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The Georgia Sociological Association Annual Conference 2020
Dear GSA Colleagues,
Thank you for participating in our recent survey and for submitting your comments and nominations. Your feedback showed strong support for the GSA Executive Board recommendations. Consequently, we will follow through with the following recommendations:
GSA Annual Meeting.
Instead of our face to face conference, we will organize a virtual Keynote Lecture (11/6/20 from 11am-12 pm) and virtual GSA Business Meeting (11/6/20 from 12- 1:30 pm). A Zoom link will be provided in advance of the meeting and the Sociologist of the Year Keynote Lecture will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
GSA Elections.
Per our GSA ByLaws, we will organize elections one month prior to the conference. The current officers including the members at Large who are interested will have the opportunity to run for one more year, so they can deliver a traditional face-to-face conference in 2021.
GSA Membership.
We are strongly encouraging you to renew your GSA membership (35$ for regular members) by October 30, 2020. Your membership dues will help sponsor the student awards and scholarships. Thank you in advance for renewing your GSA membership!
GSA Awards.
Please send your applications and encourage your colleagues and students to apply for the GSA Awards. Please find below the new guidelines for the Sociologist of the Year Award, GSA Teaching Award, GSA Scholarship Award, GSA Meritorious Service Award and Student Paper Awards (undergraduate and graduate awards). Please submit your nominations to Darina Lepadatu dlepadat@kennesaw.edu by Monday, September 7, 2020.
Sociologist of the Year Award.
The purpose of this lifetime achievement award is to solicit nominations in order to recognize an outstanding sociologist who made a significant impact in the field of Sociology in the state of Georgia. The application should include: 1) letter of support offering a brief rationale for nomination; 2) Curriculum Vitae of nominee. 3) a brief narrative highlighting the nominee’s impact in the field of Sociology (up to 3 pages). Self-nominations are also accepted. All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
Meritorious Service Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the outstanding service of a GSA member for our professional association. The application should include: 1) letter of support offering a brief rationale for nomination; 2) Curriculum Vitae of nominee. 3) brief narrative highlighting the nominee’s service engagement with the GSA. All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
Student Paper Awards.
We are looking for well written and articulate papers that are sociological in nature. Special consideration will be given to papers that:
-apply sociological themes, theories and analysis
-discuss research projects conducted by the author(s)
-length and format: min. 15 pages (undergraduate papers) and min. 20 pages (graduate papers), Times New Roman 12 double space. Papers should follow the American Sociological Association or American Psychological Association guidelines in format and paper structure
Outstanding Teaching Award
The purpose of this award is to honor a GSA member for outstanding contributions to the teaching of sociology at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. The recipients of the award must be members of the GSA with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience. The award recipient will be invited to share the teaching expertise during a Teaching related presentation/ workshop at the GSA annual conference. The applications should include: 1) Curriculum Vitae; 2) a brief narrative highlighting the candidate’s excellence in teaching (up to 3 pages); 3) relevant supporting materials (syllabi, data analysis of student evaluations, textbooks, manuals, or any other evidence that demonstrate excellence in teaching); 4) minimum one letter of support explaining how the nominee has excelled in the teaching of sociology. All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
Outstanding Publication Award
The purpose of this award is to honor a GSA member for an outstanding peer reviewed publication (e.g. book/ journal article). The recipient of the award must be a member of the GSA. The award recipient will be invited to discuss about the research publication during a Research related presentation/ workshop/ Meet the Author session at the GSA annual conference. The publication submitted should have a publication date in the past two years. The applications should include: 1) Curriculum Vitae; 2) PDF copy of the publication; 3) short narrative highlighting the quality and significance of the publication; 4) relevant supporting materials to show the significance and impact of the publication (book reviews, impact/ citation factor, book sales, course adoption etc.). All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
We would like to wish you strength and lots of great health for the new academic year. Thank you for everything that you do for your communities during these times of need.
Darina Lepadatu, President of Georgia Sociological Association
Thank you for participating in our recent survey and for submitting your comments and nominations. Your feedback showed strong support for the GSA Executive Board recommendations. Consequently, we will follow through with the following recommendations:
GSA Annual Meeting.
Instead of our face to face conference, we will organize a virtual Keynote Lecture (11/6/20 from 11am-12 pm) and virtual GSA Business Meeting (11/6/20 from 12- 1:30 pm). A Zoom link will be provided in advance of the meeting and the Sociologist of the Year Keynote Lecture will be recorded for those who cannot attend.
GSA Elections.
Per our GSA ByLaws, we will organize elections one month prior to the conference. The current officers including the members at Large who are interested will have the opportunity to run for one more year, so they can deliver a traditional face-to-face conference in 2021.
GSA Membership.
We are strongly encouraging you to renew your GSA membership (35$ for regular members) by October 30, 2020. Your membership dues will help sponsor the student awards and scholarships. Thank you in advance for renewing your GSA membership!
GSA Awards.
Please send your applications and encourage your colleagues and students to apply for the GSA Awards. Please find below the new guidelines for the Sociologist of the Year Award, GSA Teaching Award, GSA Scholarship Award, GSA Meritorious Service Award and Student Paper Awards (undergraduate and graduate awards). Please submit your nominations to Darina Lepadatu dlepadat@kennesaw.edu by Monday, September 7, 2020.
Sociologist of the Year Award.
The purpose of this lifetime achievement award is to solicit nominations in order to recognize an outstanding sociologist who made a significant impact in the field of Sociology in the state of Georgia. The application should include: 1) letter of support offering a brief rationale for nomination; 2) Curriculum Vitae of nominee. 3) a brief narrative highlighting the nominee’s impact in the field of Sociology (up to 3 pages). Self-nominations are also accepted. All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
Meritorious Service Award. The purpose of this award is to recognize the outstanding service of a GSA member for our professional association. The application should include: 1) letter of support offering a brief rationale for nomination; 2) Curriculum Vitae of nominee. 3) brief narrative highlighting the nominee’s service engagement with the GSA. All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
Student Paper Awards.
We are looking for well written and articulate papers that are sociological in nature. Special consideration will be given to papers that:
-apply sociological themes, theories and analysis
-discuss research projects conducted by the author(s)
-length and format: min. 15 pages (undergraduate papers) and min. 20 pages (graduate papers), Times New Roman 12 double space. Papers should follow the American Sociological Association or American Psychological Association guidelines in format and paper structure
Outstanding Teaching Award
The purpose of this award is to honor a GSA member for outstanding contributions to the teaching of sociology at the undergraduate and/or graduate level. The recipients of the award must be members of the GSA with a minimum of 5 years teaching experience. The award recipient will be invited to share the teaching expertise during a Teaching related presentation/ workshop at the GSA annual conference. The applications should include: 1) Curriculum Vitae; 2) a brief narrative highlighting the candidate’s excellence in teaching (up to 3 pages); 3) relevant supporting materials (syllabi, data analysis of student evaluations, textbooks, manuals, or any other evidence that demonstrate excellence in teaching); 4) minimum one letter of support explaining how the nominee has excelled in the teaching of sociology. All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
Outstanding Publication Award
The purpose of this award is to honor a GSA member for an outstanding peer reviewed publication (e.g. book/ journal article). The recipient of the award must be a member of the GSA. The award recipient will be invited to discuss about the research publication during a Research related presentation/ workshop/ Meet the Author session at the GSA annual conference. The publication submitted should have a publication date in the past two years. The applications should include: 1) Curriculum Vitae; 2) PDF copy of the publication; 3) short narrative highlighting the quality and significance of the publication; 4) relevant supporting materials to show the significance and impact of the publication (book reviews, impact/ citation factor, book sales, course adoption etc.). All the application materials should be submitted as one PDF document.
We would like to wish you strength and lots of great health for the new academic year. Thank you for everything that you do for your communities during these times of need.
Darina Lepadatu, President of Georgia Sociological Association