Distinguished Career for the Practice of Sociology
ASA Major Award
Award Description
This award honors an ASA member's outstanding contributions to sociological practice. The award may recognize work that has facilitated or served as a model for the work of others; work that has significantly advanced the utility of one or more specialty areas in sociology and, by so doing, has elevated the professional status or public image of the field as a whole; or work that has been honored or widely recognized outside the discipline for its significant impacts, particularly in advancing human welfare. The recipient of this award will have spent at least a decade of full-time work involving research, administrative, or operational responsibilities as a member of or consultant to private or public organizations, agencies, or associations, or as a solo practitioner. Nominations should include a one to two page statement and the vita of the nominee. PLEASE NOTE: The nominator should also included additionally three to four nomination letters for their nominee before sending the nomination to ASA. The nominator must also include the evidence supporting the claims made in the nomination letter(s). If these above requirements are not meant the committee will not be able to accept the nomination.
Send nominations to: American Sociological Association, c/o Governance, 1430 K Street, NW, Suite 600, Washington, DC 20005; fax: (202) 638-0882; e-mail governance@asanet.org. The deadline for nominations is January 31, 2013.
Selection Committee Members
| Name | Beginning of Term | End of Term | Position |
|---|---|---|---|
| George Farkas | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2015 | Member |
| Steve J. Gold | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2015 | Member |
| Deborah Holtzman | 1/1/2011 | 12/31/2013 | Chair |
| William A. Kandel | 1/1/2011 | 12/31/2013 | Member |
| Ross Koppel | 1/1/2012 | 12/31/2014 | Member |
| Gordana Rabrenovic | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2015 | Member |
| Katherine R. Rowell | 1/1/2011 | 12/31/2013 | Member |
| Russell K. Schutt | 1/1/2013 | 12/31/2015 | Member |
| Henry J. Steadman | 1/1/2012 | 12/31/2014 | Member |
Recipients of Distinguished Career ASA Major Award for the Practice of Sociology
2013 - Donald Light
2012 - Judith Blau
2011 - Henry J. Steadman
2010 - Ross Koppel & Jan Fritz (co-winners)
2009 - S.M. Miller
2008 - John McKinlay
2007 - Robert Dentler
2006 - Arthur Shostak
2005 - William Kornblum
2004 - no recipient selected
2003 - Lewis Yablonsky
2002 - Lloyd H. Rogler
2001 - David Mechanic
2000 - Francis F. Piven and Richard A. Cloward
1999 - Peter H. Rossi
1998 - Leonard I. Pearlin
1997 - Irwin Deutscher
1996 - Albert E. Gollin
1995 - Albert D. Biderman
1994 - Nelson Foote
1993 - Grace M. Barnes
1992 - Elliot Liebow and Matilda White Riley
1991 - Charles G. Gomillion
1990 - Elizabeth Briant Lee and Alfred McClung Lee
1989 - David L. Sills
1988 - Paul C. Glick
1987 - John W. Riley
1986 - Conrad Taeuber