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Wesleyan's Lane Center Director Named Georgia Sociologist of the Year
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Wesleyan College Professor of Socio-Cultural Studies Dr. Catherine Meeks has been named the 2006 Georgia Sociologist of the Year. The prestigious honor is given by the Georgia Sociologist Association, and was awarded at the association's annual meeting held November 3 & 4, 2006 in Macon at the Crown Plaza.
In addition to receiving the award, Dr. Meeks served as the key note speaker for the plenary session on the first day of the annual meeting building upon this year's conference theme, "Sociology in our own Backyard".
Dr. Meeks is the Executive Director of the Lane Center for Community Engagement and Service at Wesleyan College. She also serves as the Executive Director of Aunt Maggie's Kitchen Table, a community resource center and outreach program located in Macon's Anthony Homes, a public housing development.
Throughout the last 30 years of her teaching life, she has encouraged young people and older adults to follow a path that leads to self-awareness and enlightenment. She teaches courses, presents workshops, and organizes larger initiatives that focus on prejudice, self-esteem, and various spiritual paths. She earned a B.A. in Speech Education from Pepperdine College, a Masters in Jung, Afro-centrism and Oncology from Atlanta University, and a Ph.D. in Jungian Psychology, African American and African Women's Literature from Emory University.
She has been honored with several national awards including the NAACP Outstanding Community Service Award and the National Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists' W.E.B. Dubois Award for Outstanding Service to the African American Community. In 2000, on behalf of Aunt Maggie's Kitchen Table and Wesleyan College, she accepted the Jimmy and Rosalynn Carter Partnership Award for Campus-Community Collaboration. Later that year, she was awarded a "Straight From the Heart" Award presented by 13WMAZ. In addition to her recognition with the Aunt Maggie's project, Dr. Meeks is well respected for her active leadership with the Juvenile Court Advisory Council, the Tubman African American Museum Board, Focal Pointe Women Community Advisory Board, National Association of Human Rights Workers, and the National Association of Women Deans and Counselors.
Last December, she was awarded the Robert F. Hatcher Distinguished Alumnus Award from Leadership Macon. In March of 2006, she was presented with a Lifetime Service Award from the City of Macon Mayor's Office in recognition for her work with women during the Women's History Month Celebration. Additionally, she is one of ten community leaders who have been selected to serve on 13WMAZ’s Editorial Board which directs the content for the series called Opinions From The Heart which began on March 30, 2006.
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