Simon and Gagnon Award

This award commemorates decades of research and writing on sexualities by Professor William Simon (University of Houston) who died on July 21, 2000, and his longtime collaborator, Professor John Gagnon (SUNY-Stony Brook). The Simon and Gagnon Award honors career contributions to the study of sexualities as represented by a body of work or a single book. The recipient of the award will make a presentation to the Sexualities Section at the Annual Meetings of the ASA.

Martin Levine Dissertation Award

The Martin Levine Memorial Dissertation Award was established to honor the memory of Martin Levine, who died of AIDS in 1993. It provides $3,000 to a graduate student (and $500 to an honorable mention) in the final stages of dissertation research and writing, who is working on those topics to which Levine devoted his career: 1) the sociology of sexualities, 2) the sociology of homosexuality, and 3)HIV/AIDS research.

Those wishing to be considered for the Martin Levine Award should submit five copies of their approved dissertation proposal, a letter of application indicating how their work adheres to the mandate for the award, and a letter from the chair of their dissertation committee about the work to the chair of the award committee (This letter must state that the applicant has advanced to candidacy.) : Michael Kimmel, Dept. of Sociology, SUNY, Stony Brook, NY 11794.michael.kimmel@sunysb.edu . Applications are due on April 15 of each year.

Graduate Student Paper Award

This award is given to a paper authored by a student currently enrolled in a sociology graduate program. A paper may be co-authored by two or more students who would share the award (papers co-authored with faculty are not eligible). The predominant focus of the paper should be sexualities broadly defined. Papers should be manuscript length and no longer than 35 typed, double-spaced pages.