Congratulations Undergrads!

Congratulations to all sociology students who received an award on Wednesday at the Sociology BBQ for academic excellence, and to all sociology students for a great year!

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University-Wide Awards

Amy Luskin
William F. Field Alumni Scholarship
Awarded to high-achieving third year students

Ryan Kennedy
Katherine F. Furcolo Award for an Internship in Public Service
Awarded for his internship with Interpol in Washington D.C.

National Honor Awards

Odessa Burkett, Jenifer Curtin, Kara Finlay, and Lucina Fox
Phi Beta Kappa
One of the most prestigious honor societies in the United States, Phi Beta Kappa honors academic excellence in the liberal arts and sciences

Outstanding Service to the Sociology Major

Students are recognized for contributing to the betterment of the undergraduate major through peer advising, program development, and promoting the social and intellectual life of the department.

Shannon Skahan
Heather Wood
Zachary McDermott
Chantal Newkirk
Matthew Hill
Michelle Aghiarian
Alisa Gavrilyuk

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Departmental Awards

Kaitlyn Humphrey and Heather Wood
Henry Korson Best Seniors
Granted to one or more outstanding sociology senior majors based on departmental nominations and references.

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Chantal Newkirk
Henry Korson Best Junior
Granted to one outstanding sociology senior major based on departmental nominations and references.

Ashley Boudrow and Grace Bricker
David S. Leiderman Award
Awarded to one or more outstanding senior sociology majors with a commitment to improving the lives of children and families

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Bo-Ryung Hwang and Kelly Smith
Jane Addams Sociology Practice Award
Recognizes one or more sociology majors who have proven their ability to apply sociological ideas and insights to pressing social problems

Victoria Alessi
Sociology Best Paper: The Effect of No Child left Behind on Urban Schools
Awarded to one or more sociology majors who produces an exceptional example to sociological writing.

Cesia Lopez
C. Wright Mills Award for Sociological Imagination
Determined by a committee of undergraduate students, this award is given to one major who best illustrates how sociology has had an impact on their thinking related to social issues.

Senior Departmental Awards

Jennifer Curtin
Thesis: Beauty Over Brains: Aesthetic Labor of Employees in Clothing Retail Stores
Committee: Dr. Joya Misra, Kyla Walters

Molly Conneely
Thesis: Domestic Violence: The Legal Structure for Victims
Committee: Dr. Eve Weinbaum and Dr. Joyce Berkman

Kaitlyn Humphrey
Thesis: Professional Identities of Prosecuting Attorneys
Committee: Dr. Robert Faulkner and Dr. Steven Boutcher

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W.E.B. Du Bois Outstanding Sociological Achievement Awards

Students recognized by faculty for remarkable contributions to their major and the campus community

Michelle Aghiarian
Patricia Aguilando
Stephanie Argueta
Odessa Burkett
Larosey Burill
Jennifer Curtin
Nicole Donahue
Kara Finlay
Lucina Fox
Christine Galletta
Nicole Gelinas
Samel Hicks
Margaret Hislop
Cassie Jeon
David Koenig
Exequiel Leyva
Casey Lowell
Amy Luskin
Particia Martin
Alan Momperousse
Lizbeth Monaghan
Anya-Lauren Pierre-Louis
Giovanna Randazzo
Luis Soto
Zachary Wilmot
Viktoria Zupkofska

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