Annual Fund Drive contributions beat last year’s record

ASA members have again set new marks for generosity in financial support of their association. More than 700 members contributed a total of nearly $53,000 to the ASA’s Annual Fund Drive during 2012. This is another record, up almost $15,000 (39%) from last year’s record figure. (Note: Memorial gifts designated for scholarships or other specific purposes are not included in these totals.)

These funds helped the ASA promote the practice and profession of statistics in several ways during 2012. Here are examples of the ways gifts from ASA members were put to good use:

• Development of the International Year of Statistics website and celebration
• Advocating to Congress and others through the ASA Science Policy program
• Education programs such as the Meeting Within a Meeting at JSM and the ASA Educational Ambassador program
• Student travel for conferences and meetings
• Preparations for the ASA’s 175th anniversary celebration
• International Census at School Workshop held in conjunction with JSM 2012
• Support for StatFest, a one-day conference aimed at encouraging students from under-represented groups to consider careers and graduate studies in the statistical sciences

Supporters of the 2012 annual fund drive are listed at the end of this article. Also listed are those members who have taken part in the last three annual fund drives. The ASA is deeply fortunate to have such consistent support. We are also grateful to several companies who made matching gifts to the ASA (Amgen, GE Foundation, Macmillan, Millennium Pharmaceuticals, and Pfizer).

Members participate in the annual fund drive because they see value in what the ASA does and want to help it do more. Tim Hesterberg, senior statistician at Google, said, “I’ve gotten a lot from the ASA, met a lot of people and learned a lot at conferences and from ASA journals. It has definitely helped my career. I’m donating so the ASA can continue its great work and keep costs low for those who need it.”

“ASA membership has been an indispensable resource to me since I joined as a graduate student in the early 1980s,” noted Marie Davidian, ASA president. “The advocacy efforts ASA undertakes to promote our profession, the importance of statistics in science and policy, and the sound practice of statistics benefit all of us. By giving to the ASA, I can help to further the association’s programs and ensure that it can continue to pursue its mission to be a leading voice for the profession, not just in the U.S., but around the world. In this International Year of Statistics, there is no better time to acknowledge the association’s role in my personal professional development and in the advance of our field through my gift to the ASA.”

I choose to give to the ASA annual fund to support efforts to increase statistical literacy

Andy White, senior research statistician at the National Center for Education Statistics, also has seen the value of the ASA to his career and society at large. “My 30+-year career in statistics has been largely devoted to supporting data-based decisionmaking at national, state, and local levels. ASA has given me the ability to stay abreast of issues and methodological developments, interact with and learn from statisticians in a broad range of practice areas, and opportunities to have an impact on our profession through service to the association directly. I choose to give to the ASA annual fund to support efforts to increase statistical literacy and the use of objective data to guide the nation now and in the future.”

Teri Utlaut, principal engineer and statistician at Intel Corporation, said she chose to give to the ASA annual fund because of her passion about educating young people and college students about our profession. “I don’t think enough students are aware that a career in statistics is an option, and I would like more to discover what a great career it can be.” Utlaut said.

Of course, the ASA’s richest support is the thousands of hours of volunteer work our members contribute. We thank you all for that support, and we encourage our newer members to take part as well. Hesterberg notes there are many ways to do this. “Get involved,” Hesterberg says, “by organizing a conference session, or volunteering for a section or local chapter; you’ll meet people and learn more about what is going on in statistics.”

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J Stuart Hunter
Sally Morton
Robert Rodriguez
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Mingxiu Hu
J Stuart Hunter
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Arthur Kennickell
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Martin Klein
Gary Koch
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Peter Lachenbruch
James Landwehr
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Eric Leifer
Russell Lenth
David Letcher
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Gang Liu
Thomas Louis
Thomas Love
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Dalisay Maligalig
Jack Marshall
Nami Maruyama
Robert Mason
Joseph Massaro
Shelley Matsuba
Madhuchhanda Mazumdar
Barbara McIntyre
Raymond McIntyre
John McKenzie
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Michael Meredith
Mary-Jane Mietlowski
William Mietlowski
Steven Millard
Mark Miller
Renee Miller
Katherine Monti
Jerry Moreno
Sally Morton
Ed and Jeri Mulrow
Mary Mulry
Margaret Nemeth
Long Ngo
Chioma Nwosu
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David Olive
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Jean Opsomer
J. Keith Ord
Sastry Pantula
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Luigi Pieri
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Ray Redd
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Robert Reynolds
Martin Ribe
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Robert Rodriguez
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Estelle Russek-Cohen
George Ryan
William Sabol
V. Samaranayake
Susan Sanchez
Ulderico Santarelli
Robert Santos
Sandra Kay Savik
Arnold Saxton
Robert Scheer
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Marla Smith
Richard Smith
Steve Snapinn
Steven Sonder
Ed Spar
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Susan Spruill
Christopher Sroka
Nancy Stambler
John Stewart
Susan Stewart
John Stickler
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Walter Stroup
Wendy Swanson
Ruth Swanton
Juanita Tamayo Lott
Daniel Tancredi
Ronald Thisted
Carol Thompson
Tamara Tom
Alan Tupek
Cynthia Van Landingham
Ron Wasserstein
Michael Weaver
Andrew White
Charles White
Linda Whitehand
Leland Wilkinson
G. Williamson
Othmar Winkler
Derek Wong
Michael Wulfsohn
Gooloo Wunderlich
Kazunori Yamaguchi
Hung-Wen Yeh
Donald Ylvisaker
Marian Yong
Marvin Zelen
Corwin Zigler