In the past few years, the sociology department has had a handful
of students who have participated in the Colleges' Honors Program. The
Hobart and William Smith Colleges' Honors Program makes possible the most
sustained and sophisticated work available in the College's curriculum.
Qualified students take two or three self-designed courses that concentrate
on the same project and are sponsored by the same faculty adviser. Most
or all of the work is done in the senior year, although it may be begun
earlier. In addition to the Honors project, which culminates in a research
or critical paper or its counterpart in the creative arts, an Honors candidate
takes a written examination in the Honors field and an oral examination
that covers both the Honors project and the written examination. Each
candidate has an Honors committee consisting of a field and faculty examiner
from the Colleges' faculty and an outside examiner.
Sociology honors projects include 2003 Emily Stoehr, High Honors "High Risk Communities" Adviser: Jack Dash Harris
2000 Michael Thomas Harms
"The Implementation of the United Nations Convention on the Rights
of the Child in the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Meeting the needs of
Vietnam's Children Through Children's Rights and Child Advocacy"
Adviser: Jack Dash Harris
1999 Asako Hirose
"KOGYARU: A Study of Japanese Youth Culture" Adviser: Dunbar Moodie
1998 Ada Barrientos-Collins
"A Feminist Assessment of Women in Development: The Case of the Dominican
Republic" Adviser: Jack Dash Harris
1998 Sarah A. Tillson
Where are the Boys? Involving Male Adolescents in the Issues of Contraception,
Pregnancy, and Parenthood Adviser: Jack Dash Harris
Departmental Honors
Each year, the sociology department recognizes students for their achievement
with a several awards and honors. Recent award recipients include:
The Larry Young Prize in Sociology- To the sociology major who has made the greatest contribution
to intercultural communication.
2003 Recipients: Gretchen Lasda & Nicole Traino
The James Mickel Williams Prize in Social Science
- Awarded to the junior social science major with the highest G.P.A. in
the division.
Other Honors
Sociology majors are also often recognized for their outstanding achievements
outside of the Social Sciences. Some such recent honors and awards include.
Lester Powell, Inducted into the Druid Society,
Hobart College's Senior Honor Society
Michael Thomas Harms, Inducted into Phi Beta Kappa
Elizabeth Masten,UCAA All-Conference Honorable Mention,
William Smith Basketball