Rutledge Dennis, Date of Birth, Place of Birth

    

Rutledge Dennis

American sociologist

Date of Birth: 16-Aug-1939

Place of Birth: Charleston, South Carolina, United States

Profession: social scientist

Nationality: United States

Zodiac Sign: Leo


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About Rutledge Dennis

  • Rutledge Melvin Dennis (born August 16, 1939) is an American sociologist who is Professor of Sociology and Anthropology at George Mason University.
  • A noted expert on the work of W.
  • E.
  • B.
  • Du Bois, he was formerly the first coordinator of African American studies at Virginia Commonwealth University.
  • He was the president of the Association of Black Sociologists from 1982 to 1983.
  • In 2001, he received the Association's Joseph S.
  • Himes Distinguished Scholarship Award.
  • In 2006, he received the DuBois-Johnson-Frazier Award from the American Sociological Association.
  • The statement accompanying this award described Dennis as "one of the leading scholars on DuBois." In 2010, he created the Dennis-Weathers award in honor of his parents and godparents.
  • The award is given annually by Virginia Commonwealth University to an exemplary African American studies student.

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