Sociology of Emotion Section's 2018 Lifetime Achievement Award Winner:
Neil J. MacKinnon, Professor Emeritus at the University of Guelph
Linda Francis, committee chair, summarized the achievements that led to his selection as follows:
The depth and breadth of his publications, the advances in both theory and methodology he has made, his clear contribution to the field of Emotions, [and] his mentoring and support of junior emotions scholars.
At the special Chair's Hour to honor Neil at this past 2018 ASA annual meeting, four early-career scholars who engage with Neil's work in their own research (Kaitlin Boyle--Virginia Tech, Robert Freeland--Elizabeth City, Kimberly Rogers--Dartmouth, and Jun Zhao--Dartmouth) spoke about his influence.
Many thanks to the nominations committee members: Linda Francis (chair, Cleveland State University), Kaitlyn Boyle (Virginia Tech), and Omar Lizardo (University of Notre Dame).
Past recipients:
2015: David Franks, Virginia Commonwealth University
2010: Jan Stets, University of California, Riverside
2009: Jonathan H. Turner, University of California, Riverside
2008: David Karp, Boston College
2007: Spence E. Cahill, University of South Florida
2006: Peggy A. Thoits, University of North Carolina
2005: Lynn Smith-Lovin, Duke University
2004: Randall Collins, University of Pennsylvania
2003: Theodore D. Kemper, St. Johns University
2002: David R. Heise, Indiana University
2001: Arlie Hochschild, University of California, Berkeley
2000: Thomas J. Scheff, University of California, Santa Barbara
Lifetime Achievement Award:
The Lifetime Achievement Award is given every two years to an individual who has made lifetime contributions to the sociology of emotions by developing and extending the sociology of emotions empirically, theoretically, or methodologically. The recipient should have a record of several years of scholarly work (books and/or articles) related to emotions.