The Statistics in Defense and National Security (SDNS) Section is seeking nominations for the SDNS Distinguished Achievement Award. This annual award is given to a member of the statistical community in recognition of an outstanding accomplishment or record of sustained contributions at the intersection of the statistics profession and national defense or national security.

The award will be presented at the 2011 Joint Statistical Meetings in Miami Beach, Florida. Any member of the section is allowed to nominate.

Nominations should include a short description of the basis for the award, contact information for both the nominator and the nominee, and suggested text for the certificate. A maximum of five seconding letters submitted in PDF format are welcome.

This recognition does not include a financial award. Please be aware that unsuccessful nominations from previous years are not carried forward to the next year; therefore, new nomination packages should be prepared for nominees each year. Electronic nominations are preferred and may be emailed to Patricia Jacobs at pajacobs@nps.edu.

The deadline for nomination is March 15, 2011. Please refer questions to Jacobs.