The ASA’s 62 new fellows were honored August 11 during the Joint Statistical Meetings in Seattle, Washington. The new fellows are from 24 U.S. states, the District of Columbia, and six other countries. Fellows are recognized for outstanding professional contributions to and leadership in statistical science. This article continues the tradition of providing a descriptive analysis of the ASA fellows and adds data for the 103 nominees and 62 fellows in 2015. Data are presented by employment sector and gender.
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A Statistician’s Journey
There are many routes a statistician can take to reach an area to study. In an effort to get to know these routes, we asked a few ASA members to answer questions about the paths they took to get where they are today.
Aren’t We Data Science?
ASA’s President, Marie Davidian talks about the ASA Big Data initiative with Rachel Schutt.
Report an Extreme Disappointment
Keith Crank, the ASA’s research and graduate education manager, discusses the April 2010 report The Path Forward: The Future of Graduate Education in the United States from the Educational Testing Service and Council of Graduate Schools.