The George Masterton Award is named after the first chair of the department. It is awarded each year at the spring Honors Convocation “to a student for academic achievement, significant contributions to the University and larger communities, and intellectual promise.”
2012 Recipients
- Matt Covington
- Michelle Barbaccia
- Amy Sobotka
- Jennifer Hayes
2011 Recipients
- Duston Dariano
- Phillip Leone
- Tamiko Cornish
Previous Recipients
- Dana Simone (Criminal Justice, 2010)
- Ben Zieman (Criminal Justice, 2010)
- Linda Zekovitch (Sociology and Anthropology, 2010)
- Amy Wood (Criminal Justice, 2009)
- Nicole Edwards (Sociology, 2009)
- Traci Arnold (Criminal Justice, 2008)
- Christine Junior (Sociology, 2008)
- Linda Anderson (Sociology, 2007)
- Kristin Curtis (Criminal Justice, 2007)
- Aisha Lewis (Criminal Justice, 2006)
- Tyler Richendollar (Sociology, 2006)
- Katherine Paulson (Anthropology, 2005)
- Walter Kim (Criminal Justice, 2005)
- Amy Sampson (Sociology, 2005)
- Kelly Gerber (Criminal Justice, 2004)
- Kristi Napoleon (Sociology, 2004)
- Cristin Steffani (Criminal Justice, 2003)
- Jamie O’Brien (Anthropology, 2003)
- Chaz Molins (Sociology, 2003)
- Jeanette Block (Sociology, 2002)
- Theresa Drummond (Criminal Justice, 2002)
- Roger Dion (2001)
- Tonia Lynn Campbell (2000)
- Lotus C. Pilborough (1999)
- Deborah Vermaat (1998)
- Emma Jane Hardwick (1997)
- Dona Hilburn-Campbell (1996)
- Patricia Toatley (1995)
- Jorge Torres-Coriano (1994)
- Russell Campbell and Elizabeth Duda (1993)
- Donna Gottardi (1992)
- Reed E. Gladey (1991)
- Chris-Anne Campolucci (1990)
- Brian Hall (1989)
- Stephen M. D’Ilio (1988)
- Laura E. Vendzules (1987)
- Eric S. Brown and Mary Kirkland (1983)