Roll of Honor
The greatest recognition given by the Southern Sociological Society Is an appointment to the Roll of Honor. This award recognizes a career of distinguished intellectual contribution to Sociology. Awardees must be members of the Southern Sociological Society (or made significant contributions to Sociology while a member of SSS) and have made stellar contributions to the discipline across their career.
Nomination Procedure:
(a) Nominations for the Roll of Honor may be submitted by any member of the Society to the chairperson of the Honors Committee.
(b) At least five letters of nomination, the majority being from current members, shall be received and reviewed by the Honors Committee. These letters should address the purpose and qualifications stated above and should be accompanied by supporting documentation. The letters of nomination will be presented to the honoree when the award is made.
(c) Nominations may be made at any time during the year. To be considered for an award to be made at the next meeting of the Society, they must be complete by January 15.
Submit nominations by January 15, 2008, to:
Jammie Price, Ph.D
PriceJL@AppState.Edu
Roll of Honor Members:
Rupert B. Vance, 1977, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
T. Lynn Smith, 1977, University of Florida
Ernst Borinski, 1979, Tougaloo College
Vernon J. Parenton, 1982, Louisiana State University
Joseph S. Himes, 1984, University of North Carolina, Greensboro
Joseph H. Fichter, 1986, Loyola University, New Orleans
Guy B. Johnson, 1986, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
Kurt W. Back, 1989, Duke University
Rudolf Heberle, 1990, Louisiana State University
Alan C. Kerckhoff, 1994, Duke University
Charles B. Nam, 1995, Florida State University
Lewis M. Killian, 1996, University of West Florida
Ronald L. Akers, 2002, University of Florida
Richard L. Simpson, 2006, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill