Accomplishments

Scholarly and Professional Awards

Recipient of John D. McCarthy Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Movements, 2008.
-The John D. McCarthy Lifetime Achievement Award in Social Movements and Collective Behavior “…honors scholars who have made outstanding contributions to scholarly literature concerned with social movement, protest, collective violence, riots, and other forms of collective behavior”. This award was presented to Taylor in celebration of her extensive work in the field of sociology and gender studies. In the email that was sent to Dr. Taylor informing her of her reception of this award, the purpose of the award was said to "...to honor a scholar who has made outstanding contributions to the scholarly literature concerned with social movements,
protest, collective violence, riots, and other kind of collective behavior over the course of his or her career. In a spirit reflecting the scholar-teacher model inherent to the University of Notre Dame, we want the recipient to be a person who has made major contributions not only through her or his own research, but also through teaching and mentoring other, more junior, scholars as they have developed their own research and scholarly identities." Dr. Taylor, with all her contributions to the fields of sociology and women's studies, was more than fitting for the award.

Dr. Verta Taylor at the John D. McCarthy Award Event

Recipient of Simon and Gagnon Award for Lifetime of Scholarly Contributions to the Study of -Sexuality, Sexualities Section, American Sociological Association, 2008. The Simon and Gagnon Award honors career contributions to the study of sexualities as represented by a body of work or a single book. This award commemorates decades of research and writing on sexualities by Professor William Simon (University of Houston) who died on July 21, 2000, and his longtime collaborator, Professor John Gagnon (SUNY-Stony Brook).

Distinguished Book Award for Drag Queens at the 801 Cabaret, Sex and Gender Section, American Sociological Association, 2005.
-Presented to Taylor for her excelling work in the Sex and Gender section of the American Sociological Association.

Second Place, Distinguished Scholarship Award for Survival in the Doldrums, Social Movements and Collective Behavior Section, American Sociological Association, 1990.

Second Place, Scholarly Achievement Award for Survival in the Doldrums, North Central Sociological Association, 1988.

Selected for Membership in the Sociological Research Association, 1998-present.
-The SRA was founded in 1936 and each year, up to 14 new members are selected based on their scholarly merit and attributions to sociology. Taylor was inducted in 1998.

Feminist Lecturer, Sociologists for Women in Society, 1996-97.
-This award was “…founded in 1985 as a way of recognizing members whose scholarship employs a feminist perspective and of making this feminist scholar available to campuses that are isolated, rural, located away from major metropolitan areas, bereft of the resources needed to invite guest speakers, and/or characterized by hostility to feminist scholarship.”

Mentoring Award, Sociologists for Women in Society, 1995.
-This award is presented to members of Sociologists for Women in Society who are recognized as outstanding Feminist Mentors. In their explanation of the award, the SWS says that while mentoring is usually applied to a teacher-student relationship, feminist mentoring can be recognized in many different ways and “feminist mentoring is an important and concrete way to encourage feminist scholarship, membership in the academy, and feminist change.”

Andrea Carson Coley Lecture in Women's Studies, University of Georgia, 1999.
-This lecture is given in memory of Andrea Carson Coley who was a candidate for a Women’s Studies Certificate before her death in 1993. This annual lecture brings academics who focus on lack of tolerance towards sexual minorities. In 1999, Taylor’s lecture was entitled: "Corporations as the New Frontiers for Lesbian, Gay, and Bisexual Rights"

Taft Lecture in Sociology, University of Cincinnati, 1992.

Teaching Awards

Outstanding Teaching Award, Inter-Greek Council, University of California, Santa Barbara, 2005.

Outstanding Educator Award, Pi Beta Phi Sorority, University of California, Santa Barbara

Outstanding Faculty Award, Multicultural Center, Ohio State University, 2002.

Diversity Enhancement Award, Chair of Undergraduate Student Services, University Senate and Office of Human Resources, Ohio State University, 2001-2002.

Outstanding Faculty Member Award, Office of Gay, Lesbian, and Bisexual Student Services, Ohio State University, 1995-96.

Outstanding Faculty Member, Intrafraternity Council/Women’s Panhellenic Association, Ohio State University, 1994-95.

Multicultural Teaching Award, Center for Teaching Excellence, Ohio State University, 1992.

Graduate Teaching Award, Sociology Department, Ohio State University, 1989-90 and 1986-87.

Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching, Ohio State University, 1988.

Most Supportive Faculty Award, Sociology Graduate Students, Ohio State University, 1993-94.


Resources:

American Sociological Association. "2009 Call for Section Award Nominations: Simon-Gagnon Award." 3 Mar. 2009. Accessed 30 Mar. 2009.

Estrada, Andrea. University of California, Santa Barbara. "Press Release: UCSB Sociologist Receives Career Achievement Awards." 15 May, 2008. Accessed 30 Mar. 2009.

Farrell, Susan. Sociologists for Women in Society. "Feminist Lecturer Award." Accessed 30 Mar. 2009.

"Verta Taylor: Homepage." University of California, Santa Barbara. Accessed 26 Mar. 2009.>

"Sociological Research Association." Wikipedia: The Free Encyclopedia. 14 Jan. 2008. Accessed 30 March, 2009.

Women's Studies at the University of Georgia. "Previous Coley Lectures." 30 Mar. 2009.