An educator with more than 30 years of experience, Robert Oster of the University of Alabama has provided statistical expertise to universities, government agencies, and contract research organizations. An ASA Fellow, Oster has served the ASA in many capacities.
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Reaching for High-Impact Opportunities Pushes Profession Forward
Statisticians have an important role in helping make evidence-based decisions in a world awash in data and should serve on expert panels, advisory committees, and commissions where their expertise can enrich collaborative deliberations. Members of the External Nominations and Awards Committee give tips for finding nominees and submitting nominations so more statisticians and data scientists can have a voice at the table when decisions are being made.
Professional Service: What’s in It for Me?
For the June president’s column, Nancy L. Geller suggests ways to get involved in the ASA.
Accreditation: Pilot Test Successful, Program Under Way
About 60 members signed up to be part of the pilot test for the ASA’s program for voluntary individual accreditation. The process went well and is now open to more applications.