ABS Awards Nominations

2026 Awards Nominations

The Association of Black Sociologists is pleased to solicit nominations for its student paper awards and professional awards.

The chair of the 2026 student paper awards committee is Saida Grundy. The chair of the 2026 professional awards committee is BarBara Scott.

Nominations are due by May 31, 2026. All nominees must be paid members to be considered for all awards.

Award recipients will be acknowledged during the luncheon at the Association of Black Sociologists' Annual Conference on August 6-8, 2026 in New York, NY.

Descriptions of the awards can be found here. All past winners can be found here.

For which award are you submitting?

The Association of Black Sociologists is pleased to solicit nominations for its student paper awards. Undergraduate and graduate students are invited to submit papers.

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The Association of Black Sociologists is pleased to solicit nominations for its professional achievement awards.

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Information on where to send books will come when all nominations are received.

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Nominee Name and Affiliation

Nominee E-Mail Address

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GUIDELINES AND ADDITIONAL INFORMATION

Nominators and nominees for these awards must be ABS members in good standing (financial) by the posted nomination deadline. Failure to adhere to this stipulation disqualifies the nominee. Please advise your nominee to make sure their membership is up-to-date.

The deadline for receipt of nomination and materials for these awards is May 31, 2026. A letter of nomination should state with detail and precision how the nominee reflects the aims and objectives of the award for which they are nominated. The strongest possible case for a nominee can be made by the submission of letters from various nominators. Supporting documents may include a nominee’s curriculum vita or other evidence of having produced a record of distinctive scholarly, administrative or public sector service for an early career scholar (Johnson Award), curriculum vita or other evidence of having produced outstanding scholarship (the Himes Award), teaching, mentoring, and service (the A. Wade Smith Award), or exemplary accomplishment in teaching, research, and organizational service to the ABS and to the discipline of sociology more generally for a minimum of twenty years (the Blackwell Founders Award).