Student Honors and Awards
Students in the Department of Sociology have opportunities to be recognized as members of the Alpha Kappa Delta national honors society, participate in professional meetings to present their research, and be considered for our two outstanding undergraduate awards.
Alpha Kappa Delta, National Honor Society Membership
In addition to honors available to all students at Brooklyn College, the Department of Sociology has its own chapter of the Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD) national honors society that students may be selected for if they have at least a 3.50 GPA in sociology and pay a membership fee.
Student Participation at Sociology Conferences
The department faculty and students participate annually in local, national, and international conferences to present their research.
Recent student conference participation includes:
| Student | Conference* | Title of Research | Year |
|---|---|---|---|
| Hannah Carl | ESS | "There's a Word Missing": Effects, Uses & Debate of Sweden's New Third Gender | 2016 |
| Hannah Carl | ESS | This Is How People See Me? Constructing Biological Sex in Our Social World | 2016 |
| Neil Schuldiner | ASA | Gendering Intelligence: On the Misuse of Biological Determinism in Explaining Gender Inequalities in Education | 2015 |
| Thomas Corcoran | ESS | Weathering the Storm: Implications of Race and Class for Community Recovery in the Post-Sandy Environment of the Rockaways | 2014 |
| Ember Skye Kane-Lee | ESS | The Madonna-Bitch Dichotomy: Gender Conflict and Normative Role Performance Issues for Women on Co-gender Wrestling Teams | 2013 |
* Eastern Sociological Society (ESS); American Sociological Society (ASA)
Annual Outstanding Undergraduate Student Awards
- The Charles Lawrence Memorial Award is given each year to the undergraduate student who has submitted the best research paper is sociology.
- The Sidney Aronson Memorial Award is given to a student who has done outstanding work in the field of sociology that has been accepted for presentation at a professional association meeting.
Recent Winners
| Student | Award | Year |
|---|---|---|
| Victoria Sokoli and Maridalia Mejia | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2017–18 |
| Samrah Shoaib and Connie Ong | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2017–18 |
| Hana Johami | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2016–17 |
| Hannah Carl | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2016–17 |
| Vita Xie | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2015–16 |
| Hannah Carl and Neil Schuldiner | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2014–16 |
| Anthony Colon and Karen Capistran | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2014–15 |
| Thomas Corcoran | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2014–15 |
| Toyann McPhoy | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2013–14 |
| Ember Skye Kane-Lee | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2013–14 |
| Natali Rivers | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2009–10 |
| Martyna Cieniewicz | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2009–10 |
| Michael Eng | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2008–09 |
| Marcelle Pedersen | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2008–09 |
| Fior Rodriguez Quero | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2007–08 |
| Lawrence Chang and Heather Squire | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2007–08 |
| Dmitri Chitov | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2006–07 |
| Shanell Budheah | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2005–06 |
| Victoria Lampado | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2005–06 |
| Dulce Reyes | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2004–05 |
| Shanell Budheah | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2004–05 |
| Karolin Elmquist | Charles Lawrence Memorial Award | 2002–03 |
| Paula Gonzalez | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2002–03 |
| Nancy Sanchez | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2002–03 |
| Paula Gonzalez | Sidney Aronson Award | 2001–02 |
| Paula Gonzalez | Charles Lawrence Award | 2001–02 |
| Nancy Sanchez | Sidney Aronson Award | 2001–02 |
| Esther Polanco | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 2000–01 |
| Teresa Vasquez | Sidney Aronson Award | 2000–01 |
| David Kaltenbach | Charles Lawrence Award | 2000–01 |
| Esther Polanco | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 1999–2000 |
| Ariadna Rodenstein | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 1999–2000 |
| Teresa Vazquez | Sidney Aronson Memorial Award | 1999–2000 |
| Zach Hinkle | Charles Lawrence Memorial Prize | 1999–2000 |
| David Kaltenbach | Charles Lawrence Memorial Prize | 1999–2000 |
| Elizabeth Alarnick | Charles Lawrence Sociology Award | 1997–98 |
| Marcia Antoine | Charles Lawrence Sociology Award | 1997–98 |
| Carmel S. Victor | Charles Lawrence Sociology Award | 1997–98 |
