Remembering Ken Prewitt
Earlier this month the COSSA community lost one of its most stalwart champions and dedicated public servants, Dr. Kennith Prewitt.
Ken’s connections with COSSA run deep, having served numerous positions at COSSA member universities, as director of NORC at the University of Chicago, president of the Social Science Research Council (SSRC), and president of the American Academy of Political and Social Science (AAPSS). He was nominated by President Bill Clinton to serve as Director of the Census Bureau (1998-2001).
During his time at SSRC in the early 1980s, Ken was responsible for assisting with the launch of COSSA. He later served as COSSA President from 2011-2012.
“I will remember Ken as a prolific writer and thoughtful leader, always working to push the social and behavioral sciences forward,” says Wendy Naus, COSSA Executive Director. “COSSA and the broader research community simply would not be who we are without Ken’s decades of scholarship and service.”