George C. Tiao, a giant of modern statistics and beloved leader of the international statistical community, passed away peacefully in his sleep in Chicago on April 25, 2026, at the age of 92.
The University of Chicago
Peter McCullagh to Give David Cox Foundations of Statistics Lecture
Peter McCullagh will deliver the David Cox Foundations of Statistics Lecture at the Joint Statistical Meetings in Boston this August.
Obituary: Paul Rathouz
Longtime ASA member Paul Rathouz—a distinguished biostatistician, educator, and leader—passed away on December 10, 2025.
Obituary: Herbert Withers Ware II
Longtime ASA member Herbert Withers Ware II passed away in late April.
My ASA Story: Jonathan Auerbach, Assistant Professor
Jonathan Auerbach started his ASA journey a decade ago as a recent graduate from Cornell University and is now the president of the Washington Statistical Society, the largest ASA chapter.
Obituary: S. James (Jim) Press
ASA member S. James (Jim) Press passed away in November 2020.
IMSI: A New NSF-Funded Institute
The mission of the Institute for Mathematical and Statistical Innovation is to apply mathematics and statistics to complex problems and to spur transformational change in the mathematical sciences.
Obituaries for April 2011
This is a listing of ASA members who have recently passed away. For a complete listing of the most recent members’ obituaries, click here.