![Doug Downey](/sites/default/files/styles/25/public/2022-10/downey.32.jpg?itok=4UFQSH4i)
Welcome to the Honors Program in the Department of Sociology. I invite you to experience the excitement of our discipline by planning challenging coursework (honors contract) or by becoming involved with research (honors thesis or research with a faculty member). The department has a long history of providing excellent honors opportunities and facilitating students' successful competition for research scholarships and awards. I hope you will contact me to learn more about Honors in the Department of Sociology.
Dr. Doug Downey Professor and Honors Coordinator
Pictured below is the 2016-17 class of Alpha Kappa Delta, the Sociology Honors Fraternity.
![The class of 2016-2017 sociology honors fraternity, AKD (L to R) Ian Kovacs, Brittany Lally, Liza Faulkner, Paige Wilt, Kia Hutchens, and Veronica Groebner The class of 2016-2017 sociology honors fraternity, AKD (L to R) Ian Kovacs, Brittany Lally, Liza Faulkner, Paige Wilt, Kia Hutchens, and Veronica Groebner](/sites/default/files/styles/100/public/Sociology%20Honors%20Fraternity%20AKD%202017.jpg?itok=vrpbn56p)
Other Helpful Links:
Alpha Kappa Delta - The Sociology Honors Society
Arts and Sciences Honors College
Undergraduate Research
Sociology Internships
Information about Careers in Sociology