The American Sociological Association has announced its 2025 awards, and two regional sociologists are among the recipients:

"The recipient of the 2025 American Sociological Association Public Understanding of Sociology Award is Dr. Gregory Squires, George Washington University, recognized by both his nominators and the selection committee for his involvement in policy research and a career as a public sociologist that have advanced the public understanding of sociology, sociological research, and scholarship among the general public."

The 2025 ASA Distinguished Scholarly Book Award goes to Allison J. Pugh, Johns Hopkins University, for The Last Human Job: The Work of Connecting in a Disconnected World.  "Drawing on 108 interviews with various professionals and hundreds of hours of rich ethnographic observations of spaces and interactions (and across several states and even continents), Pugh’s [book] explores the nature of 'connective labor.' Connective labor—jobs that involve working with others, such as teachers, primary care physicians, and therapists—is the essence of making a human connection across what could be cold and impersonal interactions; such effort 'involves "seeing" the other and reflecting that understanding back.' ” 

Read the complete announcements on the ASA website. Congratulations to these and all of the winners.

The winners will be honored in a ceremony during the ASA Annual Meeting in Chicago.