ASA President Jeri Mulrow highlights the stories of several Black statisticians and data scientists for Black History Month.
Annie T. Randall
This Month in Statistics History: Black History Month
This month, we highlight the contributions of seven pioneering Black and African American statisticians.
Annie T. Randall Innovator Award Accepting Nominations
The Annie T. Randall Innovator Award was established to recognize early-career statistical innovators across all job sectors with any level of educational attainment.
Apply for the Annie T. Randall Innovator Award
Early-career statisticians can apply or be nominated for the Annie T. Randall Innovator Award, named for a Black female statistician for her pioneering career in government amid pervasive racial discrimination.
Statistics: A Core Competency for Collaborative Science
The ASA recently added the open access journal Data Science in Science to its portfolio of publications to showcase statistical science as a core competency for interdisciplinary collaborations. Here, ASA President Bonnie Ghosh-Dastidar shares excerpts of an interview with the journal’s founding editor, David Matteson, and former ASA President Kathy Ensor.
Sections Announce Randall Awardee, Student Award Winners
The ASA Biometrics and Mental Health sections chose Felicia Simpson as the 2023 Annie T. Randall Innovator Award winner. The Biometrics Section also named its Byar Award and Student Paper Award winners.
Let’s Celebrate!
This month, which is Mathematics and Statistics Awareness Month, ASA President Dionne Price discusses all the ways the ASA is furthering discoveries, solving problems, and finding beauty in the world through statistics and mathematics.
Nominations Open for Annie T. Randall Innovator Award
To be eligible, candidates should be in the early phase of their professional statistical careers. Committee members appreciate that nontraditional paths are common for trailblazers, so there is no firm cutoff for what is considered early phase.
Loni Tabb Gives Insight on Winning First Annie T. Randall Award
The Annie T. Randall Innovator Award was established to recognize early-career statistical innovators across all job sectors and honor path-breaking Black female statistician Annie T. Randall for her pioneering career in government amid pervasive racial discrimination. Established in 2020 by the Biometrics Section, the award provides a $2,000 prize each year and is co-sponsored by the Mental Health Statistics Section. The inaugural awardee is Loni Tabb, an associate professor at Drexel University.
Biometrics, Mental Health Statistics Sections Announce Randall Award Winner
Loni Philip Tabb is recognized for her outstanding contributions to statistical methods and dedication to building a diverse health workforce.