ott ▁was ▁master ▁of ▁the ▁Social ▁Science ▁Division ▁( 1 9 9 3 - 1 9 9 6 ) ▁and ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁Department ▁of ▁Soci ology ▁( 1 9 9 9 - 2 0 0 2 ). ▁Until ▁recently , ▁he ▁was ▁also ▁the ▁chair ▁of ▁the ▁University ' s ▁library ▁board , ▁where ▁he ▁spe ar head ed ▁the ▁development ▁of ▁the ▁Joe ▁and ▁R ika ▁Mans u eto ▁Library , ▁a ▁ground - bre aking ▁structure ▁aim ed ▁at ▁making ▁the ▁ever - g row ing ▁amount ▁of ▁print ▁material ▁more ▁easily ▁accessible ▁to ▁research ers . ▁ ▁Abb ott ▁edited ▁Work ▁and ▁Occ up ations ▁from ▁ 1 9 9 1 ▁to ▁ 1 9 9 4 . ▁Sub sequently , ▁he ▁was ▁the ▁editor ▁of ▁one ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁leading ▁journ als ▁in ▁U . S . ▁Soci ology , ▁the ▁American ▁Journal ▁of ▁Soci ology , ▁from ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁to ▁ 2 0 1 6 . ▁ ▁He ▁is ▁currently ▁a ▁Professor ▁at ▁the ▁University ▁of ▁Chicago . ▁Abb ott ▁became ▁the ▁Gustav us ▁F . ▁and ▁Ann ▁M . ▁Swift ▁Dist ingu ished ▁Service ▁Professor ▁in ▁Soci ology ▁in ▁ 2 0 0 1 . ▁ ▁P riz es ▁and ▁awards ▁Abb ott ▁has ▁received ▁many ▁awards ▁for ▁his ▁work ▁and ▁service , ▁amongst ▁which ▁are ▁several ▁American ▁Soci ological ▁Association ▁pri zes . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁American ▁Academy ▁of ▁Arts ▁and ▁Sciences ▁and ▁received ▁a ▁Doctor ▁Honor is ▁C