W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award

The W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award is given annually by the American Sociological Association to a scholar among its members whose cumulative body of work constitutes a significant contribution to the advancement of sociology.[1] Formerly called simply the Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award, the award was renamed in 2006 to honor pioneering American sociologist W. E. B. Du Bois.[2][3]

List of recipients

• 1980 – Robert K. Merton
• 1981 – Everett C. Hughes
• 1982 – Kingsley Davis
• 1983 – Herbert Blumer
• 1984 – Morris Janowitz
• 1985 – Reinhard Bendix
• 1986 – Edward A. Shils
• 1987 – Wilbert E. Moore
• 1988 – George C. Homans
• 1989 – Jessie Bernard
• 1990 – Robin M. Williams, Jr.
• 1991 – Mirra Komarovsky
• 1992 – Daniel Bell
• 1993 – Joan Acker
• 1994 – Lewis A. Coser
• 1995 – Leo Goodman
• 1996 – Peter Blau
• 1997 – William H. Sewell
• 1998 – Howard S. Becker
• 1999 – Dorothy E. Smith
• 2000 – Seymour Martin Lipset
• 2001 – William Foote Whyte
• 2002 – Gerhard Lenski
• 2003 – Immanuel Wallerstein
• 2004 – Arthur Stinchcombe
• 2005 – Charles Tilly and Charles V. Willie
• 2006 – Herbert J. Gans
• 2007 – Joseph Berger
• 2008 – Barbara Reskin
• 2009 – Sheldon Stryker
• 2010 – Alejandro Portes
• 2011 – Harrison White
• 2012 – William A. Gamson
• 2013 – Joe Feagin
• 2014 – William Julius Wilson
• 2015 – John W. Meyer
• 2016 – Glen Elder
• 2017 – Patricia Hill Collins
• 2018 – Elijah Anderson
• 2019 – Harvey L. Molotch

See also

• List of social sciences awards

References

1. "W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award". American Sociological Association. 2016-04-22. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
2. "Members Propose Resolution to Rename ASA Awards". www.asanet.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.
3. "Background on Proposed Name Change for ASA's Distinguished Scholarship Award". www.asanet.org. Retrieved 2017-11-07.