Jo Hardin’s father was an actuary so she thought about having a career in a mathematical field. But once she got to college, she fell in love with academia and found herself working toward a career as a statistics professor. She is now professor of mathematics at Pomona College. She is also a mentor for a group of students from the Chicago Public School District. Additionally, she started a program at Pomona College, Pomona Scholars of Mathematics (PSM), designed to build community and support students who are navigating college mathematics. Happily, quite a few of the inaugural PSM students are now in graduate programs in the mathematical sciences.
William D. Warde Statistics Education Award
Ann Russey Cannon Named William D. Warde Statistics Education Award Recipient
Ann Russey Cannon from Cornell College was named the 2017 recipient of the William D. Warde Statistics Education Award, which is presented by Mu Sigma Rho, the national honorary society for statistics. The annual award is given to a faculty member who has demonstrated excellence in classroom teaching in the statistics discipline and a lifetime devotion to statistics education.