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Honors and Awards
1. Northeastern Illinois University
Northeastern Illinois University Honors Program
The NEIU Honors Program is a four year university wide program that provides
a challenging educational experience to academically talented students. The
Honors Program serves as a laboratory for academic innovations that will improve
undergraduate education, and provides a place for students to discover the best
in themselves. Successful completion of the Honors program offers students an
added advantage when seeking employment or admission to professional and
graduate schools. For more information on admission requirements (visit http:/www.neiu.edu/Honors.htm) or call
Kathleen Kardaras at 773-442-6044.
Distinctions in the Sociology Department
The Vera
Linda Milam Paper and Social Action Competition. This award is given
periodically to an outstanding major in Sociology. Contact the Sociology
Department at: 773-442-4770 or send an e-mail message to sociolgy@neiu.edu if you need more
information on this award.
The Misty
Sienkowski Award.
The award is intended for Sociology majors who
experience financial emergencies that interfere with their ability to attend
class and successfully complete a semester. The maximum award is $250.00 per
year per student. The award can only be used to purchase books and other course
related expenses. This year the Misty Sienkowski Award was awarded to Carl
Mackey.
2. National and Regional Honor Awards
American Sociological Association
Membership is
open to traditional undergraduates who are seniors, and students finishing their
studies in non-traditional settings and community colleges. Students wishing to
join this honor society must have a minimum GPA of 3.5 (on a 4.0 scale) in
Sociology, and write a short (2 or 3 pages) essay on their future plans in
Sociology. Applicants must also have a faculty sponsor who writes a short
evaluation of the applicant. Each application must be accompanied by a
nonreturnable twenty-five dollar fee. Click on http://www.jcu.edu/sociology/asahonor.htm
for further information about the Honors program.
Midwest Sociological Society Annual Student Paper
Competition.
The competition is open to students from the nine-state
Midwest region and to other student members of the Midwest Sociological
Society. Graduate and undergraduate papers are judged in separate divisions
with prizes in each division. Students may nominate their own work, or, with
the students permission, advisors may submit papers on their students? behalf.
For more information about the rules of the competition, send an e-mail to Paul
Kivisto at sokivisto@augustana.edu
or visit http://www.jcu.edu/sociology/asahonor.htm
Alpha Chi/Illinois Zeta Chapter.
Membership to this honors program is by invitation to juniors and seniors
who display exceptional academic excellence. Although the GPA of elected members
varies from year to year, members are typically selected from the top 10% of
their classes. For more information on admission requirements visit http://www.neiu.edu/Honors.htm or call
Kathleen Kardaras at 773-442-6044.
Alpha Kappa
Delta
Alpha Kappa Delta is an international Sociology Honor Society open
to Sociology majors at the junior level with a minimum GPA of 3.0 in Sociology
(3.0 overall), who have completed at least four Sociology courses. Lifetime
membership costs $25.00 and includes a one year subscription to the
Sociological Inquiry, published quarterly. Renewals for Sociological Inquiry
are $15.00 per year
3. Dean's List
*Spring 2004Ujwal Chhetry
Robin Matthies
Georgiann Davis
Samantha Scholl
Giuseppa DiCesare
Batu Shakari
Anna Katz
Katarzyna TatinaM
Jeremy Klein
Orit Vainer
*Fall 2005Javed Ali
Tanisha Armand
Keith E. Bradley
Loren Henderson
Patricia L. Leon
Robin Matthies
Kelvin T. McGahee
Sundar K. Pandey
Samantha C. Scholl
Megan M.
Spellman
Orit Svetlana Vainer
4. Honors Graduates
*May 2004Georgiann Davis - Summa Cum
Laude
Virginia Rossi - Magna Cum Laude
Greg Couch - Cum
Laude
Judith Wall - Cum Laude
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