call for nominations for awards 2010

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PSA AWARDS FOR 2010

If you wish to submit a nomination for an award, you must supply the supporting materials and documentation detailed below for each award.  While it is possible for a person, publication, etc., to be nominated in more than one year, if appropriate, no nominations or supporting materials will be carried over from year to year. It is the nominator's responsibility to submit the appropriate number of copies--listed below for each award-- of supporting materials including articles, books, letters, etc. by the nomination deadline.  

NOMINATION PROCESS:  Any PSA member can place a nomination.   In order to be considered you must provide the required documentation as presented below for each particular award for which there is a nomination. The deadline will be March 1, 2010 for all awards except in the case of the Distinguished Scholarship Award.  The nomination deadline for that award will be December 1, 2009.

Read through the descriptions of the various awards below. Make sure to note what is required for a specific award. You can nominate by contacting the appropriate members of the Awards Committee listed after each award description or YOU CAN NOW NOMINATE COLLEAGUES USING THE PSA ONLINE AWARDS FORM.

CALL FOR NOMINATIONS FOR PSA AWARDS FOR 2010

 The 2010 Distinguished Scholarship Award

The Pacific Sociological Association's Award for Distinguished Scholarship is granted to sociologists from the Pacific region in recognition of major intellectual contributions embodied in a recently published book or series of at least three articles on a common theme. To be eligible for the 2010 award, a book must have been published in 2008 or later.  If a nomination is based on a series of articles, the most recent article in that series must have been published in 2008 or later. The Committee does not accept nominations for the Scholarship Award from publishers. Nominations must be from individual members of the PSA. Edited books are not eligible for this award.  If a book has both a hardback and paperback copyright date and no significant changes have been made in the book between editions, the committee will consider the earlier copyright date as the one determining eligibility for the award.  Nominations for distinguished scholarship and all supporting materials must be submitted by December 1, 2009.  You must provide the Committee with three copies of the book or articles.

Send nominations for the Scholarship Award to: Elaine Draper, Dept. of Sociology, California State Univ. Los Angeles, 5151 State University Drive, Los Angeles, CA 90032-8228 edraper@calstatela.edu

 

The 2010 Dean S. Dorn Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award

 Individual Teaching Award: The Pacific Sociological Association honors outstanding career contributions to teaching, a series of projects, or a specific product or process, which an individual or small group of individuals in the western region have contributed to the teaching and learning of sociology.  These may include • Products and/or processes that enhance undergraduate and/or graduate intellectual inquiry and learning of sociology within one's own institution or beyond its campus.  Examples include innovative teaching techniques, use of new technologies, service learning, distance learning, learning assessment of sociology, textbooks, publications related to teaching, teaching programs, devices or materials, laboratory designs, instructional computer packages, innovative curricular contributions or curriculum design, or workshops;          • Relevant contributions to state, regional, or national associations;          • Activities that illuminate, educate, and nurture public understanding and appreciation of the usefulness of the discipline and of sociological principles and research. The Pacific Sociological Association's Distinguished Contributions to Teaching Award is given to an individual sociologist from the western region and/or to a department of sociology in the western region.  The award is given to those who have developed teaching programs, curricula, or materials, which have been unusually effective in enhancing student understanding and fostering appreciation of sociology as a field of study.  The grounds for nominations are open but include textbooks and other teaching materials, laboratory designs, instructional computer packages, innovative curricular contributions, and evidence of special impact on students.  You must provide the Committee with three copies of the supporting documentation. For the individual teaching award, nominations should include 1. The name of the nominee, a very detailed statement with a very specific explanation of how this individual's work constitutes a [career] contribution to the teaching of sociology 2. Letters of support from individuals having direct knowledge of the nominee's contributions. 3. Copies of any teaching materials developed by the nominee (if relevant to the nomination). 4. Some evidence of the nominee's impact in the classroom (these might be student evaluations or other evidence). 5. The nominee's vita. 6. Additional supporting materials are encouraged.

 

Department Contributions To Teaching Award: The Pacific Sociological Association honors a Department of Sociology, school, or other collective actor in the western region for its outstanding contribution to the teaching of sociology. Individual strengths and competencies combine, in consensus, to produce a single product or process or a series of projects that • Improve(s) the quality of undergraduate and/or graduate teaching and learning, e.g., sequential curriculum design; teaching programs, devices, or materials; service learning; distance learning; or learning assessment of sociology, etc.;          • Relevant contributions to state, regional, or national associations;          • Activities that illuminate, educate and nurture public understanding and appreciation of the usefulness of the discipline and of sociological principles and research. For the departmental teaching award, nominations should include evidence that supports the departmental nominee in the above categories.  You must provide three copies of the evidence.

 Send Nominations for the Teaching Award to: Vikas Gumbhir, Department of Sociology, Gonzaga University, 502 East Boone Ave, Spokane, WA 99258 gumbhir@gonzaga.edu

 2010 Distinguished Contributions to Practice Award

The Pacific Sociological Association's Distinguished Practice Award honors sociological work in the Pacific region (whether by an academic or non-academic), which has an impact on government, business, health, or other settings not directly connected with academia.  The grounds for nomination include (but are not limited to) any applied sociological activity that improves organizational performance, contributes to community betterment, and/or eases human suffering. You must provide the Committee with three copies of the supporting documentation:

1. A nominating letter, which provides an overview of the nominee's distinguished practice contributions; 

2. Letters of support from individuals having direct knowledge of the nominee's distinguished contribution to sociological practice.

3, Copies of presentations at scholarly conferences, published articles, and/or grant/contract proposals, primarily authored by the nominee, which address issues in sociological practice. This award is given bi-annually.

 Send Nominations for the Practice Award to:

 Send nominations for the Practice Ward to: Lentina Hormel, Department of Sociology, PO Box 4110,University of Idaho, Moscow, ID 83844-1110 lhormel@uidaho.edu

 The 2010 Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award

The Pacific Sociological Association's Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award honors an outstanding article published yearly in Sociological Perspectives.  To be eligible, the article must be worthy of special recognition for outstanding scholarship and contribution to the discipline.  The article must have been published in Vol. 52. 2009. This award is given annually. You must provide the Committee with three copies of the nominated article. The deadline for this nomination is March 1, 2010.

 Send nominations for the Sociological Perspectives Award to:  Teresa Ciabattari, Dept. of Sociology, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, WA 98447 ciabatta@plus.edu

 

The 2010 Distinguished Undergraduate Student Paper Award and  $200 honorarium

The Pacific Sociological Association's Distinguished Student Paper Award recognizes an undergraduate student or students for a paper of high professional quality. This award includes a  $200 honorarium and two nights of lodging at the 2010 convention hotel. To be eligible a paper must be (a) worthy of special recognition for outstanding scholarship; (b) written by an undergraduate student or students in the Pacific region c) written or substantially revised in the last year; d) presented at the upcoming PSA annual conference; and e) unpublished. Candidates for the award must provide the Committee with three copies of the paper, including an abstract, accompanied by at least one letter of support.

Send Nominations for the Undergraduate Paper Award to: Kari Lerum, University of Washington at Bothell, 18115 Campus Way, Bothell, WA 98011-8246  klerum@uwb.edu

The 2010 Distinguished Graduate Student Paper Award and $200 honorarium

The Pacific Sociological Association's Distinguished Student Paper Award recognizes a graduate student or students for a paper of high professional quality. This award includes a  $200 honorarium and two nights of lodging at the 2010 convention hotel.  To be eligible a paper must be (a) worthy of special recognition for outstanding scholarship; (b) written by a graduate student or students in the Pacific region c) written or substantially revised in the last year; d) presented at the upcoming PSA annual conference; and e) unpublished. Candidates for the award must provide the Committee with three copies of the paper, including an abstract, accompanied by at least one letter of support.

Send Nominations for the Graduate Student Paper Award to: Shari L. Dworkin, Department of Social and Behavioral Sciences, UC San Francisco, 3333 California Street (LHTS 455), San Francisco, CA 94143-0612

shari.dworkin@ucsf.edu

Social Conscience Award

The Pacific Sociological Association's Social Conscience Award is given to a worthy community-based organization located in the city in which the PSA Annual meeting is held.  In 2010, the annual meeting will be held in Oakland. This is a monetary award and honors a community organization based in Oakland that is engaged in providing a much-needed social service in the community. You must provide the committee with two copies of supporting documentation. The deadline for nominations for the Social Conscience Award is March 1, 2010.

Send nominations  for the Social Conscience Award to: Dean S. Dorn, Dept. of Sociology, CSUS, 6000 J Street, Sacramento, CA 95819-6005  psa@csus.edu

The Nominations Process for the Above Awards.

 Any psa member can place a nomination by writing directly to the Chair of the psa Awards Committee (Teresa Ciabattari) or to the committee member listed above for a specific award. In order to be considered you must provide the required documentation as presented above for each particular award for which there is a nomination. The deadline is March 1, 2010 for all awards except in the case of the Distinguished Scholarship Award.  The nomination deadline for the scholarship award will be December 1, 2009.