The 2020 ASA Fellow awards were presented this year virtually for the first time. Although the festivities were curtailed, the honor to the recipients is as distinguished as ever. This article details the breakdown of ASA Fellow awards and nominations by employment sector and gender.

“My first JSM was in 1981, and I’ve been to every JSM since 1984. None of them have been anything like the 2020 meeting.” – JSM 2020 Program Chair David Banks

In her column this month, Wendy Martinez announces the formation of the ASA’s Anti-Racism Task Force and talks to the co-chairs, Adrian Coles and David Marker, about their important work and how others can contribute.

The ASA Board held their meeting in early August via videoconference. The highlights included discussion of the Constitution and Bylaws Review Task Force and 2021 ASA Budget.

Graduates today must be proficient in the fundamentals of statistics to thrive in the Fourth Industrial Revolution workplace, and now there is a path for these individuals to become CPAs with the CPA Evolution project called Inspiring Accounting Talent for a Sustainable Society.