of Wisconsin-Madison. served as the program secre-
Following the presentation, tary and associate program
Johnson gave a talk highlight- secretary. For the ASA, he
ing issues related to starting was a council member and
and running a journal. He the regional meeting program
also shared his experiences coordinator. He received
and shared many photo- the Carver Award in 2008
graphs from numerous trips for his service to the IMS.
he took around the world. Johnson has published
Johnson is professor emeri- more than 120 articles in such
tus in the Department of publications as the Annals
Statistics at the University of Mathematical Statistics,
of Wisconsin-Madison. the Journal of the American
He joined the department Statistical Association,
Wayne A. Fuller and James L. Oblinger at the North Carolina State
in 1966 after earning his Biometrika, Technometrics,
University commencement
PhD from the University Journal of the Royal Statistical
of Minnesota and retired Society, Journal of Multivariate
Award for innovation in his career as professor, he
in 2008, after 32 years of Analysis, Statistics and
federal statistics. The award graduated at least 62 PhDs.
service. He was the chair Probability Letters, and
is intended to recognize indi- He has held teaching posi-
of the department from Communications in Statistics.
viduals who, like Herriot, tions at Stanford University,
1981–1984 and supervised He received the Frank
have developed unique and the University of South
25 PhD dissertations. Wilcoxon Award as a coau-
innovative approaches to Hampton (United Kingdom),
thor for best applications
the solution of statistical and the University of New
paper in Technometrics in
problems in federal data col- England (Australia). He also
1991. He also has coauthored
lection programs, reflecting served as a visiting professor
six books and is a coeditor
the special characteristics that at North Carolina State.
of a research monograph
marked Herriot’s career. Fuller is a Fellow of
with John Crowley. His
The 2009 Herriot Award the American Statistical
book Applied Multivariate
ceremony will take place Association, the Institute of
Analysis with Dean Wichern
during JSM on August 3 at Mathematical Statistics, and
is a classic on the subject and
3:40 p.m. in Room 204C of the Econometric Society. He
used all over the world.
the Walter E. Washington served as the vice president
Johnson has consulted with
Convention Center. A of the American Statistical
many government and private
reception will follow. Association from1991–1993
industries, such as Lawrence
and on many ASA com-
Livermore. At a conference
Wayne A. Fuller
mittees and sections. He
in his honor in May 2008,
also worked on research Richard A. Johnson with the
he received an award from
Wayne A. Fuller received an problems funded by organi-
Don Owen Award
the United States Forest
honorary doctor of science zations such as the Natural
Products Laboratory for his
degree during the North Resources Conservation
Johnson is a Fellow of 30 years of collaborative
Carolina State University Service, National Agricultural
the ASA and Institute of research. He has served as an
commencement on May 9, Statistics Service, U.S.
Mathematical Statistics ambassador of statistics and
2009. Fuller is an emeritus Census Bureau, National
(IMS), as well as a member of worked tirelessly to promote
distinguished professor in Science Foundation, and
the Royal Statistical Society this discipline all over the
statistics and economics Bureau of Labor Statistics.
and International Statistical world. He truly symbolizes
at Iowa State University.
Institute. He is the founder the qualities of Don Owen,
Fuller, who earned his
of the internationally rec- which this award embodies.
PhD in agricultural econom-
Richard A. Johnson
ognized journal Statistics The Don Owen Award
ics from Iowa State, has The Don Owen Award for
and Probability Letters and is presented annually by the
published extensively on 2009 was presented on behalf
served as its editor-in-chief San Antonio Chapter of the
survey sampling, time series of the San Antonio Chapter
from 1982–2007. He was an ASA and Taylor & Francis.
analysis, and measurement of the American Statistical
associate editor of the Journal
error models. He is the author Association to Richard A.
of the American Statistical
of Introduction to Statistical Johnson on March 27, 2009,
Association from 1976–1981,
Leonard Stefanski
Time Series and Measurement during the Conference of
1986–1989, and 1993–1995. Leonard (Len) Stefanski
Error Models and is cur- Texas Statisticians. Johnson
For the IMS, he was a mem- was recently named Drexel
rently completing a book on was nominated by Jun
ber of the council and the Professor of Statistics at
sampling statistics. During Shao of the University
executive committee; he also North Carolina State
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