Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Awards

The Pamela Ann Roby Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Endowment was established in 2000 by Pamela Ann Roby, who is currently a UCSC Professor Emerita of Sociology. The endowment funds three annual awards in the Sociology Department. They are based on academic merit alone.

The first award, the Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Ph.D. Dissertation Award recognizes UC Santa Cruz Sociology Ph.D. candidates who have completed a Ph.D. dissertation, or a Ph.D. dissertation prospectus plus two or more chapters on race, class, and gender within the U.S.A. 

Their research may include one or more additional nations and be on subjects such as but not limited to health, education, language, environment, work, culture, the economy, etc. in relation to race, class, and gender. The dissertation materials must contribute to social science and public understanding of race, class, and gender within the U.S., and race, class, and gender must be their simultaneous and central foci.

The second award is the Sociology of Race, Class, and Gender Senior Thesis Award. To be eligible for this award, applicants must be UCSC undergraduate sociology majors who have written their senior thesis on race, class, and gender during the academic year with race, class, and gender being their simultaneous and central foci.

For more information about these awards, please contact the department manager in the Sociology Department at (831) 459-2831 or visit the department's website.