Waller Awards

Matthew Beckman

Penn State University

Nicholas J. Horton

Amherst College

About the Awards

The Waller Awards were established by a contribution from retired ASA Executive Director Ray Waller and his wife, Carolyn. The Waller Education Award honors individuals for innovation in the instruction of elementary statistics/data science. The Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award recognizes an individual for sustained excellence in teaching and statistics education. Recipients for each award are presented with $1000.

Selection Criteria

Waller Education Award

Nominees should be early in their career, with 10 or fewer years of full-time teaching, and have the responsibility of teaching the first course in statistics/data science in a two- or four-year college or research university. The recipient will be selected according to the following criteria:

• Commitment to teaching elementary statistics
• Demonstrated innovation in teaching elementary statistics/data science
• Letters of support from students, colleagues, and supervisors
• Broader impact of the nominee on statistical education beyond the nominee’s institution

Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award

Nominees must have 20 or more years of statistics teaching experience. The recipient will be selected according to the following criteria:

• Excellence in teaching across a variety of statistics/data science courses
• Innovation, scholarship, and creative efforts in education
• Impact in statistics education beyond the nominee’s institution

Nominees who are active in teaching and education-related scholarship will receive stronger consideration from the selection committee.

Award Recipient Responsibilities

Award recipients will be responsible for providing a current photograph and general personal information the year the award is presented. The American Statistical Association uses this information to publicize the award and prepare the prize.

Nominations

Nominations are due by March 1 and require the following:

• Nominating letter - not to exceed four pages
• Candidate’s CV
• Three or Four letters of support - not to exceed two pages each
• Candidate’s headshot

Questions

Please contact the committee chair.

Recent Award Recipients

Education Award

2024: No winner selected
2023: Albert Y. Kim
2022: Kari Lock Morgan
2021: Amelia McNamara
2020: William Cipolli

Distinguished Teaching Career Award

2024: Bradley Hartlaub
2023: William I. Notz 
2022: Paul Velleman
2021: Larry Lesser
2020: Beth L. Chance