Inspired by JSM being in our nation’s capital for the first in-person JSM since 2019, UTEP’s Lawrence Lesser rewrote Lee Greenwood’s signature hit song, “God Bless the USA,” to give the ASA our own anthem.

“God Bless the ASA”

lyric © 2022 Lawrence M. Lesser

If tomorrow all the things were gone
I count on in this life
And everything was changing
so it’s hard to know what’s right,
I’d thank my lucky stars
to be livin’ here today
in a principled community
and they can’t take that away….

And we’re proud to be statisticians
to face uncertainty:
Some may cry that numbers lie,
but we have ways to see.
And I’d gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today
‘cause there ain’t no doubt
I love this field: God bless the ASA!

The ASA has flourished
nearly 2 centuries:
began as Boston quintet –
now, sea to shining sea
with some 20,000 members
practicing today
in academe, bus’ness, and government
and it’s time we stand and say….

That we’re proud to be statisticians
with high integrity
as we share results with clientele
and society.
And I’d gladly stand up next to you
and defend her still today
‘cause there ain’t no doubt
I love this field: God bless the ASA!