The Section on Statistics in Epidemiology (SIE) invites nominations for the Nathan Mantel Award for lifetime contributions to the development and application of statistical science to problems and issues in epidemiology. The award consists of $1,000 and a plaque and will be presented at the 2015 Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM) in Seattle, Washington, in August. It is in honor of Nathan Mantel (1919–2002), in recognition of his seminal contributions to statistics in epidemiology.

The nominee should be a person widely known to have a strong established record in developing statistical methods for epidemiology. Consideration is not limited to candidates who are members of the section. To submit a nomination, send a CV and cover letter to Susan Shortreed, section secretary/treasurer, at shortreed.s@ghc.org by February 1, 2015. Questions about the award can be addressed to Babette Brumback, section chair, at brumback@ufl.edu.

Previous recipients of the Nathan Mantel Award include Norman Breslow, Mitchell Gail, Ross Prentice, Jamie Robins, Clarice Weinberg, and Alice Whittemore.