OCTOBER 2009 • IssuE #388
Executive Director
FEATuREs
Ron wasserstein: ron@amstat.org
Associate Executive Director and Director of Operations
3 President’s Corner
stephen Porzio: steve@amstat.org
5 2009 salary survey of Business, Industry, and
Director of Education
Government statisticians
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10 Faculty sabbaticals at Government, Industrial
Director of Science Policy
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Organizations
12 Medpedia: Do Biostatisticians Have a Role?
Managing Editor
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12 statistics May Help Job Applicants
Production Coordinators/Graphic Designers
13 AsA Community: A New Benefit of Membership
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14 AsA Endorses Call for National Institute of Finance
Publications Coordinator
Val snider: val@amstat.org
Advertising Manager
2009 salary survey of Business,
Claudine Donovan: claudine@amstat.org
Industry, and Government
statisticians
Contributing Staff Members
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Amy Farris • Rebecca Nichols • Rick Peterson • Jana Sabol
Eric Sampson • Kathleen Wert
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