University of Oregon faculty, alumni and graduate students were recognized in the American Sociological Association's Environment and Technology section awards for 2013.

John Foster and Hannah Holleman received the Allan Schnaiberg Outstanding Publication Award for an article in the American Journal of Sociology. Foster is a professor of sociology at the UO. He received his doctorate from York University and teaches upper-division classes at the UO. Holleman, who received her master's degree and doctorate from the UO, is a sociology professor at Amherst College. The award that Foster and Holleman received recognizes outstanding articles focused on environmental sociology.

Matthew Clement won the Marvin E. Olsen Student Paper award. Clement is currently a sociology graduate student at the University of Oregon. The Olsen award is exclusively for graduate students who present noteworthy papers at the annual ASA meetings. The award's recipient also receives a small monetary award to assist with the expenses of attending the ASA meetings.

Shannon Bell received both the Outreach and Practice Award and the Boguslaw Award for Technology and Humanism. Bell earned her doctorate in sociology from the UO in 2010 and is currently a professor of sociology at the University of Kentucky. The Outreach and Practice Award is given to someone who participates in an interesting and innovative program or project in sociology. The Boguslaw award, given to either a doctoral student or someone who has earned a doctorate in the past five years, recognizes exceptional work with ordinary people to address social issues associated with technology.

The American Sociological Association is a national, non-profit membership association for sociologists. It consists of more than 14,000 members including students, college and university faculty, researchers and practitioners. The organization focuses on sociology programs and policy.

- by Katherine Cook, UO Public Affairs Communications intern