The Department of Sociology and Economics was established in 1917 and in 1931, separated into two individual departments of Department of Sociology and Department of Economics. Roughly 20 years later, in 1958, the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology merged to create the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. In 1973, the Departments of Sociology and Anthropology separated and the Department of Sociology became independent. Today, the Department of Sociology offers undergraduate and graduate degrees.
Department Heads:
H.H Beneke (1917-1919)
Eduard Lindeman (1919-1923)
Glen Johnson (1923-1952)
Miriam Johnson (1952-1954)
Lyda Shivers (1954-1964)
Mereb Mossman (1964-1967)
Elaine Burgess (1967-1972)
Alvin Scaff (1972-1978)
Daniel Price (1978-1989)
William Knox (1990-1994)
David Pratto (1988-1990 ,1994-2000)
Steve Kroll-Smith (2000-2006)
Julie Brown (2006-2015)
Shelly Brown-Jeffy (2015-current)
Department Names:
Department of Sociology and Economics (1917-1931)
Department of Sociology (1931-1958)
Department of Sociology and Anthropology (1958-1973)
Department of Sociology (1973-current)