Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists
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W. E. B. DuBois Recipient - 1991
Lena Wright Myers, Ph.D.
Dr. Lena Wright Myers, Professor of Sociology at Ohio University, is a native of Hattiesburg, Mississippi. The prominent sociologist, whose specialty is social psychology, received the Bachelor of Arts Degree in sociology from Tougaloo College, the Master of Arts Degree in sociology and Cultural Anthropology and the Doctor of Philosophy Degree in Sociology from Michigan State University. She has completed Post_Doctoral work at the University of Michigan.
Our honoree's professional career has included positions at Utica Junior College, Michigan State University, Washtenaw Community College, Mississippi Valley State University, Tougaloo College, Jackson State University, and currently, Ohio University.
Her honors and awards include: Outstanding Young Women of America; Personalities of the South; American Men and Women of Science; Woman of the Year; Distinguished American Award; Personalities of America; Spotlight on Scholars Award; the World Who's Who of Women Award - Sixth Edition, 1981; and the state of Mississippi House of Representatives Concurrent Resolution No. 70, Commendation for her book _ Black Women: Do They Cope Better?, March 11, 1981, commonly referred to as the "Classics" by some critics; Who's Who Among Black Americans, 1985; outstanding Research and Scholarship Award, Mississippi State University, 1986; and Recognition for Scholarship and Service to the Profession, Association of Black Sociologists, 1990.
Dr. Myers' research has resulted in many articles published in professional journals. She has been a contributing author to: Another Voice: Feminist Perspectives on Social Life and Social Science, (Doubleday); The Black Woman, (Sage); Violence in the Black Family: Correlates and Consequences, (D.C. Heath and Company). Black Women: Do They Cope Better? in its revised edition will be released in March 1991 and her newest work, Early Socialization and Latter Life Experiences of Black Men, will be available in Fall 1991.
Our honoree has been a member of ASBS for over twenty years, was the organization's second female president (1977), has served as a Board Member, Program Chair, coordinator of local arrangements' committees, and in various other capacities. This trail blazing has extended into her research and academic pursuits. She has laid the groundwork for research in the tradition of social change. Not only has this professor, widow, and mother, developed some unprecedented research designs which have contributed to the body of knowledge about African Americans, but he has made significant research and literary contributions to the discipline of Sociology; much of which are often cited in existing literature. Thus, The Association of Social and Behavioral Scientists, Inc., acknowledges the commitment, dedication, and excellence of Dr. Lena Wright Myers.