ASA members Bruce Trumbo and Othmar Winkler passed away recently.
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My ASA Story: Matt Hayat, Professor of Biostatistics
Matt Hayat says, “My career path as a collaborating biostatistician and statistics educator has brought me much meaning and joy, and the ASA has been a central thread throughout.”
Nancy Reid to Deliver 2022 COPSS Distinguished Lecture
Nancy Reid, a professor in the department of statistical sciences at the University of Toronto who has contributed fundamental and path-breaking work in a wide range of statistical problems, will give her lecture at the 2022 Joint Statistical Meetings in Washington, DC. Her talk is titled “Likelihood and Its Discontents.”
Elizabeth L. Scott Award Goes to Madhu Mazumdar
The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies Elizabeth L. Scott Award committee recently honored Madhu Mazumdar of the Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai with the 2022 award. Mazumdar was selected for serving as an outstanding role model of leadership and creating new leadership opportunities for statisticians, fostering opportunities in statistics and promoting statistical careers for diverse trainees, training and mentoring the next generation of statistical leaders, and excelling in team science research.
Obituaries for April 2022
ASA members William Michael (Mike) O’Fallon, Thomas B. Jabine, Michael Woodroofe, and Charles R. Mann passed away recently.
Obituaries for January 2022
ASA members Brian D. Marx and Ron LaPorte passed away recently.
Stats4Good: Peace Award Recognizes Biostatistician, Teacher, and Mentor Michael H. Kutner
David Corliss says that, by awarding the Peace Award to Kutner, the ASA has honored a person dedicated to strengthening the statistical profession and statisticians for generations to come.
My ASA Story: Leslie McClure, Professor
Leslie McClure says she found involvement in the ASA has allowed her to pursue her passion for increasing diversity and representation among folks traditionally underrepresented in statistics, including BIPOC statisticians, statisticians who identify as women, and LBGTQ+ statisticians.
Katherine Thompson Appointed Statistics Editor of Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology
The ASA and AAPOR welcome Katherine Thompson of the US Census Bureau as the next statistics editor for the Journal of Survey Statistics and Methodology. Thompson will serve a three-year term.
Obituary: S. James (Jim) Press
ASA member S. James (Jim) Press passed away in November 2020.