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The Department offers scholarships and paper awards for undergraduates. Read below to see whether you qualify. Everyone who qualifies is encouraged to apply. Scholarships Two USA Foundation Sociology Scholarships and two USA Foundation Anthropology Scholarships, each in the amount of $750, will be awarded for the 2005 – 2006 Academic Year.
To be eligible, you must: Be a junior or senior enrolled at USA, majoring in sociology or anthropology. You must enroll in the Fall 2005 to receive the award. Have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Submit an essay on your career goals. Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from USA faculty (at least one from a faculty member outside your major). Paper Awards The Department will also present one Sociology Student Paper Award and one Anthropology Student Paper Award, each in the amount of $50. Currently enrolled undergraduates (of any major) should submit papers meeting the following criteria: The student must be the sole author of the paper. The paper must substantially cover a topic from a sociological or anthropological perspective. Examples include reviews or syntheses of the discipline’s literature, original observations, or research reports. Submit applications and papers by the deadline to: Honors and Awards Committee Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Humanities Building, Room 34

Graduate Students

Scholarship The USA Foundation Graduate Sociology Scholarship, worth $2,000, will be awarded to a Sociology graduate student for the 2005 – 2006 Academic Year. To be eligible, you must: Have a minimum 3.0 GPA. Submit an essay on your career goals. Submit two (2) letters of recommendation from faculty. Enroll in the Fall 2005 to receive the award. Students with Assistantships at that time are not eligible. Paper Award The Department will also present one Sociology Graduate Student Paper Award in the amount of $50. Currently enrolled graduate students (from any discipline) should submit papers meeting the following criteria: The student must be the sole author of the paper. The paper must substantially cover a topic from a sociological perspective. Examples include reviews or syntheses of the discipline’s literature, original observations, or research reports. Submit applications and papers by the deadline to: Honors and Awards Committee Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work Humanities Building, Room 34

Outstanding Student Awards

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work also offers awards in the amount of $250 to two students selected as the outstanding student majoring in either sociology or anthropology, and to the outstanding graduate student and the outstanding gerontology student. These awards are selected by a faculty committee and there is not an application process.

2003-2004 Awards

The Department of Sociology, Anthropology and Social Work and the USA Programs in Gerontology held their annual Honors and Awards Ceremony, April 23, 2004. The awards and recipients follow: Academic Achievement Awards: Anthropology Katrina Latice Anderson Matthew David Schwoebel Robin Lynn Shultis Sociology Undergraduate Lindsey Corso Gurley Jennifer L. Pickerill Christina R. Stow Mary Felicia Woerner Sociology Graduate Willette Sheri Brye Andrea Hunt Susan Yvette Nelson Kimberly Noble Cynthia Pendarvis Student Paper Competition Winners: Anthropology Rachel Young Sociology Graduate Andrea Hunt USA Foundation Scholarships for Undergraduates: Anthropology Kristin Little and Rachel Young Sociology Stephanie Graf and Mindy Mitchell 2004 Outstanding Students: Anthropology Katrina Latice Anderson and Matthew David Schwoebel Sociology Undergraduate Lindsey Corso Gurley and Mary Felicia Woerner Sociology Graduate Andrea Hunt Alpha Kappa Delta Initiates Jessica Bryant Michael Hope, II Natalie Howze Nicole Guidry 2004 Outstanding Gerontology Students: Undergraduate Ray Weinshenker Graduate Susan Yvette Nelson Other Gerontology Awards: Outstanding New Professional Ray Weinshenker VISION Award - Community Mobile City Council Sigma Phi Omega Initiates Charles W. Ewing, Jr. Susan Yvette Nelson Janice C. Pugh Ray Weinshenker UCUR Summer Research Fellowships: Nidhi Gupta Kyle Bond Donald R. South Faculty Service Award: Dr. Roma Hanks Special Video Presentation: Poverty in Mobile: Stories from the Streets Filmed and edited by: Lindsey Gurley, Andrea Hunt, and Susan Nelson Special Department Recognition: Congratulations to Ms. Linda Burcham, Department Secretary, for earning a Master's of Science degree in community counseling.

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Last updated: Tuesday, February 07, 2006
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