Mary Jo Kane, Ph.D., director of the Tucker Center and professor in the School of Kinesiology, has been named the recipient of the North American Society for the Sociology of Sport (NASSS) Distinguished Service Award for 2015. The award, presented to Dr. Kane at the 2015 NASSS Conference in Santa Fe, NM on November 6, recognizes individuals who have made a distinguished or extraordinary contribution to the sociology of sport and/or service to NASSS and is one of the highest honors in Dr. Kane’s field.

The signatories to Dr. Kane’s nomination letter state: “We have witnessed firsthand her commitment to the field and strongly believe her long-term contribution to NASSS and the Sociology of Sport, the impact of her scholarship and service upon the field of Sociology of Sport, as well as the practical impact of her work upon women’s sports advocates and scholars in the field make Dr. Kane especially deserving of this award.” Dr. Kane joins an eminent list of colleagues and mentors who have received the award before her.