American Sociological Association: Public Understanding of Sociology Award

Public Understanding of Sociology ASA Major Award

Award Description

The Public Understanding of Sociology Award is given annually to an ASA member, person or persons, who have made exemplary contributions to advance the public understanding of sociology, sociological research, and scholarship among the general public. The award may recognize a contribution in the preceding year or for a longer career of such contributions. Nominations should include the nominee's vita and a detailed one to two page nomination statement that describes how the person's work has contributed to increasing the public understanding and knowledge of sociology. PLEASE NOTE: The nominator should also included additionally three to four nomination letters within their nomination 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 the 2010 award is January 31, 2013.

Selection Committee Members

Name	Beginning of Term	End of Term	Position
Darren Barany	1/1/2013	12/31/2015	Member
Amy J. Binder	1/1/2013	12/31/2015	Member
Lynn Sharon Chancer	1/1/2013	12/31/2015	Member
Elizabeth J. Clifford	1/1/2011	12/31/2013	Member
Douglas Hartmann	1/1/2012	12/31/2014	Chair
Kathleen Odell Korgen	1/1/2011	12/31/2013	Member
Sara F. Mason	1/1/2012	12/31/2014	Member
Allison Pugh	1/1/2012	12/31/2014	Member
Robert Courtney Smith	1/1/2011	12/31/2013	Member