Awards and Prizes

The Karel Fierman Wahrsager Scholarship:

The Sociology Department awards the Wahrsager Scholarship every year to a sociology major (sophomore or junior) who demonstrates a high level of scholarship, intellectual promise, character, and leadership. The scholarship fund makes a significant (approximately $10,000 per year) contribution toward the fees of the recipient during her junior and senior years at Smith. The recipient may also apply to the department for an additional year of support toward expenses for the first year of graduate work in sociology providing she enrolls as a full-time student within two academic years following her graduation from Smith. Interested students may obtain additional information from their major advisers.

Most recent recipients of the prize awarded in 2006-2007 were:

• Danielle Le Clere '07
• Kristen Nelson, '07
• Rachel Ramsay '07

The Samuel Bowles Prize:

The Bowles Prize is awarded by the Sociology Department each spring to a major for the most distinguished paper written by a senior during the academic year. Graduating seniors may submit papers for consideration to any member of the department.

Most recent recipient of the prize in 2006-2007 was:

• Kristen Nelson ' 07

The Arthur Shattuck Parsons Memorial Prize:

The Sociology Department awards the Arthur Shattuck Parsons Memorial Prize each year to the student(s) with the outstanding paper(s) in sociological theory or its application.

Most recent recipient of the prize in 2006-2007 was:

• Danielle Le Clere ' 07

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