Selection Criteria and Eligibility
The Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award is given to an individual or individuals for work in the intellectual traditions of Oliver Cox, Charles S. Johnson, and E. Franklin Frazier, three African American scholars. Cox, Johnson, and Frazier placed their scholarship in service to social justice, with an eye toward advancing the status of disadvantaged populations. Their scholarship was not limited to just the gathering of more data, but was rather scholarship that was attempting to better conditions globally. Cox, Johnson, and Frazier worked to broaden the thinking of society and to broaden what the mainstream included.
In the spirit of the lifetime efforts of Cox, Johnson, and Frazier, the committee invites nominations of individuals or institutions with a record of outstanding work, such as, but not limited to:
- Work on social justice issues
- Work on human rights
- Activism, community efforts, the building of institutions, or sustaining programs
- Emphasis on African American or similarly disadvantaged racial/ethnic populations that have experienced historical racial discrimination
Occasionally, institutional commitment to social justice, to broadening the tradition to including and empowering marginalized scholars and marginalized peoples, is so compelling that this award can recognize a communal institutional effort.
Nomination Procedures
Former students are encouraged to nominate candidates, but current students may not nominate individuals.
Nominations must include a one to two-page cover letter that explains why the individual or institution fits the criteria, a CV, and two letters of recommendation.
In addition to the nomination materials described above, complete and submit the required nomination form.
Nominations can be considered for five years, but they are not automatically renewed. Each year, nominators will be asked if they wish to renew their nominations for consideration. If a renewal is requested, nominators will be invited to submit updated information or additional materials and are required to respond again to the ethics question.
Self-nominations are encouraged. All awardees must be current ASA members at the time of the award ceremony at the Annual Meeting. One need not be a member to be nominated for an award. All nominators must be current members. Please also be aware of ASA’s ethics disclosure and award revocation policies.
Submit nominations for the 2025 award to [email protected] by January 1, 2025.
2025 Selection Committee Members
The selection committee is composed of nine members, each serving a staggered three-year term. Members are appointed from among the Association membership by the Council based on the recommendation of the Committee on Committees.
Freeden Blume Oeur, Chair
Brittany Battle
Jose Itzigsohn
Whitney Nicole Laster Pirtle
Vrushali Patil
Ranita Ray
Myron T. Strong
David T. Takeuchi
Nicole Elise Trujillo-Pagan
Past Recipients
(Originally a biennial award for work in the tradition of DuBois, Johnson, and Frazier; now annual for work in the tradition of Cox, Johnson, and Frazier.)
2024 John B. Diamond
2023 David L. Brunsma and David G Embrick
2022 Amanda E. Lewis
2022 Adia Harvey Wingfield
2021 Rogelio Sáenz
2020 Vilna Bashi
2019 Sandra Barnes
2018 Joe R. Feagin
2017 Mary Romero
2016 Thomas Fraser Pettigrew
2015 Howard Winant
2014 Richard O. Hope
2013 Elijah Anderson
2012 James W. Loewen
2011 Eduardo Bonilla-Silva
2010 Delores P. Aldridge
2009 Aldon Morris
2008 Cora B. Marrett
2007 Jorge Bustamante
2006 Rutledge M. Dennis
2005 No Award Presented
2004 Sociology Department at Washington State University
2003 John Moland, Jr.
2002 Walter R. Allen
2001 Troy Duster
2000 Charles U. Smith
1999 No Award Presented
1998 Howard F. Taylor
1997 G. Franklin Edwards
1996 Edgar G. Epps
1994 Charles V. Willie
1992 Andrew Billingsley
1990 William Julius Wilson
1988 Doris Y. Wilkinson
1986 James E. Blackwell
1984 Joyce A. Ladner
1982 Daniel C. Thompson
1980 Joseph S. Himes
1978 Ira DeAugustine Reid
1976 Hylan G. Lewis
1973 St. Clair Drake
1971 Oliver Cromwell Cox
