Children and Youth

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Outstanding Graduate Student Paper Award
This award recognizes an outstanding paper authored by one or more graduate students.  To qualify for this year’s competition, the author and any co-authors must have been students at the time the paper was written.  A paper is eligible if it made a “public appearance” in 2011-12, defined as one of the following: 1) having been submitted for a class or seminar held in those years, 2) having been presented at a professional meeting in those years, or 3) having been accepted for publication or published in those years.  Papers should be unpublished, but could be under journal review at the time of the award's submission due date.  Students are welcome to submit their own papers.  Please send paper submissions to the Committee Chair, Rob Crosnoe, at crosnoe@austin.utexas.edu by March 1st, 2012.

Distinguished Scholarly Contribution Award
This award is given in even years to a book or journal article published in the preceding two years that has had a major impact on the field of Children and Youth.  In a two-year cycle, the award rotates with the Distinguished Career Service Award.  If nominating a book or article, it should have been published in 2010 or later.  To make a nomination, write a letter briefly stating why the book or article should be considered and submit with a copy of the publication.  Self nominations are appropriate.  Textbooks and edited volumes are not eligible.  The deadline is March 1, 2012.  Please send nominations and publications in electronic format to the selection Committee Chair, Holly Heard at hheard@rice.edu.

Distinguished Early Career Award
This award recognizes exceptional achievement and scholarly contribution to research on the sociology of children and youth early in one’s career.  This award recognizes scholars in the early years of their careers.  In a two-year cycle to be awarded in even years, this award rotates with the Distinguished Career Award.  Nominations must include electronic copies of the following: 1) A letter of nomination outlining the nominee's accomplishments to date and anticipated future contributions in the area of children and youth; and 2) A copy of the nominee's current curriculum vitae.  Nominees must be a member of the section, and have received their PhD within seven calendar years of the nomination deadline and/or not yet be tenured at the time of the nomination submission.  Self nominations are appropriate.  Please send a nomination letter and other supporting material by March 1, 2012 to the selection Committee Chair: David A. Kinney [kinne1da@cmich.edu].