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About William L. Smith (Emeritus)
Prof. William Smith was a faculty member at Georgia Southern University from 1994 through 2019. He became Professor Emeritus of Sociology and Anthropology in 2019.
| Present | Emeritus Faculty, Georgia Southern University ‐ College of Behavioral and Social Sciences, Emeriti, Retired, and In Memoriam | |
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Disciplines
Research Interests
Grants
| 2013 | Research Grant |
| Midwest Sociological Society Endowment Committee | |
| $1,600 | |
| 2013 | Scholarly Pursuit Award |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2011 | CLASS Faculty Research and Creativity Seed Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $5,000 | |
| 2008 | Research project on spiritual retreatants at Ignatius House, Atlanta, Georgia |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| Research Grant | |
| $500 | |
| 2004 | Faculty Research Spring Grant Award |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $4,000 | |
| 1999 | Faculty Research Stipend Award |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $2,500 | |
| 1995 | Faculty Development and Welfare Committee Grant |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $500 | |
| 1994 | A Profile of Foreign-born Irish Priests in the United States |
| Cushwa Center for the Study of American Catholicism, University of Notre Dame | |
| Hibernian Research Award | |
| $1,000 | |
| 1994 | Faculty Development Award |
| Georgia Southern University | |
| $250 | |
| 1987 | Prophecy and Politics |
| Montana Committee for the Humanities for the Spring 1988 conference | |
| $14,407.50 |
Professional Service and Affiliations
| 2019 | Chair, Department Post-Tenure Review Committee | 2018 - 2019 | Committee Member, College of Behavioral and Social Sciences Faculty Evaluation Committee | 2018 | Committee Member, Department Personnel Policies Committee | 2015 - 2018 | Member, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences Personnel Review Committee | 1984 - 2018 | Member, Association for the Sociology of Religion | 2017 | Chair, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee | 2012 - 2017 | Member, Society for the Scientific Study of Religion | 1981 - 2017 | Member, American Sociological Association | 1980 - 2017 | Member, Midwest Sociological Society | 2016 | Chair, Department Pre-Tenure Review Committee | 2016 | Chair, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee | 1983 - 2016 | Member, Communal Studies Association | 2015 | Chair, Department Merit Evaluation Committee | 2015 | Chair, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee | 2014 - 2015 | Committee Member, Associate Dean Search Committee, College of Liberal Arts & Social Sciences | 2014 - 2015 | Committee Member, Department Chair Search Committee | 1981 - 2015 | Member, National Council on Family Relations | 2014 | Committee Member, Department Curriculum Committee | 2014 | Committee Member, Department Merit Evaluation Committee | 2014 | Chair, Department Promotion and Tenure Committee |
Honors and Awards
- Career Award of Excellence-April 2019
- Ruffin Cup Award- August 2016
- Special Commendation for Scholarship/Research- March 2011
Courses
- Introduction to Sociology
- Introduction to Sociology (Honors)
- Race and Ethnicity
- Graduate Seminar: Race and Ethnicity
- Graduate Seminar: Social Institutions
- Sociology of the Family
- Sociology of Religion
- Sociology of Community
- Economy and Society
- Research Methods
- Senior Seminar
- Freshman Seminar
- Sophomore Honors
- Extraordinary Groups
- Urban Communities
- Sociology of the U.S. Catholic Church
- Independent Study
- Thesis
- Practicum
| May 1984 | Ph.D. Sociology, University of Notre Dame | |
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| May 1980 | M.A. Sociology, Marquette University | |
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| May 1978 | B.A. Sociology and Business Administration, Loras College | |
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Links
Contact Information
Department of Sociology and Anthropology
Georgia Southern University
Statesboro, Georgia 30460-8051
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