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 |

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