Accolades

Olivia Blackmon honored with distinguished alumni award

Olivia Blackmon honored with distinguished alumni award

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Olivia Blackmon, BA Sociology '99, MA '11, PhD '15, with the 2023 Distinguished Alumni Award in Sociology and Anthropology. Blackmon boasts an impressive background with more than 20 years of professional experience in critical infrastructure, regional innovation, partnership development and business operations.

Amanda Magpiong named as CHSS Senior of the Year

Amanda Magpiong named as CHSS Senior of the Year

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Amanda Magpiong, BA Anthropology '24, as the 2023 Senior of the Year. Magpiong is an Honors College student pursuing a bachelor's degree in both government and international politics and anthropology at George Mason University.

Miranda C. Martin honored with distinguished alumni award

Miranda C. Martin honored with distinguished alumni award

The College of Humanities and Social Sciences is proud to honor Miranda C. Martin, BA Anthropology '14, with the 2022 Distinguished Alumni Award in Sociology and Anthropology.  Martin is a food systems researcher and food justice activist whose work has spanned the food chain from production to consumption. 

Maria Valdovinos Olson recipient of National Science Foundation and American Society of Criminology awards.

Maria Valdovinos Olson recipient of National Science Foundation and American Society of Criminology awards.

Congratulations to Maria Valdovinos Olson, a doctoral candidate in the Sociology program and research affiliate at the Movement Engaged Research Hub in the Center for Social Science Research. Maria was recently selected by Arizona State University, New College to receive a National Science Foundation Law and Science Dissertation Grant Award. Maria has also been selected as the recipient of the 2022 American Society of Criminology, Division on Corrections and Sentencing Dissertation Scholarship Award.

Professor Trencher Wins Citizenship Award Accolades

Professor Trencher Wins Citizenship Award

Professor Susan Trencher, of the Department of Sociology and Anthropology, has won the Center for Public Anthropology's Paul Farmer Global Citizenship Award.