Awards
2006 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place
Fae Goodman, University of Louisville, "Fishnets and Broken Bones: The Stylized Femininity of a Women's Full Contact Sport"
2006 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place (three-way tie)
Wilson Garrett, Centre College, "Are You Ready for Some Football?: The Role of Television in a Fraternity Setting"
Tania Matthews, University of Tennessee at Chattanooga, "Comparative Case Study of the Indigenization of Churches in the Cities Shanghai and Dali"
Erin Pace, Centre College, "How Race Affects One's Views of Interracial Marriage"
2005 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place: Rachel Sebastian, Northern Kentucky University, "Women and Children in a Midwestern Homeless Shelter"
2nd Place: Teresa Harding, Berea College,"Civic and Business Support for City-County Consolidation: An Analysis of Campaign Finance"
3rd Place: Jardana Peacock, Northern Kentucky University, "Youth Culture at the Ferring Community Center"
2003 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place: Michelle Meyer, Murray State University, "Environmentalism: A Study of College Students' Attitudes, Behaviors, and Knowledge"
2nd Place: Kevin Morrison, Eastern Kentucky University, "The Fridge Is Empty, Let's Move: Analysis of Broaddus Site Faunal Remains"
3rd Place: Kevin M. Jones and Jess Metzmeier, Centre College, "We Are DeSales: Catholic Schools, Ethics, and Social Teaching"
2002 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place: Polly S. ("Penny") Clark, Northern Kentucky University, "Culture of a Preschool"
2nd Place: Elizabeth Seale, Murray State University, "The Body as Consumer"
3rd Place: Elizabeth J. Lorenz, Northern Kentucky University, "Unveiling the Mosque: An Ethnographic Study of Gender, Age, and Community in an Islamic Center"
2001 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place: Patricia Wolford, Northern Kentucky University, "Culture of an Emergency Room"
2nd Place: Bryan Scott, Thomas More College, "Hegemony: Domination at Home and around the Globe"
3rd Place: Autumn Wiley, Thomas More College, "The Silent Epidemic of Domestic Violence: Using Sociobiology to Examine Causes and Solutions"
2000 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
Graduate Division
Paul Paolucci, University of Kentucky, "Marxian Warnings on Common Errors in Sociological Discourse"
Undergraduate Division
1st Place: Somi Williams, Northern Kentucky University, "Japanese Kindergarten and Its Defined Role as a Cultural Bridge"
2nd Place: Joseph Dunman, Murray State University, "Sports, Mass Media, and Ideology: The Super Bowl as a Reflection of American Society"
3rd Place: Sarah Kleemeier, Northern Kentucky University, "The Social Behavior of Bonobo Chimpanzees with a Closer Look at Juvenile Behavior"
1999 Larry Webster Student Paper Contest
1st Place: Jennifer P. Draude and Matthew P. Robinson, Northern Kentucky University, "Who Told Thee Thou Wast Naked: The Social Organization of a Family Nudist Resort"
2nd Place: Kimberly Little, Transylvania University, "Children of Homosexual Couples"
3rd Place: Sara M. Fair, Northern Kentucky University, "Juntos Como Hermanos: A Study of a Spanish-speaking Catholic Church"
1998 Student Paper Contest
Graduate Division
Ricardo Fernandez, University of Kentucky, "The Dialectic between the Archaeological and Historical Records: Consumer Choice and Symbolic Value in 19th Century British Pottery from the Warren Hause Site"
Undergraduate Division
1st Place: Kristina E. Vise, Northern Kentucky University, "Media Depictions of Female and Black Athletes: Sports Illustrated Feature Article Photographs, 1990-1996"
2nd Place: Laura Rice, Transylvania University, "Preoccupation with Perfection: A Contemporary View of the Dangers of Cosmetic Surgery"
3rd Place: Amanda McIntyre Johnson, Centre College, "A Class-Culture Comparison"
1997 Student Paper Contest
1st Place: C. Shawn McGuffey, Transylvania University, "Kentucky Identity: Are We Southern or What?"
2nd Place: Rebecca Caldwell, Transylvania University, "Violence against Women: Synthesis of Social Inequality Theories"
3rd Place: Ann K. Kleemeier, Northern Kentucky University, "For All People: Welcoming in an Outreach Church"