Robert Crutchfield chaired the Department of Sociology from 1998 to 2003 and again from 2008 to 2011, while Stewart Tolnay chaired the department from 2003 to 2008. Both were excellent mentors for scores of students and provided excellent mentorship of undergraduate students engaging in their first experiences with research.
The Crutchfield-Tolnay Award for Excellence in Undergraduate Research is given annually to an undergraduate who has made strong contributions to either independent or collaborative research in the Department of Sociology. In addition to being recognized at our annual department graduation event, the recipient receives $1000.
Students are nominated by Sociology professors, instructors, and TAs and selected by the department’s department’s Awards & Community Life Committee, which then makes its recommendations to the Chair. Only graduating seniors are eligible.