Lynn White named family relations fellow

Professor Lynn White of the Sociology Department at University of Nebraska-Lincoln has been named a fellow of the National Council on Family Relations.

The National Council on Family Relations fellows were nominated by their peers and selected for their history of outstanding contributions to the field. Covered topics are family studies in such areas as published scholarship, innovative and influential teaching presentations, development and implementation of significant intervention programs designed to promote healthy family relations, development and implementation of innovative curricula for training professionals in family studies, social policy support for family issues, and a consistent record of superior contributions to the council over time.

White has been described as a quintessential scholar and mentor in the field of family studies. One colleague evaluated her work as not only prodigious in quality, but exceptional in magnitude and pioneering in its contribution to new knowledge.

Her sustained contribution to the council is with the Journal of Marriage and the Family. She has served as the book review editor and a member of the editorial board of the journal and is presently its deputy editor.

CONTACT: Lynn White, Professor, Sociology, (402) 472-6005 (lwhite3@unl.edu)