Awards
Each year, the WSC confers several awards upon people whose work deserves special recognition. Press on the names of each award to see a listing of the award recipients.
The Paul Tappan Award
For outstanding contributions to the field of criminology
| 1974-1975 | William Amos |
| 1975-1976 | Earl Caldwell |
| 1976-1977 | James F. Short, Jr. |
| 1977-1978 | Simon Dinitz |
| 1978-1979 | Gilbert Geis |
| 1979-1980 | A. LaMont Smith & Paul Weston |
| 1980-1981 | Tony Platt & Paul Takagi |
| 1981-1982 | Sheldon Messinger |
| 1982-1983 | Tom Murton |
| 1983-1984 | Julia & Herman Schwendinger |
| 1984-1985 | (not given) |
| 1985-1986 | Abraham Blumberg |
| 1986-1987 | Don M. Gottfredson |
| 1987-1988 | Jerome Skolnick |
| 1988-1989 | Austin Turk |
| 1989-1990 | Elliott Currie |
| 1990-1991 | John Irwin |
| 1991-1992 | Meda Chesney-Lind |
| 1992-1993 | C. Ronald Huff |
| 1993-1994 | Franklin Zimring |
| 1994-1995 | Malcolm Klein |
| 1995-1996 | Edwin M. Lemert |
| 1996-1997 | Joan Petersilia |
| 1997-1998 | Travis Hirschi |
| 1998-1999 | James Austin |
| 1999-2000 | Delbert S. Elliott |
| 2000-2001 | Michael Gottfredson |
| 2001-2002 | Marcus Felson |
| 2002-2003 | J. David Hawkins & Richard F. Catalano |
| 2003-2004 | M. Douglas Anglin |
| 2004-2005 | Finn-Aage Esbensen |
| 2005-2006 | Michael Radelet |
| 2006-2007 | Marjorie Zatz |
| 2007-2008 | Inger Sagatun-Edwards |
| 2008-2009 | Cheryl Maxson |
| 2009-2010 | David Huizinga |
| 2010-2011 | Robert Hare & Henry Pontell |
The Joseph D. Lohman Award
For outstanding service to the Western Society of Criminology
| 1975-1976 | June Morrison |
| 1976-1977 | (not given) |
| 1977-1978 | William Amos |
| 1978-1979 | Ivar Paur |
| 1979-1980 | G. Thomas Gitchoff |
| 1980-1981 | Michael Rustigan |
| 1981-1982 | Gerry Fare |
| 1982-1983 | Ron Boostrom |
| 1983-1984 | Susan Meier |
| 1984-1985 | (not given) |
| 1985-1986 | Charles Tracy |
| 1986-1987 | Henry Pontell |
| 1987-1988 | Joyce Alexander |
| 1988-1989 | Janet Henkin |
| 1989-1990 | Jill Rosenbaum |
| 1990-1991 | John Dombrink |
| 1991-1992 | Elaine Duxbury |
| 1992-1993 | Randall Sheldon |
| 1993-1994 | Meda Chesney-Lind |
| 1994-1995 | Richard Tillson |
| 1995-1996 | Christine Curtis |
| 1996-1997 | Candace Cross-Drew |
| 1997-1998 | Inger Sagatun-Edwards |
| 1998-1999 | Cheryl Maxson & Linda Humble |
| 1999-2000 | Barbara Bloom & Patrick Jackson |
| 2000-2001 | Martha-Elin Blomquist & Miki Vohryzek-Bolden |
| 2001-2002 | Darlanne Hoctor-Mulmat |
| 2002-2003 | Paul Brantingham |
| 2003-2004 | Elizabeth "Libby" Deschenes & Sabra Horne |
| 2004-2005 | Angel Ilarraza, Gisela Bichler & Stephen Tibbetts |
| 2005-2006 | Cynthia Burke |
| 2006-2007 | Brenda Vogel & Mike Day |
| 2007-2008 | Sue Escobar |
| 2008-2009 | John Vivian |
| 2009-2010 | Adrienne Freng |
| 2010-2011 | Christine Famega |
The June Morrison-Tom Gitchoff Founders Award
For significant improvement of the quality of justice
| 1978-1979 | Horst Senger |
| 1979-1980 | Betsy Bryant |
| 1980-1981 | Ramona Ripston |
| 1981-1982 | (not given) |
| 1982-1983 | Hon. Rose Bird, Shirley Huffstedler, & Beverly DiGregorio |
| 1983-1984 | Marie Rhagghianti |
| 1984-1985 | Rev. Desmond Tutu |
| 1985-1986 | John J. Sirica |
| 1986-1987 | John Kennedy |
| 1987-1988 | Revs. C. Williams & C. Mims |
| 1988-1989 | Florence McClure |
| 1989-1990 | Mark Soler |
| 1990-1991 | Joseph McNamara |
| 1991-1992 | Vince Schiraldi |
| 1992-1993 | Judith A. Embree |
| 1993-1994 | David Chadwick |
| 1994-1995 | Mimi Halper Silbert |
| 1995-1996 | Meda Chesney-Lind |
| 1996-1997 | James I. Cook |
| 1997-1998 | Ellen Barry |
| 1998-1999 | Sandi Menefee |
| 1999-2000 | Karin Bedi |
| 2000-2001 | Hon. Susan Finlay |
| 2001-2002 | Daniel Prefontaine |
| 2002-2003 | Hon. Leonard Edwards |
| 2003-2004 | Hon. Wendy Lindley |
| 2004-2005 | Pamela Lichy |
| 2005-2006 | Washington State Institute for Public Policy |
| 2006-2007 | Nancy Wonders |
| 2007-2008 | Joan Petersilia |
| 2008-2009 | Joel Goodman |
| 2009-2010 | Christine Curtis |
| 2010-2011 | Vincent Webb |
The Western Society of Criminology Fellows Award
For individuals generally associated with the Western region who have made important contributions to the field of criminology
| 1976-1977 | William Amos, Willa Dawson, Barry Krisberg, June Morrison, Charles Newman, Kenneth Polk, & James F. Short, Jr. |
| 1977-1978 | Robert Carter, G. Thomas Gitchoff, William Hopper, David Lowenbert, Jay Monahan, Harry More, & John Webster |
| 1978-1979 | (none given) |
| 1979-1980 | Al Gormann, C. Ray Jeffrey, Roxanna Sweet, & Richard W. Tillson |
| 1980-1981 | Harry Allen, Judge David Bazelon, & Soloman Kobrin |
| 1981-1982 | John Barbara, C. Ronald Huff, Albert J. Reiss, Jr., & Joachim Schneider |
| 1982-1983 | (none given) |
| 1983-1984 | Sid Lezak & Milton Rector |
| 1984-1985 | (none given) |
| 1985-1986 | Duncan Chappel, Elaine Duxbury, Penny Harrington, & Kenneth Kirkpatrick |
| 1986-1987 | John Kaplan, Leonard Levy, Joseph E. Scott, & Harold Venter |
| 1987-1988 | Sheldon Messinger, Joan Petersilia, Henry Pontell, & Barbara Raffle Price |
| 1988-1989 | Meda Chesney-Lind, LaDoris Cordell, Arnold Binder, Julius Debro, & Michael Schumacher |
| 1989-1990 | Gloria Allred, Lee Brown, James Rasmussen, & Ira Schwartz |
| 1990-1991 | Ronald Boostrom & Janet Henkin |
| 1991-1992 | John Irwin, Susan Meier, & Jill Rosenbaum |
| 1992-1993 | Wayne Matsuo, Ted Palmer, & Roland Pierre-Dixon |
| 1993-1994 | Susan Turner, Daniel Glaser, & Louis Cobarruviaz |
| 1994-1995 | Cecil Steppe, Gil Garcetti, Carol Pope, Constance Watson, & Leonard Edwards |
| 1995-1996 | Paul J. Brantingham, David Matza, Dan Monez, & Arnold Rosenfeld |
| 1996-1997 | Gene Kassebaum |
| 1997-1998 | David Huizinga, D. Kim Rossmo, Alice McGrath, & Mark Umbreit |
| 1998-1999 | Elliott Currie, Dorie Klein, Terence Hallinan, & Julie Stewart |
| 1999-2000 | M. Douglas Anglin, Herman Goldstein, John Hubner, & Jill Wolfson |
| 2000-2001 | McCullan Gallien & Jeremy Travis |
| 2001-2002 | Finn Esbensen |
| 2002-2003 | Barbara Bloom, Cheryl Maxson, & Barbara Owen |
| 2003-2004 | David Shichor |
| 2004-2005 | Larry Bennett |
| 2005-2006 | Robert Crutchfield |
| 2006-2007 | Elizabeth "Libby" Deschenes |
| 2007-2008 | Neil Boyd |
| 2008-2009 | Henry F. Fradella |
| 2009-2010 | Cassia Spohn |
| 2010-2011 | Jan Chaiken |
The W.E.B. DuBois Award
For significant contributions to the field of racial and ethnic issues in criminology
| 1999-2000 | Marjorie S. Zatz |
| 2000-2001 | Jimmy Brown |
| 2001-2002 | Bill Feyerherm & Carl Pope |
| 2002-2003 | James Diego Vigil |
| 2003-2004 | Cassia C. Spohn |
| 2004-2005 | Karen Umemoto |
| 2005-2006 | Julius Debro |
| 2006-2007 | Raymond Michalowski |
| 2007-2008 | Ruth Peterson & Mike Leiber |
| 2008-2009 | Shaun L. Gabbidon |
| 2009-2010 | Nancy Rodriguez |
| 2010-2011 | Samuel Walker |
President's Award
For contributions to the field of criminology and positive influence on the current president's career
| 1979-1980 | Joseph McNamara |
| 1980-1981 | Richard Hongisto |
| 1981-1982 | Mimi Silbert & John Maher |
| 1982-1983 | (not given) |
| 1983-1984 | Lois Lee |
| 1984-1985 | Melvin Miller |
| 1985-1986 | Arnold Binder |
| 1986-1987 | Richard W. Tillson |
| 1987-1988 | Michael E. Brown |
| 1988-1989 | Joseph Weis |
| 1989-1990 | Jerome Skolnick |
| 1990-1991 | Keith Griffiths |
| 1991-1992 | Richard Quinney |
| 1992-1993 | Lee Bowker |
| 1993-1994 | Susan Meier |
| 1994-1995 | Carl Black |
| 1995-1996 | Mark Wiederanders |
| 1996-1997 | Orjar Oyen |
| 1997-1998 | Malcolm W. Klein |
| 1998-1999 | Barbara Owen & Austin Turk |
| 1999-2000 | Sheldon L. Messinger |
| 2000-2001 | Christine Curtis |
| 2001-2002 | Patricia Brantingham |
| 2002-2003 | Paul Tracy & Susan Turner |
| 2003-2004 | Donald Adamchak |
| 2004-2005 | Susan Pennell |
| 2005-2006 | Paul Brantingham |
| 2006-2007 | Miki Vohryzek-Bolden |
| 2007-2008 | Samuel A. Lewis |
| 2008-2009 | Finn-Aage Esbensen |
| 2009-2010 | Jim Frank |
| 2010-2011 | Wil Vizzard |
In addition, the WSC also has three honors it bestows upon criminology and criminal justice students:
- The Miki Vohryzek-Bolden Student Paper Award is conferred upon students who, having submitted an original manuscript to the annual, juried competition, are selected as having researched and written the best paper that year. First-place and second-place recipients of this award may also receive monetary prizes.
- The June Morrison Scholarship Fund awards travel stipends to students presenting papers at the annual meeting to help defray the cost of attendance.
- The Libby Deschenes Prize for Applied Research may be conferred upon a student who shows documented commitment to improving policy, practice, or programs in criminal justice through research or the application of research. The winner of the Deschenes Prize will be recognized at the WSC's annual conference and will receive a cash award in an amount to be determined by the Executive Board, as well as conference registration reimbursement.
Finally, the Constitution of the WSC grants the Board the authority to confer a Special Recognition Award. The Society has exercised this prerogative only once when it honored Edgar Boyko in 1997-1998.
