Section Awards
Education & Enrichment Section
- Margaret E. Arcus Outstanding Family Life Educator Award (Presented in even years) - To honor the remarkable contribution made to family life education by Margaret E. Arcus during a long and productive career. To encourage that tradition of excellence and scholarship in family life education by recognizing family life education scholars and practitioners who advance the field of family life education. To increase the visibility and credibility of family life education scholarship and practice.
- Ernest Osborne Award (Presented in odd years) - To recognize and encourage outstanding teachers in the field of family studies. To recognize individuals who have demonstrated outstanding leadership and excellence in the teaching of family relationships. It is in memory of Ernest G. Osborne, three-time president of NCFR, an outstanding family life educator at Teachers College, columbia University, New York, who excelled in innovative teaching methods.
- Student Proposal Awards
See Education & Enrichment Section Awards for details.
Ethnic Minorities Section
- Marie F. Peters Award (Presented in odd years) - This award, presented by the Ethnic Minorities Section, was established for the purpose of recognizing distinguished scholars, researchers and practitioners who have made significant contributions to the areas of ethnic minorities families. The award is presented in memory of Marie E. Peters who was a distinguished scholar, researcher, practitioner, and mentor, as well as an illustrious member of NCFR, a Board Member, and the Ethnic Minorities Section leader.
- John L. and Harriette P. McAdoo Dissertation Award (Presented in even years) - As eminent scholars and educators, Drs. John L and Harriette P. McAdoo made significant contributions to the scholarship on ethnic minority families, especially our understanding of African American's familial experiences. The John L. and Harriette P. McAdoo Dissertation Award is named in their honor. The purpose of this award is to provide support for the completion of an approved doctoral dissertation with a focus on issues impacting ethnic minority families.
- Student/New Professional Best Paper Award
See Ethnic Minorities Section Awards for details.
Family and Health Section
Family Policy Section
- Feldman Internship Award (Presented yearly) - The award is presented in memory of Harold Feldman and Margaret Feldman, NCFR members and pioneers in the field of family policy. The award reflects an effort to increase the number of family policy researchers and practitioners engaged in policy-related activities, and the award serves to further encourage family policy as a career path for Student/New Professionals.
- Feldman Outstanding Research Proposal for Research in Family Policy (Presented yearly) - This award is presented in memory of Harold Feldman and Margaret Feldman, NCFR members and pioneers in the field of family policy. The award recognizes a graduate student/new professional who has demonstrated excellence in research and potential contribution to family policy studies, particularly in the areas of gender/women's issues or poverty.
- Feldman Travel Award (Presented yearly) - The award is presented in memory of Harold Feldman and Margaret Feldman, NCFR members and pioneers in the field of family policy. The award reflects an effort to increase the number of family policy researchers and practitioners engaged in policy-related activities, and the award serves to further encourage family policy as a career path for Student/New Professionals.
See Family Policy Section Awards for details.
Family Science Section
- Wesley Burr Student Paper Award (Presented yearly) - The award is intended to encourage and recognize the scholarly activity of students who are members of NCFR and the Family Science Section. The competition is open to students who serve as first authors of a poster or paper accepted for presentation at the annual conference by the Family Science Section.
See Family Science Section Awards for details
Family Therapy Section
- Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award (Presented in odd years) - The Family Therapy Section Kathleen Briggs Outstanding Mentor Award is intended to foster mentoring of students and new professionals in NCFR
- Best Poster Award (S/NP)
- Best Paper Award (S/NP )
See Family Therapy Section Awards for details.
Feminism and Family Studies Section
- Jessie Bernard Award - Outstanding Research Proposal from a Feminist Perspective (Presented yearly) - This award is presented in memory of Jessie Bernard, former NCFR Board Member and pioneer in the field of Feminist Family Studies. This award recognizes a graduate student/new professional who has demonstrated excellence in research and potential contribution to feminist scholarship.
- Jessie Bernard Award - Outstanding Contribution to Feminist Scholarship Paper (Presented yearly) - This award is presented in memory of Jessie Bernard, former NCFR Board Member and pioneer in the field of Feminist Family Studies. This award recognizes a graduate student/new professional who has published or is about to publish a paper using feminist frameworks and methodologies in research.
See Feminism & Family Studies Section Awards for details.
International Section
- Jan Trost Award (Presented yearly) - The award is given in honor of Jan Trost, Uppsala University, Sweden, one of the founding members of NCFR's International Sectoin and a past Section chair. The award recognizes Outstanding Contributions in International Family Studies.
- Student/New Professional Travel Scholarships
See International Section Awards for details.
Religion and Family Life Section
Research and Theory Section
- Ernest W. Burgess Award (Presented in even years) - The award is given in memory of Ernest W. Burgess, University of Chicago, NCFR co-founder and fourth president. Dr. Burgess was a pioneer in his contributions to marriage and family research in America. The award recognizes outstanding scholarly achievement during the course of a career in the study of families. The recipient is chosen in recognition of continuous and meritorious contributions to theory and research in the family field.
- Reuben Hill Award (Presented annually) - This award is presented to the author(s) of the best research article for the year prior to the award. The award is given in recognition of the outstanding article, book, or monograph that combines theory and methodology in the analysis and interpretation of a significant family issue.
- Best Abstract by a Student/New Professional Award
See Research & Theory Section Awards for details.
Research and Theory Section - Focus Group Awards
- Anselm Strauss Award for Qualitative Family Research - QFRN Focus Group
- Best Abstract by a Student/New Professional - Men in Families Focus Group
- Best New Professional Research Article Award - Men in Families Focus Group
See Research & Theory Section Awards for details.
