Awards

Florida State University College of Criminology and Criminal Justice Ph.D. graduate, Ryan Charles Meldrum, has been awarded the 2016 New Scholar Award from the Academy of Criminal Justice Sciences. This prestigious award recognizes outstanding scholarly contributions to the study of crime and/or criminal justice by someone who has received their doctoral degree within the past six years. Meldrum earned both his master’s and doctoral degrees from Florida State University before joining the Criminal Justice faculty at Florida International University in fall 2010.

On Oct. 17, Alumni and Friends of Criminology held the 2015 Celebratory Brunch at Hotel Duval in Tallahassee, Fla. The event was held to honor alumni of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice who have demonstrated outstanding professional accomplishments, service to the College, Florida State University, and their communities. Eight alumni and one faculty member were honored at this year’s event with Hall of Fame Awards, Distinguished Alumni Awards, and a Distinguished Service Award. Click on the categories below for a complete list of award winners:

Kaleena Burkes, doctoral candidate in criminology, has been awarded the McKnight Dissertation Fellowship for the 2015-16 year.  This fellowship provides one year of support for students completing the dissertation in STEM disciplines.  Awardees have demonstrated superior academic achievement and are committed to careers in teaching and research at the university or college level.  Burkes’ research interests include: prisoner re-entry, recidivism, life course criminology, and race & crime.

FSU’s Master’s in Criminal Justice has been chosen as one of the Best Master’s in Criminal Justice Programs of 2015 by CriminalJustice.com http://www.criminaljustice.com/best-masters-criminal-justice-programs/

Assistant Professor, Ashley Rubin‘s chapter “THREE WAVES OF AMERICAN PRISON DEVELOPMENT, 1790–1920” published in Sociology of Crime Law and Deviance has been selected by the editorial team as an Outstanding Author Contribution in the 2015 Emerald Literati Network Awards for Excellence. Dr. Rubin’s chapter was chosen as a winner as it is one of the most impressive pieces of work the team has seen throughout 2014.

The College of Criminology and Criminal Justice is proud to announce Dr. Billy Close has been selected as one of only four inductees to join Florida State University Alumni Association’s prestigious Circle of Gold. The Circle of Gold recognizes worthy individuals who, though their service and achievements, personify the university’s tradition of excellence.  

Florida State University’s College of Criminology and Criminal Justice proudly announces the recipients of the 2014-2015 Scholarship Award: Frank A. and Lynn W. Baker Scholarship – Alexis Wilt and Marilyn Pinto Robert L. Clark Memorial Scholarship – Leah Butler Dr. Maegan A. Evans Deans’ Award for Graduate Student Excellence – Jennifer Brown and Ashley Russell Eugene and Rosalind Czajkoski Scholarship – Brandon Bakes and Candace Wright Corey D. Dahlem Memorial Endowed Scholarship – Justin Ravelo and Marilyn Pinto

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University’s online graduate programs in education, criminal justice, information technology and business are among the best in the nation, according to U.S. News & World Report’s 2015 Best Online Program Rankings.

On Friday, October 3, 2014, in front of family, friends, and patrons of the College of Criminology and Criminal Justice at Florida State University (FSU), the Alumni and Friends of Criminology (AFC) Advisory Board inducted William S. Cheek of Swisher International, Inc., Dr. James D. Sewell of the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (retired), and Jesse C. Vance of North American On-Site, LLC into its Hall of Fame. Dr.

On Friday, June 20, the 2014 Thirty Under 30 and the six recipients of the Reubin O’D. Askew Young Alumni Award were honored at the Young Alumni Awards Dinner. The Florida State University Alumni Association’s Thirty Under 30 Award was created to recognize the outstanding accomplishments of FSU’s young alumni. FSU Criminology is pleased to announce one of its own Ph.D. graduates, Karla Dhungana was among the list of recipients. Karla is a Senior Research Associate at The Pew Charitable Trusts in Washington, D.C.