The Department offers several annual awards recognizing excellence in research and teaching. We also offer fellowships to support student research each year. Click on each of the categories below to learn more about awards and previous winners.

The Robert W. Janes Award for an Outstanding Graduate Student in the University of Maryland Sociology Department is given each year to a graduate student whose exemplary work has been recognized by the Sociology faculty. It is named for Professor Janes (1964-1984), and given in honor of his commitment to graduate education and his love of ideas.

 

Name Year
Ge Gao 2024
Xu (Hope) Yan 2024
Chandra Reyna 2023
Kelsey Drotning 2022
Connor Powelson 2022
Amanda Dewey 2021
Zhiyong Lin 2020
Gordon Rinderknecht 2020
Melissa Brown 2019
Fatima Zahra 2019
Wendy Laybourn 2018
Lucia Lykke 2017
Joanna Pepin 2017
Shengwei Sun 2017
Luoman Bao 2016
Tyler Myroniuk 2015
Kriti Vikram 2014
Gheda Temsay 2013
Kathleen Denny 2012
Emily Mann 2010
Sara Kendig 2009
Vanessa Wight 2008
Jeffrey Nicholas Stepinsky 2006
Sara Beth Raley 2006
Yuko Kurashina 2005
Marybeth Mattingly 2005
Todd Stillman 2004
Angela Stach 2003
Maitreyi Das 2002
Stephani Hatch 2002
Liana Sayer 2001
Soumya Alva 2000
Bradford Booth 2000
Timothy P. Moran 1999
Philip N. Cohen 1997
Stephen E. Lankenau 1996
Mitali Sen 1995
Joan M. Hermsen 1994
Morten G. Ender 1993
John Daniel Schubert 1992
Sunita Kishor 1991
Bruce Rankin 1990
Janes Award

Below is a list of recipients of other awards given by the Sociology Department.

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2024  
Name Award
Layne Amerikaner Harriet B. Presser Fellowship
Katelyn Foltz Dr. Ramon Henkel Quantitative Research Award
Nikita Viswasam William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Dalton Lackey

William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship

Outstanding Teaching Assistant Award

2023  
Name Award
Constanza Hurtado Dr. Ramon Henkel Quantitative Research Award
Jingwen Liu Dr. Ramon Henkel Quantitative Research Award
Seung Wan Kim

Harriet B. Presser Fellowship

William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship

Angelica Loblack William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Shriyam Gupta William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
2022  
Name Award
Jing Ye Harriet B. Presser Fellowship
Teagan Murphy William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Katelyn Foltz William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Seung Wan Kim William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
2021  
Name Award
Shilpa Reddy Harriet B. Presser Fellowship
2020  
Name Award
Yuko Hara Harriet B. Presser Fellowship
2019  
Name Award
Zhiyong Lin Harriet B. Presser Fellowship
Seung Wan Kim William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Jing Ye William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Brittany Dernberger Dr. Ramon Henkel Quantitative Research Award
2018  
Name Award  
Fatima Zahara Harriet B. Presser Fellowship  
Simone Durham William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Shilpa Reddy William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship
Jessica Pena Dr. Ramon Henkel Quantitative Research Award

The Graduate School offers several fellowships and awards, which our students have won over the years. You can learn more about these awards and previous Sociology winners on the Graduate School website.

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