10/16/2004
The Outstanding Undergraduate Student Award:
This award is designed to honor a current California undergraduate student or one who has graduated within the year preceding the CSA meeting for which s/he has been nominated for the award who meets the following criteria:
a) Has completed 9 units of Sociology with a gpa of at least 3.0.
b) Has earned distinction in any of the following ways:
1. Outstanding scholarship
2. Outstanding service to the school, community or CSA
3. A combination of the above
Nominations should include the following information:
a) full name, address, phone and email address for the nominee
b) a summary of student's college career including schools attended, number of units of sociology completed and sociology gpa, major, and (if known) future school or career plans.
c) a clear statement of basis on which the nomination is made with as much supporting detail as possible (and possibly other letters of recommendation).
The Distinguished Graduate Student Award:
This award is designed to honor a current graduate student enrolled in a California 4-year college or university or one who has completed an MA or Ph.D. degree within the year preceding the CSA meeting for which s/he has been nominated to receive an award. The student should meet the following criteria:
a) Be enrolled in (or have completed within the past year) a course of graduate study in Sociology.
b) S/he should have completed 20 graduate units of Sociology with a gpa of at least 3.5.
c) S/he should have distinguished her/himself in any of the following ways:
1. Outstanding scholarship and publication
2. Outstanding service to the school, community, profession including CSA
3. A combination of the above
Nominations should include the following information:
a) full name, address, phone and email for the nominee
b) a summary of the nomineeÕs graduate career including schools attended, number of graduate units of sociology completed and gpa, degree program, and (if known) future study or career plans.
c) a clear statement of basis on which the nomination is made with as much supporting detail as possible (and possibly other letters of recommendation).
All nominations must be made by current CSA members. Nominations for both the undergraduate and graduate awards may be submitted electronically or in writing to the President of the Association, who will chair the Awards Committee. The President will forward the nominations and all supporting materials to other members of the awards committee. Whenever possible the Awards Committee will be composed of the President Elect and two Vice Presidents of the Association. If either of the two Vice Presidents cannot serve, the President will appoint a replacement. The committee chair will solicit nominations for the award in a timely fashion (approximately May 15 to October 1 of each year) via email or newsletter or other notification to the membership.