Call for Nominations for the 2006 Division on Women and Crime Awards

Nominations are requested for the following Division on Women and Crime awards:

Distinguished Scholar Award which recognizes outstanding contributions to the field of women and crime by an established scholar. The contributions may consist of a single outstanding book or work, a series of theoretical or research contributions, or the accumulated contributions of an established scholar. Eligibility includes scholars who have held a Ph.D. for eight or more years.

New Scholar Award which recognizes the achievements of scholars who show outstanding merit at the beginnings of their careers. Outstanding merit may be based on a single book or work, including dissertation or a series of theoretical or research contributions to the area of women and crime. Eligibility includes scholars who held a Ph.D. for less than eight years.

Lifetime Achievement Award which recognizes scholars upon retirement. We inaugurated this award on our 20th Anniversary, 2004. Scholars receiving this award should have an established career advancing the goals and work of the Division on Women and Crime.

CoraMae Richey Mann "Inconvenient Woman of the Year" Award recognizes the scholar/activist who has participated in publicly promoting the ideals of gender equality and women's rights throughout society, particularly as it relates to gender and crime issues. This award will be granted on an ad hoc basis. Nominations should include specific documentation of public service (news articles, etc) and should describe in detail how this person's activism has raised awareness and interest in the issues that concern the Division on Women and Crime. This award was inaugurated in honor of our 20th Anniversary in 2004.

The nominees are evaluated by the awards committee based on their scholarly work, their commitment to women crime as a research discipline, and their commitment to women in crime as advocates, particularly in terms of dedication to the division on women and crime. In submitting your nomination, please provide the following supporting materials: a letter evaluating a nominee's contribution and its relevance to the award and the nominee's c.v. (short version preferred). No nominee will be considered unless these materials are provided and arrive by the deadline.

Send nominations and supporting materials by October 15, 2006:

Awards: Division Awards will be presented at the Division on Women and Crime meeting at the ASC conference in November. The committee reserves the right to give no award in a particular year if it deems this appropriate. Submissions: Please send a letter of nomination describing the nominees contributions, identify the award for which you are nominating the individual (distinguished scholar, new scholar), and make sure that a vita for this nominee reaches the committee in a timely fashion. Self nominations are welcome. Send to: Kimberly J Cook, Chair, Department of Sociology and Criminal Justice, University of North Carolina at Wilmington, 601 South College Rd. Wilmington, NC 28403, or by e-mail: cookk@uncw.edu