President’s Award

The Presidents’ Award is presented annually to a young member of one of the participating societies of the Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies in recognition of outstanding contributions to the statistics profession. It is typically granted to an individual who either i) has not yet reached his or her 41st birthday during the calendar year of the award or ii) will be under age 46 throughout the award calendar year and will have earned a terminal statistically related degree no more than 12 years prior to that year (see the committee website for details about eligibility criteria). Nominations must be sent by December 15 to committee chair Michael Kosorok, preferably by email in PDF format.

Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship

The Distinguished Achievement Award and Lectureship is given yearly to an individual in recognition of outstanding contributions to statistical methods that have had significant impact on scientific investigations. The 2023 award winner will deliver the lecture at JSM in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nominations must be sent by December 15 to committee chair Jianwen Cai, preferably by email in PDF format.

F.N. David Award and Lectureship

The F.N. David Award and Lectureship is presented biennially (odd-numbered years) to a female statistician who serves as a role model to other women through excellence in research, the leadership of multidisciplinary collaborative groups, statistics education, or service to the professional societies. The 2023 award winner will deliver the F.N. David Lecture at JSM in Toronto, Ontario, Canada. Nominations must be sent by December 15 to committee chair Kate Crespi, preferably by email in PDF format.

George Snedecor Award

The George W. Snedecor Award is presented biennially (odd-numbered years) to honor an individual who has been instrumental in the development of statistical theory in biometry and has a noteworthy publication in biometry within three years of the date of the award. Nominations must be sent by December 15 to committee chair Sebastien Haneuse, preferably by email in PDF format.

COPSS Emerging Leader Award

The COPSS Emerging Leader Award is presented to early-career statistical scientists who show evidence of and potential for leadership and who will help shape and strengthen the field. The award is designed both to call attention to the efforts of these individuals and to provide a mechanism for them to share their vision for the field with each other and the statistical community. The award will be given each year to a maximum of eight people and will be announced at JSM in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, in 2023. This award, established in 2020, was originally known as the COPSS Leadership Academy. Nominations must be sent by December 15 to committee chair David Haziza, preferably by email in PDF format.