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Martin L. Levin
A professional organization with members in every state and several foreign countries is honoring a Mississippi State University professor with its first distinguished service award.
The Southern Sociological Society recently recognized Martin L. Levin, its current secretary-treasurer, for "significant professional contributions over a lifetime." Founded in 1935, the organization works to promote the highest standards in sociological teaching, research and ethics while also promoting the advancement of professional and scientific knowledge in the field.
Levin is the Thomas L. Bailey Professor of Sociology and head of the department of sociology, anthropology and social work. A faculty member since 1993, he also co-directs the Rural Health, Safety and Security Institute, a part of MSU's Social Science Research Center.
A scientific investigator in issues ranging from marital disruption to adolescent behavior, he has received research funding from the National Science Foundation, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institutes of Health, and Exxon Educational Foundation, among others.
Levin previously has been honored with a NATO Senior Fellowship in science and an appointment to the governing council of the Inter-University Consortium for Political and Social Research, an international organization based at the University of Michigan.
In addition to the Southern Sociological Society, he is a member of the American Sociological Association, where he has served on the Committee on Professional Ethics. In Mississippi, he is a member of the State Department of Health's Committee on HIV Prevention Evaluation.
Levin holds bachelor's degrees in industrial management and chemical engineering from the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. His doctorate in sociology was completed at Johns Hopkins University.