Departmental Awards
Addams Award
This award honors the memory of Jane Addams (1860-1935), founder of the Hull House in Chicago, Illinois and the first American woman to be awarded the Nobel Peace Prize in 1931. During her lifetime, Addams was a member of the NAACP, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, and the first vice-president of the National American Woman Suffrage Association among many other pursuits emphasizing public service. This award will be presented to Sociology students who exhibit the most enthusiasm, creativity and commitment to the discipline of Sociology.
Past recipients of this award are as follows:
2009 - Ashley Stone '09 and Kelly Adams '09
2010 - Kate Kellman '10 and Dominique McKoy '10
Sigma Xi Award
The Scientific Research Society (founded 1886). Membership in the society of the Sigma XI, an international scientific honorary is based on achievement in science-related coursework and future promise in conducting scientific research. Nominations limited to senior majors.
Past sociology major recipients of this award are as follows:
1979 - Kevin Schneider '79
1980 - Daniel Quinn '80
1991 - Ellen Bell '91
1993 - Garret Batten '93 and Suzanne Crow '93
2000 - Anne Crosby '00
Olof Palme Award
Honoring the distinguished Prime Minister of Sweden (1969-76; 1982-86) and Kenyon graduate ('48; H '70). Presented to department majors who have demonstrated consistently excellent academic achievement and integration in both anthropology and sociology.
Past recipients of this award are as follows:
1993 - Kin Sarnecki '93
1994 - James McKirdy '94
1995 - Luicie Manoussoff '95
1996 - No award
1997 - Amanda Feld '97
1998 - Rachel Schiming '98
1999 - Stacy Lewis '99
2000 - Scott Carney '00
2001 - no award
2002 - Marcela Esqueda '02
2003 - no award
George Herbert Mead Award
This award honors the distinguished American sociologist George Herbert Mead (1863-1931). Mead is an important figure in 20th century sociological theory as a prolific scholar of philosophy, sociology, and psychology. During his lifetime Mead published many scholarly articles and reviews and several texts were published posthumously from his notes and unpublished manuscripts by his students. This award is presented to sociology majors who demonstrate innovation in theory or methodology or consistently display other qualities of academic excellence as student scholars.
Past recipients of this award are as follows:
1977 - George I. Greene '79 and David K. Koller '78
1978 - William C. McCown '78
1979 - Kevin D. Schneider '79
1980 - Leonard Weinberg '80
1981 - Heather L. Moir '81 and Mark E. Packer '81
1982 - Carolyn S. Wilson '82
1983 - Paul Allderige '83 and Elizabeth H. Grund '83
1984 - Rolf Pendall '84
1985 - H. Elizabeth Hayes '85
1986 - Jay Weinstein '86
1987 - Michael C. Pierce '87
1988 - David V. Bartram '88
1989 - Amanda Barlow '89
1990 - no award
1991 - Lynne Taddeo '95
1992 - Benjamin Albers '93 and Leopoldo Lopez '93
1993 - Garret Batten '93
1994 - Alfred Snyder '94
1995 - Rachel Balkcom '95
1996 - Lauren Johnson '96
1997 - Kelly Karandjeff '97
1998 - Amanda Feld '98 and Shane Goldsmith '98
1999 - Rebecca Anderson '99 and Molly Westerman '99
2000 - Suzanne Nienaber '00
2001 - no award
2002 - Jessica Bellama '02
2003 - Sarah Buck '03
2004 - Diana Torres '04
2005 - Claudia Masko '05, Gayle Christiansen '05, and Elizabeth Yon '05
2006 - no award
2007 - Katherine White '07
2008 - Susanna Carlson '08
2009 - Kathryn Gallagher '09
2010 - Michelle Von Hischberg '10