Awards Available

Visit the Office for Social Commitment for a comprehensive list of national and Grinnell scholarships and awards available.

Past Sociology Major Recipients

Sociology Department Specific Awards

The Judith Louise McKim Sociology Scholarship is awarded yearly to a top-junior or senior sociology major by the Grinnell sociology department. The Sociology Book Award is awarded annually to the sociology junior who has the highest GPA by the Grinnell sociology department. 

Year Judith Louise McKim Sociology Award Sociology Book Award
2003-2004 Allison Barrett Keli Campbell
2004-2005 Keli Campbell and Nova McGiffert Rose Wilson
2005-2006 Jenny Dale and Liliana Renteiria Sollie Flora
2006-2007 Rachel Allison and Sollie Flora Katrina Brooks
2007-2008 Christopher Neubert and Madison Van Oort Mark Root-Wiley
2008-2009 Latona Giwa and Mark Root-Wiley Alyssa Penner
2009-2010 Ami Freeburg, Alyssa Penner, and Margie Scribner  Kendall Hiedeman

General Awards and Scholarships 

  • 2009: Nichole Baker '10, Weiting Paper Award at the Iowa Sociological Assocation Conference
  • 2009: Stephanie Cheung '11 and Liting Cong '11, Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
  • 2009: Juan Garcia '11, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship
  • 2009: Fielding Jezreel '09 and Ruth Manski '09, Fulbright Scholarship
  • 2010: Michael McHugh '12, Andrew W. Loewi '71 Summer Internship Grant 
  • 2010: Lizeth Guiterrez '12, Melissa Vasquez '12, and Sophie Fajardo '12, Mellon Mays Undergraduate Fellowship 
  • 2010: Rachel Whitfield '10, Fulbright Scholarship
  • 2011: Stephanie Cheung '11, Goldwater Scholarship
  • 2011: Herbie Lynn '11 and Juan Garcia '11, Fulbright Schlarship
  • 2011: Lizeth Guiterrez '12, Joseph F. Wall Scholarship
  • 2011: Miriam Barcus '12, Manford Kuhn Award (for outstanding paper by a junior-senior) at the Iowa Sociological Association Conference