Listing of Awards and Deadlines for October 2011

Nominations are being sought for the following awards, to be presented by the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS).

The Fisher Lectureship is awarded for outstanding contributions to aspects of statistics and probability that closely relate to the scientific collection and interpretation of data. The award exists to recognize the importance of statistical methods for scientific investigations. The hour-long lecture is delivered during JSM. Eligible nominations should be sent in PDF format by December 15 to Ross Prentice c/o Sheri Greaves, COPSS Fisher Lecturer Award Committee, at rprentic@whi.org and sgreaves@whi.org.

The Presidents’ Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the statistics profession. It is typically granted to an individual who has not yet reached his or her 41st birthday. In the special case of an individual who received his or her statistically related terminal degree fewer than 12 years prior to the nomination deadline, that individual will be eligible if he or she has not yet reached his or her 46th birthday during the year of the award. Eligible nominations should include a current curriculum vitae, the nominee’s date of birth, a nomination letter (up to three pages), and up to five supporting letters. Nominations should be sent in PDF format by January 15, 2012, to Tony Cai, committee chair, at tcai@wharton.upenn.edu.

The Elizabeth L. Scott Award is presented biennially (even years) to an individual who has helped foster opportunities in statistics for women and exemplifies the contributions of Elizabeth Scott’s lifelong efforts to further the careers of women in academia. Nominations should be sent by January 15, 2012, to Francesca Dominici, committee chair, at fdominic@hsph.harvard.edu.

These awards are jointly sponsored by the American Statistical Association, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics, the International Biometric Society (ENAR), the International Biometric Society (WNAR), and the Statistical Society of Canada. Visit the COPSS website for detailed award criteria and nominating procedures.