Waller Awards

Kari Lock Morgan

Penn State University

Paul Velleman

Data Description, Inc.

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 are due by February 15 and require the following:

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

Questions

Please contact the committee chair.

Recent Award Recipients

2021: Amelia McNamara
2021: Larry Lesser (Distinguished Teaching Career Award)
2020: William Cipolli
2020: Beth L. Chance (Distinguished Teaching Career Award)
2019: Benjamin Baumer
2019: Robert L. Gould (Distinguished Teaching Career Award)
2018: Lynne Schofield
2018: Deborah Nolan (Distinguished Teaching Career Award)
2017: Anna Bargagliotti
2017: James J. Cochran (Distinguished Teaching Career Award)
2016: Mine Çetinkaya-Rundel
2016: Allan J. Rossman (Distinguished Teaching Career Award)