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Prof Hartmann Wins MSS Award

Prof. Douglas Hartmann has been selected to receive the inaugural Midwest Sociological Society Early Career Scholarship Award for 2008. This award draws attention to the quality of scholarship being produced by younger scholars (Ph.D. within the past 10 years) and underscores the Society's commitment to the professional development of younger scholars. He will be given this award at their annual meetings in St. Louis, MO, March 27-30, 2008.

Joachim Savelsberg and Ryan King win ASA Article Award

Prof. Joachim Savelsberg and Ryan King received the American Sociological Association Section on Culture Article Award for "Institutionalizing Collective Memories of Hate: Law and Law Enforcement in Germany and the United States," published in the American Journal of Sociology, Vol. 111, No. 2, pp. 579-616. They were awarded the Law and Society Association's article award for the same article in 2006. Congratulations, Joachim and Ryan!!

Prof Samaha Wins U-wide Teaching Award

Prof. Joel Samaha has been awarded the 2006-07 Horace T. Morse-University of Minnesota Alumni Association Award for Outstanding Contributions to Undergraduate Education. The formal award presentation took place on April 23, 2007 at the McNamara Alumni Center. Read more stories and see photos from the event.

Prof Kruttschnitt Named Scholar of the College

Prof. Candace Kruttschnitt has been selected as one of the 2007-10 Scholars of the College. The Scholar of the College award is given annually by the College of Liberal Arts to acknowledge outstanding achievement by faculty in the college. Scholars of the College are chosen on the basis of past accomplishments and contributions in the areas of scholarship/creative activity, teaching, and service, and the promise of further achievement.

Professor Malmquist Receives APA Book Award

Prof. Carl Malmquist has been selected to receive the 2007 American Psychiatric Association's (APA) Manfred S. Guttmacher Award for his book, Homicide: A Psychiatric Perspective (2nd ed.), published by American Psychiatric Publishing, Inc. This annual award, co-sponsored by the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law (AAPL) and supported by an endowment from Professional Risk Management Services, Inc., honors outstanding contributions to the literature in forensic psychiatry. The award will be presented in May 2007 at the APA Annual Meetings in San Diego. Prof. Malmquist will present a lecture at the award presentation. Read more in the press release.

Professors Hartmann & Gerteis Win Article Award

Profs Doug Hartmann and Joe Gerteis have been awarded the 2006 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award from the Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association for their 2005 Sociological Theory article, "Dealing with Diversity: Mapping Multiculturalism in Sociological Terms."

Professor Edgell Wins ASA Section Book Award

Prof. Penny Edgell's book, "Religion and Family in a Changing Society" has won the American Sociological Association, Sociology of Religion section 2006 Book Award. The award was presented at the ASA meeting in Montreal.

Prof Goldman receives McKnight Presidential Fellow

Professor Michael Goldman was awarded a 2006 McKnight Presidential Fellow. The award singles out the most promising faculty who hold tenure and the rank of associate professor. The awards include three year of financial support. Read more.

Professors Stryker and Schofer Named IAS Fellows

We are pleased to announce that among the Institute for Advanced Study Residential Faculty Fellows for 2006-07 are Sociology Professors Robin Stryker and Evan Schofer. The Institute for Advanced Study is designed to promote interdisciplinary research and creative activity.

Professor Stryker Receives Article Awards

Prof. Robin Stryker's article "The Strength of a Weak Agency: Enforcement of Title VII of the 1964 Civil Rights Act and the Expansion of State Capacity, 1965-1971," with Nicholas Pedriana (AJS 2004), recieved the 2005. Distinguished Article Award from the American Sociological Association Section on the Sociology of Law. The same article was also recognized as a Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Honorable Mention for Best Article, from the American Sociological Association Political Sociology Section.

Uggen named Distinguished McKnight University Professor

Sociology Professor Chris Uggen has been chosen as one of the four 2006 Distinguished McKnight University Professors. The goal of the Distinguished McKnight University Professorship program is to honor and reward the University's highest-achieving faculty whose work and reputation are identified with Minnesota, who bring renown and prestige to the University, and who can be expected to make additional significant contributions to their discipline in the future. He will hold the title "Distinguished McKnight University Professor" for as long as he remains at the University of Minnesota.

Professor Stryker Named Scholar of the College

Prof. Robin Stryker has been named Scholar of the College for 2004. The Scholar of the College award was established to acknowledge outstanding achievement by faculty in the College of Liberal Arts. Scholars of the College are chosen on the basis of their past accomplishments and the promise of further accomplishment. The award includes financial support for 2004-2007.

2002-present

Ron Aminzade American Sociological Association Fund for the Advancement of the Discipline, ASA/NSF Small Grants Program 2003.

Jeff Broadbent Institute Fellow, East Asia Institute, Seoul National University, summer 2006.

Penny Edgell 2006 book award from the Sociology of Religion section of the American Sociological Association.

Scott Eliason. Visiting Fellow, Robert Schuman Center, European University Institute, Florence, Italy, 2001-2002.

Joe Gerteis. 2006 President's Book Award from the Social Science History Association for his new manuscript entitled "Class and the Color Line."

Joe Gerteis. 2006 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award from the Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association with Doug Hartmann.

Michael Goldman. 2006 McKnight Presidential Fellow, University of Minnesota.

Michael Goldman. Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies, University of Illinois 2002.

Michael Goldman. Fellow, Yale University, Program in Agrarian Studies, 2001-2002.

Doug Hartmann. 2006 Distinguished Contribution to Scholarship Award from the Political Sociology Section of the American Sociological Association with Joe Gerteis.

Ann Hironaka. National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001-2003.

Kathleen Hull. 2004 Cooperman Summer Institute Award, Department of Sociology, University of Minnesota.

Candace Kruttschnitt. Visiting Fellow, Institute of Criminology, Cambridge University, January-June 2004.

Ross Macmillan. 2004 Certificate of Appreciation, U.S. Department of Agriculture for significant contributions to America's Children and Youth National Initiative.

Carl Malmquist. 2004 Seymour Pollack Distinguished Achievement Award from the American Academy of Psychiatry and the Law.

Phyllis Moen. McKnight Presidential Chair, University of Minnesota.

Phyllis Moen. Appointed Fesler-Lampert Chair in Aging Studies, 2005-2006.

Phyllis Moen. 2005 Best Publication in Sociology from the Association of American Publishers, Professional and Scholarly Publication.

Phyllis Moen. Elected President, Eastern Sociological Society, 2003-2004.

Phyllis Moen. American Association for the Advancement of
Science (AAAS) Fellow 2003.

Jeylan Mortimer. 2004 Dean's Medal, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota.

Joachim Savelsberg. Elected Chair of the Sociology of Law Section of the
American Sociological Association, 2004-05.

Joachim Savelsberg. Elected Chair of the Social Problems Theory Division of the Society for the Study of Social Problems, 2004-06.

Evan Schofer. National Academy of Education/Spencer Postdoctoral Fellow, 2001-2003.

Rachel Schurman. Fellow, Yale University, Program in Agrarian Studies, 2001-2002.

Rachel Schurman. Fellow, Center for Advanced Studies, University of Illinois 2002.

Robin Stryker. 2005 Distinguished Article Award, Law Section, American Sociological Association.

Robin Stryker. Scholar of the College Award, College of Liberal Arts, University of Minnesota, 2004-2007.

Robin Stryker. Elected Chair, Theory Section, American Sociological Association, Chair-elect 2004-2005, Chair 2005-2006.

Christopher Uggen. Distinguished McKnight Professor.

Christopher Uggen. 2003-2009 Executive Board, American Society of Criminology.

Christopher Uggen. 2004 Sociological Education Award from Sociologists of Minnesota.

Christopher Uggen. 2002-2003, U.S. Delegate for U.S.-Japan Leadership Exchange Program.