Rutledge Melvin Dennis (born August 16, 1939) is an American sociologist who is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University. A noted expert on the work of W. E. B. Du Bois, he was formerly the first coordinator of African American studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.[1] He was the president of the Association of Black Sociologists from 1982 to 1983. In 2001, he received the Association's Joseph S. Himes Distinguished Scholarship Award.[2] In 2006, he received the DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association. The statement accompanying this award described Dennis as "one of the leading scholars on DuBois."[3] In 2010, he created the Dennis-Weathers award in honor of his parents and godparents. The award is given annually by Virginia Commonwealth University to an exemplary African American studies student.[4]
Rutledge Dennis | |
|---|---|
 | |
| Born | Rutledge Melvin Dennis August 16, 1939 |
| Nationality | American |
| Education | South Carolina State University Washington State University |
| Known for | Scholarship on W. E. B. Du Bois |
| Awards | American Sociological Association DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award (2006) |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Sociology |
| Institutions | Virginia Commonwealth University George Mason University |
| Thesis | The Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois (1975) |
References
edit- ^ "Faculty and Staff: Rutledge M Dennis". Sociology and Anthropology. George Mason University. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "The Papers of Rutledge Melvin Dennis" (PDF). South Carolina State University Library. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Rutledge M. Dennis Award Statement". American Sociological Association (Press release). 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
- ^ "Dennis-Weathers Award". Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarships. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
External links
edit
  | This biography of an American sociologist is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |