{"id":2278,"date":"2025-07-23T17:53:22","date_gmt":"2025-07-23T17:53:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/?page_id=2278"},"modified":"2025-12-08T16:13:09","modified_gmt":"2025-12-08T16:13:09","slug":"olaf-larson-graduate-student-paper-award","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/about-us\/awards\/olaf-larson-graduate-student-paper-award\/","title":{"rendered":"Olaf Larson Graduate Student Paper Award"},"content":{"rendered":"\n
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\n \n Olaf Larson Graduate Student Paper Award <\/span>\n\n \n \n Support graduate student involvement and development through paper presentation <\/span>\n <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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Award Overview<\/h3>
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Encourages graduate student involvement and professional development by awarding the best graduate student paper submitted for the RSS Annual Meeting.<\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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Eligibility<\/h3>
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  • RSS graduate student\u00a0 member<\/li>\n
  • Papers must be authored by graduate students who are members of the Society; for multiple authored papers, all authors must be graduate students, although only the first author must be a member of the RSS<\/li>\n
  • Master\u2019s theses and dissertations will not be considered<\/li>\n
  • Society-wide, but interest groups are encouraged to nominate candidates<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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    Requirements<\/h3>
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    • Completed paper of standard journal article length and format – 12 pt font, double-spaced, 20-30 pages\u00a0<\/li>\n
    • CV<\/li>\n
    • Faculty advisor letter certifying student status<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n
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      Award<\/h3>
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      • Award Recognition and Certificate<\/li>\n
      • $300.00 Honorarium<\/li>\n
      • Three nights hotel coverage at the conference hotel<\/li>\n
      • One year student member to RSS<\/li>\n<\/ul> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        \n \n Previous Award Winners <\/span>\n\n \n \n <\/span>\n <\/h1>\n<\/div>\n\n\n
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        In Fall 2009, the Graduate Student Paper Award was renamed the Olaf F. Larson Graduate Student Paper Award.<\/em><\/p> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n

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        2025<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Muh Syukron<\/span><\/h5>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2024<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Yue Sun<\/span><\/h5>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2023<\/span><\/h3>\n
        India Luxton<\/span><\/h5>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2022<\/span><\/h3>\n
        N\/A<\/span><\/h5>\n <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2021<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Kristina P. Brant<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2020<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Alec P. Rhodes<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2019<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Paige Kelly
        J. Thomas Mueller
        Matthew Brooks<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2018<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Isaac Sohn Leslie<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2017<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Amanda McMillan Lequieu<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2016<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Pierce Greenberg<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2015<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Ryan Ceresola<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2014<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Yetkin Borlu<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2013<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Dara Bloom<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2012<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Matthew Filteau<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2011<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Suzanne Smith <\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2010<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Jimiliz M. Valiente-Neighbours<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2009<\/span><\/h3>\n

        Lazarus Adua
        Julie Keller<\/h4> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2008<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Jeremy Flaherty<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2007<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Sarah Bowen<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2006<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Diana Mincyte<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2005<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Amy Quark<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2004<\/span><\/h3>\n
        P. Johnelle Smith<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2003<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Corre Leon Robinson<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2002<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Ross Mitchell<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        2001<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Lisa Wilson<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        N\/A<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1999<\/span><\/h3>\n
        David Dryden Long
        Gene L. Theodori<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1998<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Pei-shan Liao<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1997<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Domenico Parisi<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1996<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Jeff Sharp
        Greg Peter
        Eric Immerman<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1995<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Elaine Allensworth
        Jean Kayitsinga<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1994<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Karen Bradley
        Christina Rich<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1993<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Mark Nord<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1992<\/span><\/h3>\n
        N\/A<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1991<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Katherine Inman<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1990<\/span><\/h3>\n
        E. Melaine DePuis<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1989<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Paul McLaughlin<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1988<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Constance Hardesty<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        N\/A<\/span><\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n
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        1986<\/span><\/h3>\n
        Raymond A. Jussaume, Jr.<\/h5> <\/div>\n<\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n <\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

        Olaf Larson Graduate Student Paper AwardSupport graduate student involvement and development through paper presentation Award Overview Encourages graduate student involvement and professional development by awarding the best graduate student paper submitted for the RSS Annual Meeting. Submit Nomination Eligibility RSS graduate student\u00a0 member Papers must be authored by graduate students who are members of the Society; for multiple authored papers, all authors must be graduate students, although only the first author must be a member of the RSS Master\u2019s theses and dissertations will not be considered Society-wide, but interest groups are encouraged to nominate candidates Requirements Completed paper of standard journal article length and format – 12 pt font, double-spaced, 20-30 pages\u00a0 CV Faculty advisor letter certifying student status Award Award Recognition and Certificate $300.00 Honorarium Three nights hotel coverage at the conference hotel One year student member to RSS Previous Award Winners In Fall 2009, the Graduate Student Paper Award was renamed the Olaf F. Larson Graduate Student Paper Award. 2025 Muh Syukron 2024 Yue Sun 2023 India Luxton 2022 N\/A 2021 Kristina P. Brant 2020 Alec P. Rhodes 2019 Paige KellyJ. Thomas MuellerMatthew Brooks 2018 Isaac Sohn Leslie 2017 Amanda McMillan Lequieu 2016 Pierce Greenberg 2015 Ryan Ceresola […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"parent":677,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2278","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry","has-post-title","has-post-date","has-post-category","has-post-tag","has-post-comment","has-post-author",""],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2278"}],"version-history":[{"count":36,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2278\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":5250,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2278\/revisions\/5250"}],"up":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/677"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/ruralsociology.org\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}