Please consider nominating a colleague or yourself for one of the following DCSS 2026 awards. Nominations will close on March 2. Complete descriptions and nominating information are on the Awards page of the website, where you will also find links to lists of previous winners.

Graduate Student Paper Awards: Separate awards are made for one M.A. student paper and one Ph.D. student paper; each winning author will receive a $200 cash award and will be recognized at the annual DCSS awards event. Graduate students enrolled in colleges and universities in the District of Columbia, Maryland, and Virginia are encouraged to submit; you need not be a member of DCSS to submit a paper for consideration. See complete details on the Awards page.

The Stuart A. Rice Merit Award for Career Achievement is presented to a distinguished senior member of the Society who has made a significant contribution to the discipline. Nominees will be judged on their collective accomplishments over a professional career of at least 25 years.

The Morris Rosenberg Award is presented for outstanding sociological achievement during the past three years by any member of DCSS. Achievements may include—but are not limited to—scholarship, teaching and mentoring, use of sociology in public policy analysis, contributions to professional organizations, advancement of public awareness of sociological practice, or leadership in the use of sociological knowledge in non-traditional settings.

The Anna Julia Cooper Award for Public Sociology by a Community Organization is given to a community group using the methods and insights of sociology in its work to improve life in the DCSS service area.

The Executive Committee is currently making plans for an awards event to be held in late spring. Watch this space for more information coming soon!