Mortimer Spiegelman
The American Public Health Association (APHA) Statistics Section invites nominations for the 2011 Mortimer Spiegelman Award, honoring a statistician aged 40 or younger who has made outstanding contributions to health statistics. The award was established in 1970 and is presented annually at the APHA meeting. The award serves three purposes:
- To honor the outstanding achievements of both the recipient and Spiegelman
- To encourage further involvement in public health by the finest young statisticians
- To increase awareness of the APHA and the statistics section in the academic statistical community
Candidates for the 2011 award must have been born in 1971 or later. Nominations are due April 1 and should include a nominating letter, the candidate’s birthday, a description of the candidate’s contributions to public health, and the candidate’s CV. Up to three supporting letters may be submitted. Electronic nominations are preferred and can be emailed to Hongyu Zhao, 2011 Spiegelman Award Committee chair, at hongyu.zhao@yale.edu. The mailing address is 2011 Spiegelman Award Committee in care of Hongyu Zhao, 200 LEPH 60 College Street, Yale School of Public Health, New Haven, CT 06520-8034.
SPAIG
The ASA’s Statistical Partnerships among Academe, Industry, and Government (SPAIG) committee presented the 2010 SPAIG award to a joint venture between Rutgers University and Pfizer Inc. Rutgers and Pfizer teamed up to develop a program that has provided longstanding and effective synergistic collaboration in education, training, research, and service.
Nominations are now being sought for the 2011 award. Applications should be submitted to Barry D. Nussbaum at Nussbaum.barry@epa.gov by March 4. The application asks for the origins and a description of the partnership; a discussion of the partnership’s benefits; a list of projects, presentations, and publications that have resulted from the partnership; and the business plan and funding arrangements. Questions may be addressed to Nussbaum.
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