Graduate Student Awards

Department of Sociology Awards

Excellence in Research

Anthony J. (AJ) Knowles (2022)
Álvaro Germán Torres Mora and Christopher Rogers (2021)
Tamra Gilbertson (2020)
Emily Medley (2019)
Nikhil Deb (2018)
Enkeshi Thom (2017)
Jenna Lamphere (2016)
Shannon Williams (2015)
Elizabeth East (2014)
Alex Stoner (2013)
Jennifer Schally (2012)
Beth Easterling (2011)
Meghan Conley (2010)
Jennifer Scroggins (2009)

Excellence in Teaching

Bryan Clayborne (2022)
Kyra Martinez (2021)
Adria McLaughlin (2020)
Rachel Ponder (2019)
Della Winters (2018)
Nikhilendu Deb (2017)
Zachary McKenney (2016)
Julie Shelton (2015)
Steve Panageotou (2014)
Lauren Copley (2013)
Katherine Morris (2012)
Nicholas Zeller (2011)
Carmel Price (2010)
Andrew Gunnoe (2009)

Excellence in Service

Alexandria Brown, Alzaina (Zaina) Shams, and Dani Urquieta (2022)
Jiayi Li (2021)
Della Winters (2020)
Enkeshi Thom (2019)
Caitlin Mize (2018)
Bethany Nelson and Tamra Gilbertson (2017)
Holly Ningard (2016)
Sara Malley (2014)
Zachary McKenney (2013)
Jenna Lamphere (2012)
William Taylor and Elizabeth East (2011)
James Maples and Elizabeth East (2010)
Meghan Conley (2009)

Graduate School Endowed Fellowships

Tennessee Fellowship for Graduate Excellence

Musabber Ali Chisty (2022)

Access and Diversity Fellowship

Timothy Perez (2022)
Dani Urquieta (2021)

Mary Phipps-Shepherd Graduate Fellowship

Jeff Cates (2020)

Graduate School Fellowship

Rhiannon Leebrick (2010)

Oscar R. Ashley Graduate Research Fellowship

Christian Lewelling (2022)
Holly Ningard (2015)

Seaton Graduate Fellowship

Jaycob Applegate (2021)

Shipley-Swann Graduate Fellowship

Diego Taboada (2022)
Adria McLaughlin (2020)
Tamra Gilbertson (2018)

Yates Dissertation Fellowship

Christopher Rogers (2022)
Nikhilendhu Deb (2018)
Elizabeth East (2015)
Jenna Lamphere (2013)
Meghan Conley (2012)

J. Wallace and Katie Dean Fellowship

Imani Shell (2022)
Christian Lewelling (2021)
Rossana Diaz (2020)
Nailah Herbert (2020)
Diego Taboada (2020)
Macey Hall (2019)
Jeff Cates (2019)
Anna Grace Barry (2018; declined)
Robert Leonard (2017), Katherine Acevedo (2017) & Viola Sawyer (2017; declined)
Nikhilendhu Deb (2015)
Holly Ningard (2014)
Kyle Letteney (2013)
Jon Phoenix (2012)

Tennessee Doctoral Fellows

Nadya Vera (2019-2022)

Lori Mayer Returning Women’s Fellowship

Kim “Alma” Hartley (2018)
Nadya Vera (2017)

College of Arts and Sciences Fellowships

Thomas Fellowship

Nikhil Deb (2018)
Della Winters (2018)
Enkeshi Thom (2016)

Turner Fellowship

Jenna Lamphere (2015)

Chancellor’s Citations

Extraordinary Leadership and Service

Sarah D’Onofrio (2021)
Enkeshi Thom (2017)

Extraordinary Community Service

Caitlin Mize (2017)

Extraordinary Student / Student Organization Community Service Award

Ashley Browning (2021)

Extraordinary Professional Promise

Emily Medley (2019)
Nikhil Deb (2019)
Zach McKenney (2018)
Elizabeth East (2017)
Steven Panageotou (2017)

Graduate Student Senate Research Award

Zach McKenney (2018)

Graduate Student Senate Service Award

Tamra Gilbertson (2018)

Jimmy and Ilene Cheek Medal of Excellence

Tamra Gilbertson (2019)

National Fellowships and Grants

Kauffman Foundation Knowledge Challenge Grant

Emily Medley (2019)

National Science Foundation Doctoral Dissertation Research Improvement Grant