In honor of Women’s History Month, we’re celebrating remarkable women in statistics, biostatistics, and data science. As mentors, educators, and influencers, they’ve shaped the field in countless ways. Read their journeys and learn about their incredible achievements.
Katherine Wallman
Honoring Katherine Wallman’s Legacy at JSM
Speakers at JSM honored former ASA President and longtime chief statistician Katherine Wallman, highlighting her leadership, mentorship, and lasting impact on federal statistics and the ASA’s policy work.
Katherine Wallman
Her positions as chief statistician of the United States from 1992 to 2017 and 1992 ASA president only begin to capture her legacy as a leader, friend, and champion of government statistics and statistical literacy.
Infrastructure Series: Challenges Loom for Chief Statistician of the US
For this installment of the Count on Stats State of the Data Infrastructure Series, we hear from former Chief Statisticians of the United States Hermann Habermann, Katherine Wallman, and Nancy Potok.
Census Quality Indicators Task Force Wraps Up
The task force produced two reports: 2020 Census Quality Indicators: A Report from the American Statistical Association, released in October 2020, and Final Report: 2020 Census State Population Totals: A Report from the American Statistical Association Task Force on 2020 Census Quality Indicators, released in September 2021.
Katherine Wallman to Receive 2017 Julius Shiskin Award
Katherine Wallman was recently awarded the Julius Shiskin Memorial Award for Economic Statistics.