Winston Richards (left) returned to his birthplace of Trinidad in October to award the Winston A. Richards Prize in Statistics to Ariel Stewart. Ariel had the best II and III performance in statistics.

On his 75th birthday, Winston A. Richards celebrated at the University of the West Indies in Trinidad with a talk titled, “My Life as a Statistician,” and took part in the graduation ceremony, during which he awarded this year’s Winston A. Richards Prize in Statistics to Ariel Stewart.

This award, which comes with a cash prize, was presented October 24, 2019. It is given to a student who has the best II and III performance in statistics.

A professor emeritus at The Pennsylvania State University, Richards was born and raised in Chandernagore Settlement, Trinidad, and returns every year to present the prize bearing his name.