These awards are jointly sponsored by COPSS founding partner members: the American Statistical Association; Institute of Mathematical Statistics; Eastern and Western regions of the International Biometric Society; and Statistical Society of Canada.

The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies presents awards annually to honor statisticians who have made outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics. For 2016, three awards were presented during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Chicago.

Members of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies announce their 2015 awards, which were presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington.