Longtime ASA member and Fellow Stephen Portnoy passed away December 28, 2025.
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Obituary: Richard Arnold Johnson
Richard Arnold Johnson, aged 88, died on February 2, 2026. He lived a rich life of service and contributed greatly to the profession of statistics.
Obituary: Paul Rathouz
Longtime ASA member Paul Rathouz—a distinguished biostatistician, educator, and leader—passed away on December 10, 2025.
Stuart, Schisterman Elected to National Academy of Medicine
ASA Members Elizabeth Stuart and Enrique Schisterman are among the 100 members elected to the National Academy of Medicine this year.
Obituary: Richard L. Dykstra
Professor emeritus Richard (Dick) Lynn Dykstra passed away peacefully on September 19, 2025.
D. Anthony Miles Wins Best Paper Award
ASA member, statistician, and marketing expert D. Anthony Miles recently won his 35th best paper award at the Fall 2025 Academy of Business Research Conference in Lake Tahoe, Nevada.
Joseph Cappelleri Honored with APHS Achievement Award
ASA Fellow Joseph Cappelleri has been awarded the 2025 Applied Public Health Statistics Section Award from the American Public Health Association.
Obituary: Andrew Beveridge
Andrew Beveridge, longtime ASA member and famous demographer, passed away April 10 from a heart attack while attending the annual Population Association of America meeting in Washington, DC. He was 79.
Obituary: David F. Findley
David F. Findley passed away in June 2025 of complications from Alzheimer’s disease. Findley had a long career with the US Census Bureau, as well as numerous other collaborations.
Frauke Kreuter Wins Waksberg Award
Kreuter received the award for her pioneering contributions to survey methodology and training the next generation of data-savvy survey researchers