NOMINATIONS SOUGHT FOR 2008
RUTH SHONLE CAVAN YOUNG SCHOLAR AWARD
Sponsored by Prentice-Hall

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 (for this year the degree must have been awarded no earlier than May of 2003)  The Award may be for a single work or a series of contributions, and may include co-authored works.

In submitting your nominations, provide the following supporting materials:
1. A letter evaluating the nominee's contribution and its relevance to this award.
2. Applicant's/nominee's vitae (short version preferred)
3. No more than 3 published works, which may include a combination of articles and one book.

Those interested in being considered or in nominating someone for the Cavan Award should mail seven copies the above noted materials by March 1, 2008 to:

Lauren Krivo
Department of Sociology
The Ohio State University
300 Bricker Hall, 190 N. Oval Mall
Columbus, OH 43210
krivo.1@sociology.osu.edu 
(614) 292-7107

The Executive Board may decide not to give the award in any given year.