Sociology Department Honors

Student Presentations

Theses Completed

Graduations

 

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Sociology Department Honors

Congratulations to these students for their excellent work in sociology:

Andrea Thornhill and Brandon Christian shared Sociology Student of the Year honors for 2008-2009.

Lacy Brown is the 2008-2009 winner of the Alpha Kappa Delta Award for Best Undergraduate Paper in Sociology.

Terri Boteler and Melody Sharp are the a recipient of the 2008-2009 Department of Anthropology and Sociology Outstanding Service Award for her work with Family Network Partnership.

Alpha Kappa Delta, the International Sociology Honor Society, announces its Spring 2008 initiates: Brandon Christian, Lauren Persons and Lane Standige. Acceptance into AKD is based on maintaining high grades in both the student's sociology course work and overall university course work.

Student Presentations

Theses Completed

The following students have completed an Honors or Departmental Thesis:
Michael Ide (Honors, '08) "Sí Se Pudo: A Case Study Analysis of Differential Student Participation in the National Taco Bell Boycott"
Matthew Rook (Honors, ’08) "Beyond Tara?: Race, Gender, and Class in Contemporary Cinematic Representations of White Southern Femininity"
Rachael Huddleston, (Honors, ’08; Sociology Minor): "Across the Gender Line"
Heather Gaines (Honors, '07) Marketing the American Dream: A Content Analysis of Print Ads
Monesca Smith (Honors, ‘07) 'The Blacker the Berry'? Colorism in African American
Students' Lives
Toi Carter (Departmental, ‘05) Exploring the Politics of Beauty with the Girls of Truth Place: Intersections of Race, Class, and Gender
Jackson Bunch (Honors, ‘05) Intoxicating Substances and Sober Judgement: A Case Study of High Achieving Undergraduate Substance Users
Kim Davidson (Honors, ‘05) Historical Changes and Current Dilemmas in Formal Responses to Abused Children
Sarah Hosman (Honors, ‘05) The Kids are Alright: A Media Analysis of the Mods and Rockers
Kelli Pribanic (Honors, ‘05) 'It's Better to Be Paranoid Than Dead': Examining the Relationship Between Gender & Fear

Graduations

Congratulations to our summer 2009 graduate: Shemeika Shelby.

Congratulations to our spring 2009 graduates: Terri Boteler, Christian Brandon, Allison Combes, Melody Sharp, Adam Smith, and Gerald Steele.

Congratulations to our fall 2008 graduates: Melissa Blair, Jenny Bosarge, Lacy Brown, Cortina Clark, Royann Coleman, Michael Ide, and Clay Taylor

Congratulations to our summer 2008 graduates: Stephanie Jones-Dubose and Lavee Sims.

Congratulations to our spring 2008 graduates: Tony Chabert, Matthew Rook and Bryan Sellers.

Congratulations to our fall 2007 graduates: Eric Baumgartner and Glenn Duggin.

Congratulation to our summer 2007 graduate: Heather Gaines.

Congratulations to our spring 2007 graduates: Shemecia Forthner, Felicia Jackson, Katie James, Tasaundra McDonald, Bryon Ries, Monesca Smith, and Veronica Williams.

Congratulations to our fall 2006 graduates: Rosa Gomez-Fernandini and Daniel Woodall.

Congratulations to our summer 2006 graduates: Sam Gilkey, John Harrington, Stephanie Williams, and Meredith Wong.

Congratulations to our fall 2005 graduates: Misty Coleman, Elizabeth Damron, Leslie McLelland, Stacey Pearson, and Lenicia White.

If you have any announcements or news to share, please contact Ann Marie Kinnell, (601) 266-5339.