Rutledge Dennis

Rutledge Dennis
Born
Rutledge Melvin Dennis

(1939-08-16) August 16, 1939 (age 85)
Charleston, South Carolina
NationalityAmerican
EducationSouth Carolina State University
Washington State University
Known forScholarship on W. E. B. Du Bois
AwardsAmerican Sociological Association DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award (2006)
Scientific career
FieldsSociology
InstitutionsVirginia Commonwealth University
George Mason University
ThesisThe Sociology of W. E. B. Du Bois (1975)

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]

References

  1. ^ "Faculty and Staff: Rutledge M Dennis". Sociology and Anthropology. George Mason University. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  2. ^ "The Papers of Rutledge Melvin Dennis" (PDF). South Carolina State University Library. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  3. ^ "Rutledge M. Dennis Award Statement". American Sociological Association (Press release). 2009-06-05. Retrieved 2018-07-04.
  4. ^ "Dennis-Weathers Award". Virginia Commonwealth University Scholarships. Retrieved 2018-07-04.


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