Call for Nominations
Nominate a Member for Fellow
Roderick J. Little, Chair of the 2008 Committee on Fellows
B
ecoming an ASA Fellow is one of the emailed, faxed, or mailed. Please give care-
highest honors bestowed by our orga- ful attention to all instructions on the form.
nization. On behalf of the ASA, the Although previous nominations are not car-
Committee on Fellows strongly encourages ried over, candidates may be renominated.
the nomination of deserving members. Supporting materials for renomination
Committee members do not make nomina- should be updated.
tions, but rely on those submitted by the Letters of support (copies or faxes of let-
general membership. They also encourage ters are acceptable) should be sent to the
ASA chapters, sections, and committees to nominator, who is responsible for including
search for and nominate deserving members the support letters in the nomination pack-
from their respective constituencies. age. The committee cannot guarantee letters
Nominators and authors of supporting let- sent to the ASA office independently of the
ters need not be Fellows. nomination package will be reviewed. The
(from left) Judith Tanur, 2008 President-elect
A major strength of the statistics pro- complete nomination package should be
Sally Morton, and Arlene Ash enjoy the 2007
fession is the many ways members of the addressed to the Committee on Fellows and Fellows Reception.
ASA contribute to science and society at sent to the American Statistical Association,
large. The committee is aware of concerns c/o Carole Sutton, 732 North Washington
expressed by some ASA members that pri- Street, Alexandria, VA 22314-1943. The
have not already been inducted; a search-
ority is given to nominations from academ- complete nomination package must be
able list of ASA Fellows is available at www.
ic institutions and will take steps to ensure received by Thursday, March 3, 2008.
amstat.org/fellows.
deserving candidates from industry, gov- Fellow nominees for 2008 must have
The Committee on Fellows works dili-
ernment, and smaller academic institutions had continuous ASA membership between
gently to ensure the most deserving nominees
are not overlooked. Thus, they encourage March 3, 2005, and February 28, 2008.
are recognized. Members of the committee
nominations from all sectors of the associa- Questions about membership as it affects
appreciate the membership’s enthusiasm for
tion and ask that special consideration be the Fellows process may be directed to
this process. Suggestions for improvement are
given to nominating members from indus- Sutton. Also, be sure potential nominees
always welcome. ■
try and government, as well as to those who
practice in isolated environments or may
not have colleagues to nominate them.
When making decisions, committee
Nominations Sought for Host of
members rely heavily on the information
in the nomination packages that details 2009 Educational Ambassador
professional accomplishments of the
nominees. It is important that a nomina-
The ASA Committee on International Relations in Statistics is offering the
tion package describe the nominee’s most
opportunity for a developing country to apply to become the host of the 2008
significant contributions and their effects.
Educational Ambassadorship Program.
These contributions may include advanc-
As part of an increasing effort by the ASA to reach statisticians worldwide, the
ing theory and methodology, consulting,
Committee on International Relations in Statistics began the program in 2005 to
teaching, collecting data, working as an
recruit a series of educational ambassadors from foreign countries.
administrator, and serving the profession
Within the program, an ambassador is chosen each year to attend two succes-
and the ASA. Outstanding work in related
sive Joint Statistical Meetings. At the first, the educational ambassador attends a
fields (e.g., economics and psychology) is
Continuing Education course in an emerging area of research not presently stud-
judged in terms of its statistical contribu-
ied in the ambassador’s country. The ambassador then returns to his or her country
tion. Nominees are evaluated on actual
and, throughout the next year, teaches the new subject matter to a class of no
contributions, not future promise.
fewer than 10 students. At the second JSM, the educational ambassador presents
The nomination form and guidelines
an invited session to summarize his or her experience. Finally, the ambassador
are available at
www.amstat.org/fellows. This
returns to his or her country and contacts at least three neighboring countries for
form may be printed or downloaded as a
a presentation of his or her class, either in person or via a webinar.
Microsoft Word file. Members who do not
For more information, contact Demissie Alemayehu, chair of the ASA
have access to the online form may contact
Committee on International Relations in Statistics, at
alemad@pfizer.com or
ASA Special Projects Coordinator Carole
Martha Aliaga, ASA director of programs, at
martha@amstat.org.
Sutton at
carole@amstat.org to have a form
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