The Laura Robinson Kuzniar Memorial Student Award honors student(s) exhibiting compassion and dedication to helping people and promoting a more just and fair society.

The Donald I. Warren Memorial Award for Outstanding Academic Achievement honors the student(s) exhibiting the greatest intellectual growth and commitment to academic excellence.

The Student Paper Award honors outstanding student-authored research paper(s) in Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work, or Criminal Justice.

The Student-Faculty Research Collaboration Award honors a research collaboration between a Sociology, Anthropology, Social Work or Criminal Justice instructor and student. Submissions can come from the faculty member in the Soc/An/SW/CJ department who has collaborated on a research project with a student, or can be nominated by another faculty member. Please upload a paper describing the details of the student-faculty research.  

Criteria for Selection

Student award application materials are to be submitted electronically.

The department recognizes outstanding faculty achievements in teaching, scholarship, service and mentoring with four annual awards.  Recipients of the Outstanding Teaching Award and the Outstanding Scholarship Award are determined by a vote of the full-time faculty, while the recipient of the Outstanding Service Award is selected by the Department Chair.  Our department is proud to honor excellence among its faculty with these awards.