2010 Wray Jackson Smith ScholarshipSupport for Work Towards a Career in Government StatisticsApply by April 15, 2010! The Government Statistics Section and the Social Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association (ASA) are pleased to announce the availability of the 2010 scholarship in memory of Wray Jackson Smith, a founding member of the Section and a long-time contributor to Federal statistics. The Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship (WJSS) is intended to reward promising young statisticians for their diligence, thereby encouraging them to consider a future in government statistics. The scholarship is co-sponsored with the Washington Statistical Society, the Caucus for Women in Statistics, Harris-Smith Institutes, Mathematica Policy Research, and Synectics for Management Decisions, Inc. The 2009 Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship winner was Jenna Fulton, a matriculating doctoral student in the Joint Program in Survey Methodology at the University of Maryland. Her training and related experiences are in the principles and practices of survey research with special interest in federal statistical surveys. Jenna has worked as a research assistant at the University of Maryland on the American Time Use Survey and was a teaching assistant for the Survey Fundamentals course during 2008 -2009 academic year. Jenna was a summer intern during 2009 with the Agency for Health Research and Quality where she assisted with the agency’s research. Jenna utilized the scholarship to expand her knowledge and explore opportunities for improving the quality of survey data collected by the federal agencies by attending short courses and sessions at 2009 Join Statistical Meetings. Her interest includes measurement errors, missing data, and survey sampling. Members of the 2010 Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship Committee are Stephen Campbell (chair), Mark Harris, and John Czajka. To apply for a WJSS Award, the following information must be sent to the Wray Jackson Smith Scholarship Committee by April 15, 2010: (1) a completed WJSS Application Form (available at http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/wjsapp10.doc for a MS Word version or http://www.amstat.org/sections/sgovt/wjsapp10.pdf for an Adobe pdf version); (2) a proposal of activity to be funded; (3) academic transcript (for current/recent students) or job performance reviews for the past 2 years (for nonstudents) or equivalent proof of superior academic and/or professional performance; and (4) two letters of recommendation. Announcements of the awardees will be made by June 1, 2010. All applicants will be notified by e-mail. Eligibility: The WJSS is targeted at students and persons early in their career in government statistics. Applicants must have a Bachelor's degree or equivalent level of education. Membership in the Government Statistics Section, Social Statistics Section, or in the ASA is not required. Deadline: Apply by April 15, 2010! Contact Information:
Government Statistics Section pages prepared by: Bill Wong. |