Sociology Scholarships and Awards

Awards Available

Visit the Center for Careers, Life, and Service for a comprehensive list of national and �鶹��ý scholarships and awards available.

— scholarship for third-year �鶹��ý students who demonstrate outstanding academic achievement and contributions to the college community
— scholarship for minority students who wish to pursue a Ph.D
— scholarship for undergraduate third-year students to support graduate school expenses
— scholarship for students in underrepresented groups in the social sciences
— summer stipends for student-designed grassroots projects

Past Sociology Major Recipients

Sociology Department Scholarships and Awards

In 2002, the Department of Sociology created two new awards to recognize the work of sociology majors. The Judith Louise McKim Sociology Scholarship is an endowed scholarship that is awarded yearly to a top junior sociology major. The scholarship may be awarded to one person or split between two candidates.

The criteria for the award include:

the student has demonstrated excellence in course work at the College generally and in sociology in particular;
the student may have financial need;
the student has demonstrated a commitment to the sociological perspective and to social justice; and
the student has demonstrated leadership abilities either within the department or on campus.

The winners of this scholarship since its inception are:

2003–04 — Allison Barrett
2004–05 — Keli Campbell and Nova McGiffert
2005–06 — Jenny Dale and Liliana Renteria
2006–07 — Rachel Allison and Sollie Flora
2007–08 — Christopher Neubert and Madison Van Oort
2008–09 — Latona Giwa and Mark Root-Wiley
2009–10 — Ami Freeburg, Alyssa Penner, and Margie Scribner
2010–11 — Ragnar Thorisson, Allison Brinkhorst, Liting Cong
2011–12 — Miriam Barcus and Paige Hill
2012–13 — Amber Gruner and Christian Snow
2013–14 — Vilma Castaneda and Aniela Wendt
2014–15 — Jade Denson
2015–16 — Melissa Melloy
2016–17 — Maggie Bell and Jack Thornton

Sociology Book Award

The Sociology Book Award also was created in 2002 using the designated funds given to the department by alumni and friends. This award is given annually to recognize high academic merit within the sociology major, as awarded annually to the sociology junior who has the highest G.P.A. The $100 gift certificate from the College Bookstore is used to help defray the costs of books. The winners of this award include:

2003–04 — Katherine (Keli) Campbell
2004–05 — Rosanne (Rose) Wilson
2005–06 — Solana (Sollie) Flora
2006–07 — Katrina Brooks
2007–08 — Mark Root-Wiley
2008–09 — Alyssa Penner
2009–10 — Kendall Hiedeman
2010–11 — Sophie Farjado
2011–12 — Shannon Kelly
2012–13 — Naomi Ramsey
2013–14 — Jade Denson
2014–15 — Carley Kleinhans
2015–16 — Maggie Bell
2016–17 — Rachel Buckner and Courtney Petersen

General Awards and Scholarships

2009 — Nichole Baker ’10, Weiting Paper Award at the Iowa Sociological Association Conference
2009 — Stephanie Cheung ’11 and Liting Cong ’11, Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
2009 — Juan Garcia ’11, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
2009 — Fielding Jezreel ’09 and Ruth Manski ’09, Fulbright Scholarship
2010 — Michael McHugh ’12, Andrew W. Loewi ’71 Summer Internship Grant
2010 — Lizeth Guiterrez ’12, Melissa Vasquez ’12, and Sophie Fajardo ’12, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
2010 — Rachel Whitfield ’10, Fulbright Scholarship
2011 — Stephanie Cheung ’11, Goldwater Scholarship
2011 — Herbie Lynn ’11 and Juan Garcia ’11, Fulbright Scholarship
2011 — Lizeth Guiterrez ’12, Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
2011 — Miriam Barcus ’12, Manford Kuhn Award (for outstanding paper by a junior-senior) at the Iowa Sociological Association Conference