Robert O. Richards Memorial Writing Award

Robert Richards received the B.S. degree from Ohio State University in 1957, the M.A. from the University of Michigan in 1959 and the Ph.D. in 1970 from Michigan State University. He joined the Department of Sociology in 1969 and was a faculty member in the Department until his death in 1983. He was deeply dedicated to the students he taught and was admired and appreciated by fellow faculty as a gifted colleague and a beloved friend. At his memorial service, faculty and students commented about his love of the discipline, his ability to stimulate them intellectually, his kindness, humility, humor, wit and ability with words and his wide-ranging interests and talents.

The Robert O. Richards Memorial Writing Award was established by his wife, Mary Richards, in 1984 to honor undergraduate sociology students who have written papers with excellence in quality of writing and soundness of sociological thought.

Requirements: 1. Undergraduate with a major or minor in Sociology. 2. Papers judged on quality of writing and soundness of sociological theory. Submit: Four copies of an original sociological paper, typed. Include cover page with your name, address and paper title. Deadline: March 3 Submit to: Dr. Lois Wright Morton, Chair Honors and Awards Committee 107 East Hall Please note: Acceptance of this award indicates that we have your permission to publish that information in department, college and university publications. For more information about this award, contact Dr. Lois Wright Morton (lwmorton@iastate.edu).