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Member News
Willie Jasso Wins 2026 Cooley-Mead Award
Guillermina (Willie) Jasso has been named the recipient of the Cooley-Mead Award recognizing her lasting contributions to social psychology.
Rebecca Andridge Wins Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching at Ohio State
ASA Fellow Rebecca Andridge has been awarded The Ohio State University Alumni Award for Distinguished Teaching for her help in shaping public health education.
Obituary: Arak M. Mathai
Arak M. Mathai—an eminent mathematician and statistician whose work shaped modern multivariate analysis—passed away December 20, 2025.
Obituary: Estelle Bee Dagum
Estelle Bee Dagum, a Fellow of the ASA and a pioneering statistician, whose work transformed the practice of official statistics, passed away April 2, 2026.
Kansas State University Honors Ron Wasserstein
Ron Wasserstein, ASA’s executive director, was named an Alumni Fellow by Kansas State University for his distinguished service to the statistics profession.
ISBS Announces ASA Members as 2026 Award Winners
ASA members Mark van der Laan and Weili He have been honored with lecture awards from the International Society for Biopharmaceutical Statistics.
Cai, Chen, and Zhang Honored with Breiman Award
The awards recognize senior and junior scholars for outstanding theoretical or methodological contributions in machine learning and/or computational statistics. These contributions have made substantial and sustained effects on the practical application and study of these fields.
ASA Members Elected AAAS Fellows
Election as a AAAS Fellow honors those whose advancement of science and service to society have distinguished them among their peers and colleagues.
NYC Chapter Hosts Treasure Hunt Through Open Data
Members of the ASA’s New York City Chapter learned hands-on statistical problem solving during Open Data Week.