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Students Shine at North Texas Chapter’s Inaugural D3 Event
Students, faculty, and professionals from across the region gathered for an exciting day of posters, networking, and a featured talk by Juhee Lee on Bayesian models and microbiome studies.
D. Anthony Miles
During college, D. Anthony Miles played in a rock-and-roll/heavy metal band that tried to get a record deal. That did not happen. Life happened. Instead, he graduated with a degree in marketing from The University of Texas at San Antonio and went into the banking industry. It was while working as a marketing analyst at Wells Fargo Bank that Miles discovered he had an interest in statistics. His passion for the profession, however, was encouraged by his uncle—the late Ralph E. Miles, a biostatistician. “It was my uncle who nurtured my love of the practice of statistics, and I credit all my accomplishments to him,” said Miles. He has presented his statistics research at conferences around the country and appeared on several major news networks and programs as a subject matter expert. Currently, he leads a nine-person research team.
The Emerging Role for Statisticians and Data Scientists in Community Analytics
President Kathy Ensor looks for ASA members who would like to expand the Big Tent for Statistics and Data Science to include more statisticians and data scientists on the front lines of improving our communities.
Stacy R. Lindborg
Stacy R. Lindborg’s interest in statistics came from a strength in mathematics, a biproduct of having an engineer as a father who thought studying math in the summer was cool. After earning her PhD, she took a job working for Eli Lilly & Company. As she began working on data, she learned one of the greatest strengths as a statistician lies in the depth of knowledge of the data. Since then, Stacy has worked on drugs targeting serious neurological and neurodegenerative diseases in addition to cancer, cardiovascular disease, diabetes, immunology, and pain. She has also served in numerous leadership roles, including head of R&D strategy, general product management leadership, and her current role as chief development officer.
Demystifying Apportionment Computations for the US House of Representatives
Basic arithmetic skill (multiplication, division, and taking square roots) is all one needs to remove any mystery concerning the details of the computations about how to determine the number of seats each state gets based on its population.
Jessica Kohlschmidt
Jessica K. Kohlschmidt grew up in Houston, Texas, with five siblings. A first-generation college student, she had a passion for math from a young age. She has taught full and part time at colleges since 1999 and is currently is a PhD biostatistician at the Clara D. Bloomfield Center for Leukemia Outcomes Research at The Ohio State University Comprehensive Cancer Center. She is also a longtime officer of the Caucus for Women in Statistics, serving for 10 years as secretary and, in 2018, becoming the first executive director.
Samuel Echevarría-Cruz
From his first undergraduate social statistics course, Samuel Echevarría-Cruz fell in love with both the analytical precision and creative power of statistical methods. He now spends his time teaching sociology courses to Austin Community College students and statistics in local MBA and MPH programs. He is also proud of his Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage.
Obituary: Charles Perry Jr.
Charles R. Perry Jr. died peacefully at home in Fairfax, Virginia, May 8, 2018, at the age of 81.
Clifford Spiegelman Honored with 2016 Don Owen Award
The San Antonio Chapter honors Clifford Spiegelman for his excellence in research, statistical consultation, and service to the statistical community.