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JsM 2009: Highlights & Fond Memories
JsM in Pictures
Science Policy News
Many Honored at Presidential Address,
Awards Ceremony
Congressional Visits:
A Boost to ASA Science Policy p. 35
statisticians Honored for Contributions
The Getrude Cox 5k Race Winners
This column is written to inform AsA members about what the AsA is doing to

promote the inclusion of statistics in policymaking and the funding of statistics
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research. To suggest science policy topics for the AsA to address, contact AsA
CAusE to Host Pre-JMM Workshops
Director of science Policy steve Pierson at pierson@amstat.org.
statistics Workshop for K–12 Teachers
Contributing Editor
Goes to u.s. Census Bureau
Pierson earned his PhD in physics from the University of
Minnesota. He spent eight years in the physics depart-
ment of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and later
became head of government relations at the American
Physical Society.
JSM 2009:
Pierson
Highlights
&

Fond Memories
Master’s Notebook
p. 40
Statistics Training Sharpens Skills p. 39
This column is written for statisticians with master’s degrees and highlights areas
of employment that will benefit statisticians at the master’s level. Comments
and suggestions should be sent to Keith Crank, AsA research and graduate
education manager, at keith@amstat.org.
MEMBER NEWs
Contributing Editor
Gordon Sun earned his PhD in biostatistics from the
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University of California at Los Angeles. He has 20 years’
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experience working in the pharmaceutical and biotech-
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is currently serving as a biostatistics phase I site head at
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sanofi-aventis and is a member of the ASA Committee
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