Congratulations to all this year's winners!

Kohli Foundation for Sociology

2025 Infrastructure Prize for Sociology

Dr. Philip Cohen
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College of Behavioral and Social Sciences

Excellence in Advising and Administration

Dr. Amy McLaughlin
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Excellence in Service for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Social Justice

Dr. Jeanette Snider
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Excellence in Teaching

Dr. Amelia Branigan
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Graduate School

Postdoc Mentor of the Year Award

Dr. Long Doan
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Outstanding Graduate Assistant

Dalton Lackey
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Outstanding Graduate Assistant

Nikita Viswasam
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Summer Research Fellowship

Deonte Hughes
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Summer Research Fellowship

Yajie Xiong
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Department of Sociology

William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship

Lear Burton
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William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship

Yi-Ching Huang
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William H. Form Summer Research Fellowship

Melody Mann
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Ramon Henkel Quantitative Research Award

Joan R. Kahn Endowed Graduate Research Support Fund

Neerad Deshmukh
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Sonalde Desai Current-Use Research Fund

Harriet B. Presser Fellowship

Shriyam Gupta
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Sonalde Desai Current-Use Research Fund

Patrick Okooboh
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Robert W. Janes Award

Layne Amerikaner
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Outstanding Teaching Assistant

Yiran Zhang

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Milton Dean Havron Social Sciences Award

Yajie Xiong
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