Welcome
The Department of Sociology at Rice University aims to educate undergraduate and graduate students and further on-going sociological research. As a member of the School of Social Sciences, we offer four-year Bachelor of the Arts degrees and Ph.D. degrees. For those seeking further education/research-opportunities past a doctoral level, we also offer a post-doctoral program.
2012 Faculty Honors & Awards
Elizabeth Long
2012 Presidential Mentoring Award
Bridget K. Gorman
Promotion to Professor with Tenure
George R. Brown Award for Superior Teaching
Michael Emerson
Sarah A. Burnett Teaching Prize in the Social Sciences
Rachel T. Kimbro
Promotion to Associate Professor with Tenure
2012 Phi Beta Kappa Teaching Award
2012 Student Awards & Honors
Congratulations to our outstanding senior majors and minors on their many accomplishments at Rice!
Honors in Sociology
Sarah James
Rebba Moore
Christina Rojas
Christina Zarraga
Weber-Durkheim Award for Excellence in Sociology
Sarah James
Becky Wade
Beth Shapiro Award
Jaclyn Dean
Kristen Gagalis
University Honors
Myles Bugbee, summa cum laude
Kristen Gagalis, magna cum laude
Lila Kerr, magna cum laude
Becky Wade, magna cum laude
Tori Bennette, cum laude
Sarah James, cum laude
Shamsa Mangalji, cum laude
Jessica McElroy, cum laude
Kathryn Skilton, cum laude
Elizabeth Young, cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
Myles Bugbee
Watson Fellowship
Becky Wade
Walter and Helen Hall Paper Prizes
Short Paper – Lila Kerr
Long Paper – Rebba Moore
Graduate Student Paper – Jessica Davenport
Alan Grob Prize
Jaclyn Dean
Kristen Gagalis
Lila Kerr
Albert Wei