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title: Two Professors Named Andrew Carnegie Fellows
date: 2022-04-26T06:00:00-04:00
author: University of Maryland
canonical_url: "https://today.umd.edu/two-professors-named-andrew-carnegie-fellows"
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# Two Professors Named Andrew Carnegie Fellows

*April 26, 2022* — by [Rachael Grahame ’17](/author/rachael-keeney-17), [Jessica Weiss ’05](/author/jessica-weiss-05)


> Sociologist Rashawn Ray and Historian Sarah Cameron Will Each Receive $200K to Support Research Projects

*Campus Spring 03282022 SC 6455 1920x1080 — Of 28 scholars and writers nationwide named 2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellows, two hail from UMD: Sociology Professor Rashawn Ray and History Professor Sarah Cameron.*

Two University of Maryland professors are among 28 distinguished scholars and writers today named [2022 Andrew Carnegie Fellows](https://www.carnegie.org/awards/award/andrew-carnegie-fellows/), an honor that comes with a $200,000 award.

The Carnegie Corporation, a philanthropic organization, provides each fellow with the funding to produce major works or studies over the next two years that contribute to the social sciences or humanities. Sociologist Rashawn Ray and[ ](https://history.umd.edu/directory/sarah-cameron)historian Sarah Cameron are the second and third UMD faculty members to receive the honor since its 2015 launch, following history Professor Richard Bell last year.


*Rashawn Ray headshot*


*Sarah Cameron headshot*




**Topics:** [People](https://today.umd.edu/tags/people)


**Tags:** [History](https://today.umd.edu/topic/history), [Sociology](https://today.umd.edu/topic/sociology)


**Units:** [College of Arts and Humanities](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-arts-and-humanities), [College of Behavioral and Social Sciences](https://today.umd.edu/topic/college-behavioral-and-social-sciences)