The board will vote in late November on accepting these changes. Per the rules set forth by our constitution and bylaws, the board seeks comments from ASA members on the proposed changes.
ASA Board of Directors
Nominations Sought for ASA President-Elect, Vice President Candidates
For the 2021 election, the president-elect will be selected from government and the vice president will be selected from academe.
Bureau of Labor Statistics’ Wendy Martinez Elected ASA President
The membership has voted, and it elected Wendy Martinez, director of the Mathematical Statistics Research Center at the Bureau of Labor Statistics, as the 115th president of the American Statistical Association. Before she takes office as president on January 1, 2020, she will serve as president-elect, beginning January 1, 2019. Members also elected Richard De Veaux, professor of statistics at Williams College, as vice president. De Veaux’s term also begins January 1, 2019.
Highlights of the April ASA Board of Directors Meeting
ASA President Barry Nussbaum convened the first ASA Board meeting of 2017 at the ASA offices in Alexandria, Virginia. Take a look at the highlights of the meeting.
ASA Strategic Plan Revised
The ASA Board of Directors updated the association’s strategic plan at the November board meeting. The plan includes enhancing the diversity and breadth of the association, as well as increasing the visibility and ensuring the future of the profession.
Highlights of the November Board of Directors Meeting
Highlights from the final ASA Board of Directors meeting of 2016.
LaVange Elected ASA President; Williamson Elected Vice President
Lisa LaVange, director of the Office of Biostatistics in the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research at the U.S. Food and Drug Administration, has been elected the 113th president of the ASA. LaVange will serve a one-year term as president-elect beginning January 1, 2017. Her term as president becomes effective January 1, 2018. The ASA membership also elected G. David Williamson, senior science adviser at the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, as an ASA vice president.
Members also elected several new board members, plus officers for each of the ASA’s 27 sections.
The Story Behind the ASA Statement on P-Values
For the past year, the ASA has had a committee working on elucidating principles that should accompany the use of p-values. I asked ASA executive director Ron Wasserstein to answer some questions about how this came about.
2017 ASA Board of Directors Candidates
The ASA announces the selection of candidates for the 2016 election. The winning candidates’ terms will begin in 2017. Make sure to look for your ballots in your email inbox and vote early.
ASA Board of Directors Candidates
The ASA announces the selection of candidates for the 2015 election. The winning candidates’ terms will begin in 2016. Make sure to look for your ballots in your email inbox and vote early.