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Perrucci, Carolyn Cummings

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Carolyn Perrucci is a Professor of Sociology at Purdue University and specializes in studying families, work, sex and gender, aging, and education. She earned a BS in Sociology from Middle Tennessee State University in 1961 and went on to earn her MS (1963) and PhD (1965) from Purdue University. During her time at Purdue, Perrucci has also served as the Chair and Co-Chair of the Women's Studies Department, Associate Dean of the Graduate School from 1992-1998, and was head of the Department of Sociology from 1998 until 2003. In 1991, she received the Violet Haas Recognition Award from the Council on the Status of Women at Purdue University. She also received an Outstanding Teaching Award from the Department of Sociology and Anthropology. The School of Liberal Arts at Purdue recognized Perrucci in 1997 as a distinguished alumna, and the Women's Studies Department honored Perrucci by endowing the Carolyn C. Perrucci Undergraduate Achievement Award.