There are several types of awards given by the chapter or given to chapter
members:
Mosteller Statistician of the Year
Every year the Boston Chapter presents the Statistician of
the Year award to a distinguished statistician who has made
exceptional contributions to the field of statistics and has shown
outstanding service to the statistical community.
In 1997, this award was renamed the Mosteller Statistician
of the Year award in honor of the 80th birthday of its first
recipient, Fred Mosteller.
Individuals from academia, industry, and government who have been
actively associated with the Boston Chapter are considered for
the award. Anyone wishing to make suggestions regarding possible
future recipients is encouraged to contact Bob Smith
(781-278-0300).
Previous recipients were:
- Fred Mosteller, 1990
- Herman Chernoff, 1991
- Marvin Zelen, 1992
- Ralph D'Agostino, 1993
- William DuMouchel, 1994
- Don Rubin, 1995
- Nan Laird, 1996
- David Hoaglin, 1997
- Richard Goldstein, 1998
- Arlene Ash, 1999
- Cyrus Mehta, 2000
- Alan Gelfand, 2001
- Alan Zaslavsky, 2002
- John D. McKenzie, Jr., 2003
- Louise Ryan, 2004
- Mei-Ling Lee, 2005
- Carl Morris, 2006
- LJ Wei, 2007
Council of Chapters
The ASA Council of Chapters presents awards to people who
have provided distinguished service to their local chapter.
From time to time the Boston Chapter has an opportunity to
nominate someone for this award.
The following chapter members have received the Council of Chapters
award:
- John D. McKenzie, Jr., 1989
- John E. Alman, 1991
- Anne Sevin, 1996
- Bob Goldman, 1999
- Katherine Monti, 2002
- Tom Lane, 2005
Mu Sigma Rho
BCASA is an affiliate chapter of Mu Sigma Rho, the national honorary
society for statistics. Information about nominating students for
this honor, and list of previous inductees, is available
here.
ASA Fellows
We are in the process of compiling a list of chapter members who
have been named Fellows of the ASA.
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