Each year the Department of Sociology honors our outstanding students with departmental awards and invitations to join Alpha Kappa Delta, the international sociology honor society.
Departmental Awards
Department Scholar
This award is given to a graduating senior with the highest academic performance.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
| 2019 |
Evan Warney
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| 2018 | Lauren Del Vecchio Zara Schinsing |
| 2017 | Michelle Powderly |
| 2016 | Sara Connor |
| 2015 | Samantha Chudyk |
| 2013 | Daniel Oonk |
| 2012 | Peter Lista |
| 2011 | Scott James |
| 2010 | Slade Lellock |
| 2009 | Thomas Happell |
| 2008 | Lindsay Wolf |
| 2007 | Danielle Montagne |
| 2006 | Erin Doring |
| 2005 | Amanda Crane |
| 2004 | Robyn Alama |
| 2003 | Lori Szalay |
| 2001 | Sarah Herring |
| 2000 | John Packer |
| 1999 | Tara Flynn |
| 1997 | Cathy Owen |
| 1996 | Robin Rand |
| 1994 | Jeffrey Gerken |
Department of Sociology Scholarship
Through the Brockport Foundation, the department is able to award up to two scholarships to Sociology majors with a GPA of 3.0 or higher entering their last or second-to-last semester. Applications are typically due in mid-February.
| Year | Recipient(s) |
| 2019 | Michelle Riggio Megan Wright |
| 2018 | Samantha Lippa Evan Warney |
| 2017 |
Melissa Szurgyi Alisyn Klock |
| 2016 |
Michelle Powderly James Luckman |
| 2015 | Veronica Lenhart James Luckman |
| 2013 | Tyler Sollenne Darren Kwiatkowski |
| 2012 | Ashley McKay Kaitlyn Spike |
| 2011 | Peter Lista Kendra White |
| 2010 | Scott James |
| 2008 | Stephanie Bizzari |
| 2007 | Rebekah Orr |
| 2006 | Danielle Montagne |
Alpha Kappa Delta
The Department of Sociology at SUNY Brockport is proud to have a chapter of Alpha Kappa Delta (AKD), the international sociological honor society founded in 1920. This is a prestigious honor society recognizing sociology majors who achieve academic excellence. Members must be at least junior status, have earned a grade point average of 3.0 or above in the major, rank in the top 35% of their class, and have completed at least four sociology courses at Brockport.
Members are inducted into AKD at the annual spring induction ceremony and reception. This is a time of much celebration, including faculty, students, parents, and members of the administration.
Non-Departmental Awards Earned by Sociology Majors
2018
- Zara Schinsing – Outstanding Adult Student
- Melissa Szurgyi – Chancellors Award for Student Excellence
2017
- James Luckman – The Marion Schrank Student Leadership award