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Honors and Awards
ASU's sociology faculty have earned prestigious honors for their impactful contributions to understanding the complexities of immigration, urban development, justice, democracy, environment, identity constructs and more.
These include distinguished career awards, national and international fellowships, best paper contributions, innovation awards, and others.

Craig Calhoun
- Distinguished Career Award, American Sociological Association Section on Altruism, Morality, and Social Solidarity
- Elected Fellow, International Science Council
- Elected Fellow, British Academy
- Elected Fellow, American Philosophical Society
- Einstein Fellow
- Elected Fellow, American Association for the Advancement of Sciences
- Elected Member, Council on Foreign Relations
- Elected Member, Society for Comparative Research
- Elected Member, Sociological Research Association

Rebecca Sandefur
- Warren E. Burger Award, National Center for State Courts
- Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
- MacArthur Fellow
- Champion of Justice, National Center for Access to Justice
- The Hague Visiting Chair in the Rule of Law

Mary Romero
- W.E.B. Du Bois Career of Distinguished Scholarship Award, American Sociological Association
- Sociologists for Women in Society Distinguished Feminist Lecturer
- President, American Sociological Association
- Cox-Johnson-Frazier Award, American Sociological Association
- Julian Samora Distinguished Career, American Sociological Association Section on Latina/o Sociology
- Founders Award, American Sociological Association Section for Racial and Ethnic Minorities
- Lee Founders Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems
- Carnegie Scholar, Pew National Fellowship

Rocío García
- Distinguished Contribution to Sociological Perspectives Award, Pacific Sociological Association
- Kimberlé Crenshaw Article Award, Society for the Study of Social Problems, Division on Racial and Ethnic Minorities
- Distinguished Research Article Award, American Sociological Association Section on Latina/Latino Sociology

Barret Michalec
- Creativity in Education and Practice Award, National Academies of Practice
- George E. Thibault, MD Nexus Award, National Center for Interprofessional Practice and Education
- Art Museum-based Health Professions Education Fellowship, Harvard Macy Institute and Cambridge Health Alliance
- Macy Faculty Scholar Award, Josiah Macy, Jr. Foundation.
- Frederic W. Hafferty Award for Fostering Culture Change in Health Professions Education, Arnold P. Gold Foundation.
- Best Paper Award, Association of American Medical College (AAMC) Research in Medical Education (RIME)
- J. Warren Perry Distinguished Author Award, Journal of Allied Health.

Jose Ashford
- President’s Award for Innovation in Law and Behavioral Science, Arizona State University
- Distinguished Alumni Award, College of Social Work, The Ohio State University
- Founders Day Award, Arizona State University

Michael Hechter
- Fellow, Center for Advanced Study in the Behavioral Sciences
- Elected Fellow, American Academy of Arts and Sciences
- Elected Member, Society for Comparative Research
- Elected Member, Sociological Research Association
- Visiting Scholar, Russell Sage Foundation
- Woodrow Wilson National Fellowship