CALL FOR NOMINATIONS

Members of the Society are urged to submit the names of nominees for the 2009 Joseph B. Gittler Award.

Established in 2007 at the bequest of Joseph B. Gittler, this award is made in recognition of the significant scholarly achievements that a SSSP member has made in contributing to the ethical resolution of social problems.

The 2009 award will be presented at the 59th Annual Meeting in San Francisco, CA, August 7-9, 2009. 


CRITERIA FOR THE JOSEPH B. GITTLER AWARD for the most scholarly contributions in the area of "Ethical Components in the Resolution of Social Problems"

1. The nominee must have been an active member of the Society for the Study of Social Problems for at least three years prior to receiving the award.

2. The nominee must have produced and disseminated scholarship promoting ethical solutions to social problems over the preceding three or more calendar years. Ethical solutions entail scholarship that promotes awareness and/or activism to increase public recognition that social problems and social injustices are ethical issues; and/or scholarship that identifies and promotes societal level responses to social problems and injustices. Scholarship may be undertaken from a wide variety of perspectives, including both applied research (qualitative or quantitative research) and normative work (e.g., argumentative, historical, philosophical, textual or theoretical analyses).

 NOMINATION GUIDELINES

1. Any member of the Society may nominate one or more persons for the award. Members of the Joseph B. Gittler Award Committee are encouraged to nominate.

2. All nominations must be accompanied by supporting evidence sufficiently detailed for the committee to render a decision (e.g., a resume; media accounts of activist activities inspired by the nominee’s scholarly efforts, testimonials from grass roots organizations or advocacy agencies; or additional supporting description of the nominee's work, demonstrating that the contributions meet the criteria for nomination). Please include supporting information not covered in a resume. List names of colleagues who would be willing and able to write supporting letters upon the request.


 NOMINATION PROCEDURE

To nominate a person for the 2009 Joseph B. Gittler Award please click the following nomination form link:  2009 Joseph B. Gittler Award Nomination Form.  Nominations should be submitted no later than April 15, 2009.

Supporting documents and additional information should be sent no later than April 15, 2009 to:

Dr. Thomas C. Hood
Department of Sociology
University of Tennessee
901 McClung Tower
Knoxville, TN 37996-0490
Work: (865) 974-7026; Fax: (865) 689-1534
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