Waller Awards

Lynne Schofield

Swarthmore College

To Lynne Schofield in recognition of her outstanding contributions to and innovations in the teaching of elementary statistics.

Deborah Nolan

University of California, Berkeley

To Deborah Nolan in recognition of her many years of outstanding teaching and contributions and creative efforts in statistical education.

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. The Waller Distinguished Teaching Career Award recognizes an individual for sustained excellence in teaching and statistics education. Recipients for each award are presented with a certificate and $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 in a two- or four-year college or research university. Graduate teaching assistants are eligible for nomination. The recipient will be selected according to the following criteria:

• Commitment to teaching elementary statistics
• Demonstrated innovation in teaching elementary statistics
• 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 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 for both awards are due by February 15, and the awards are presented at the Joint Statistical Meetings the same year.

Nominations should be submitted as a complete packet, consisting of the following:

• A nomination letter no longer than four pages addressing points in the selection criteria
• The nominee’s curriculum vita
• A maximum of four support letters, each no longer than two pages

Email the completed nomination package to awards@amstat.org or mail to the American Statistical Association, attention Awards Nominations, 732 N. Washington Street, Alexandria, VA 22314.

Questions

Please contact the committee chair.