T. Simons Outstanding Graduate Student Award - Sociology:  Drew Baird
Berta Fields Whatley Scholarship - Rory Wojcik
Thomas A. Herndon Award for Sociology - Dixie Curley
Outstanding Women’s Studies Student - Tammy L. Paschal
Outstanding Service in Sociology - Faith Payne

2009 Sociology Student Awards
Outstanding Junior in Sociology - Rachel Taylor
Outstanding Senior in Sociology - Judith Mitchell-Horne
Sociology Graduate Student of the Year - Tiffany Parsons
Berta Fields Whatley Scholarship - Elizabeth Justice
Thomas Herndon Award for Sociology - Blake Terry
Outstanding Service in Sociology - Heather Blades
Outstanding Women's Studies Student - Cara Kelly