ASA Introduces Mentoring Award

Beginning in 2016, the ASA Mentoring Award will be given annually to a member who has demonstrated extraordinary commitment to providing significant early-career support to statistics students, statisticians, or statistical researchers.

The award honors those people recognized by their colleagues for their sustained career-long efforts championing the work and developing the careers of biostatisticians and statisticians. The winner will be designated by a committee of seven ASA members: a chair, who will be the ASA past president whose term coincides with the award year, and two each drawn from the three broad employment sectors (academe, industry, government). The ASA and Mentoring Award Committee will strive for a diverse applicant pool that ensures the award recognizes work from all three sectors. See the website for more information about the nomination process.