Lifetime Achievement Award

Each year, the North Carolina Sociological Association (NCSA) presents an award recognizing sustained excellence in the field of sociology. The award is open to sociologists who work in academic, research, applied, or other settings. Nominees are not required to be current members of the NCSA.

Nominations may be made by an individual (other than the nominee), an academic department, a government agency, or an employer. The nomination should include a current curriculum vitae for the nominee along with a nominator statement (maximum 3 pages, 12-point font, double spaced) that provides a summary of appropriate evidence to support the nomination, including information about items such as:

  • Advising, supervising, or mentoring up-and-coming sociologists, including students and colleagues.

  • Teaching effectiveness as demonstrated by evidence of innovative instructional techniques including evaluations by students, peers, administrators, or other supervisors.

  • Fostering the advancement of teaching through research, publications, conferences, and workshops.

  • Developing, administering, evaluating, and marketing courses and programs.

  • Outstanding scholarly contributions represented by books, articles, technical reports, blogs, and opinion editorials or other forms of scholarship represented under the Boyer Model.

  • Service to the academic community or one's place of employment.

  • Service to the profession of Sociology through work with either state, regional, national, or international disciplinary associations.

  • Community service at the local, state, regional, or national level. This could include work with both nonprofit and profit organizations where the outcome demonstrated a significant contribution to sociology or to bettering society.

  • The application of sociological knowledge to a critical societal problem and its solution.

The winner will be recognized at NCSA Conference scheduled for March 22, 2024. They will receive a plaque and a lifetime membership to NCSA.

The submission deadline is January 14, 2025. To nominate someone for the Lifetime Achievement Award, please complete this form. To nominate someone for the Lifetime Achievement Award, you will need to be logged into a Google account.

Please direct questions to the Chair of the NCSA Awards Committee, Robyn Brown, at brownraa@uncw.edu.