ASA Founder and Fellow Linda Young was named one of West Texas A&M University’s 2026 Distinguished Alumni. Young earned her bachelor’s and master’s in mathematics at WT A&M.
Linda Young
A Century of Washington Statistics
The current president of the Washington Statistical Society reflects on its fluctuating membership, evolving role in a digital age, and continued importance.
Committee on Career Development Starts Year with Webinar
The ASA Committee on Career Development will host its first event of 2022—a free webinar, titled “Distinguished Careers in Statistics and Data Science,” January 28 at 11 a.m. EST.
Linda J. Young
When Linda Young went to the Oklahoma City zoo with a team working to determine why the golden marmosets were getting sick, she knew she wanted to be a statistician. Young has since explored her interests in agriculture, the environment, and education and, recently, has worked with others to explore the potential of web scraping to develop list frames for surveys.