DWC Members Win Major ASC Awards
Four DWC members have won the following ASC honors and awards:
- Dr. Marjorie Zatz will be given the title of ‘Fellow’ (Note: Marjorie is on the ballot in the upcoming ASC Presidential Elections)
- Dr. Valerie Jenness will receive the 2019 August Vollmer Award.
- Dr. Amanda Burgess Proctor will receive the 2019 Herbert Bloch Award.
- Dr. Jillian Turanovic will receive the 2019 Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award
The title of “Fellow” is American Society of Criminology’s highest honor and given to those members of the ASC in good standing who have achieved distinction in criminology. The honorary title “Fellow” recognizes persons who have made a scholarly contribution to the intellectual life of the discipline, whether in the form of a singular, major piece of scholarship or cumulative scholarly contributions. Longevity alone is not sufficient. In addition, a Fellow must have made a significant contribution to the field through the career development of other criminologists and/or through organizational activities within the ASC.
The August Vollmer Award (established in 1959) recognizes an individual whose scholarship or professional activities have made outstanding contributions to justice or to the treatment or prevention of criminal or delinquent behavior.
The Herbert Bloch Award (established in 1961) recognizes outstanding service contributions to the American Society of Criminology and to the professional interests of criminology.
The Ruth Shonle Cavan Young Scholar Award (established in 1997) is given to recognize outstanding scholarly contributions to the discipline of criminology by someone who has received the Ph.D., MD, LL.D. or a similar graduate degree no more than five years before the year of the award.
