Social Sciences Student Awards

Student awards recognize scholars who have achieved academic excellence and have demonstrated leadership in their chosen fields.

Department of Social Sciences Honorees

2020

Tara McAfee — Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice Award 

Madelyn Rivera — Outstanding Achievement in Legal Studies Award

Patryk D. Bielecki — Outstanding Achievement in Political Science Award

Erica A. Wade — Outstanding Achievement in Sociology Award 

2019

Lindsey Rogers— Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice Award 

Melissa Weaver— Outstanding Achievement in Legal Studies Award

Antonio Cummings— Outstanding Achievement in Political Science Award

Amanda Boehrer— Outstanding Achievement in Sociology Award 

2018

Joseph Adamson— Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice Award 

Chandler McNabb— Outstanding Achievement in Legal Studies Award

Nia Crosby— Trachtenberg Political Science Award

Jamall Payne and Jacquita Wyatt— Outstanding Achievement in Sociology Award

2017

Stephanie Siren— Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice Award  

Patricia Reed— Outstanding Achievement in Legal Studies Award 

John Teague— Trachtenberg Political Science Award 

Desiray Hunt— Outstanding Achievement in Sociology Award

2016

Oscar G. Lazaro and Tiffany J. Thompson— Chambliss Award for Outstanding Achievement in Criminal Justice 

Donna M. Harley— Trachtenberg Political Science Award 

Amanda L. Sams— Outstanding Achievement in Sociology