PEOPLE NEWS
Statistics Club Visits Deming Family Visit
Washington, ASA
Sarah Watson, North Carolina
State University
Three generations of the Deming
family were present when Diana
NCSU undergraduate students
Deming-Cahill (center), the daughter
of W. Edwards Deming, visited the
S
even members of the Statistics Club at The students spent the afternoon vis-
ASA and her father’s office this past
North Carolina State University iting nearby museums and sites on their March. Accompanying her was her
(NCSU) visited Washington, DC, as own, though most gravitated toward the daughter, Kelly Magner (right), and
part of the club’s annual spring break trip Smithsonian Air and Space Museum. That grand-daughter, Larkin Magner (left).
March 6–8. The tradition is supported by evening, the group dined at the Old Ebbitt
Photo taken by ASA Building Operations Coordinator
the NCSU Statistics Department and gives Grill restaurant near the White House.
Gene Beard
undergraduates an opportunity to explore The trip concluded the next day with
careers, network with statistics professionals, a lunch meeting at ASA headquarters
and relax while bonding as a group. with the ASA Board of Directors and staff
Thomas Lumley
In DC, the students visited the Bureau members. Students asked questions about
of Justice Statistics (BJS) and the Bureau of the many career opportunities in statistics. The Washington
Labor Statistics (BLS) to explore possible Senior Stacy Jones from Durham, North Statistical Society
statistics careers there. They also visited Carolina, said, “Everyone was very friend- (WSS) and RTI
ASA headquarters in Alexandria, Virginia. ly and provided a lot of good information International are
The visit to BJS, arranged by Lisa Price- and advice—and a bag of goodies!” pleased to announce
Grear of BJS, included a presentation of The students considered the trip a that Thomas Lumley,
examples of the BJS’ cross-disciplinary good learning experience and look for- associate professor
work. Students discussed career paths, ward to opportunities to learn more about in the Department
work environment, and applications of the field of statistics. The undergradu-
Lumley
of Biostatistics at
statistics with the BJS staff and reviewed ate statistics programs at NCSU include the University of
some of the many publications produced approximately 80 majors in statistics and Washington in Seattle, has been chosen
there. The group also learned about the environmental sciences with statistics as this year’s recipient of the Gertrude M.
internship and employment opportunities concentrations. The club, a university- Cox Award.
available at the BJS. sponsored organization, provides career Since earning his PhD from the
The students spent the following information and sponsors social and other University of Washington in 1998, Lumley
morning visiting the BLS, where they events, such as guest speakers, holiday has made extraordinary contributions to
were hosted by Bob Eddy and met with parties, and end-of-semester study breaks. the field of statistics in several areas, includ-
several statisticians. Again, they were able The Washington, DC, trip is the club’s ing development of statistical software,
to discuss the many uses of statistics and capstone event. regression analysis of correlated data, sta-
see the real impact statistics has on gov- As part of the department’s Vertical tistical genetics, and numerous applications
ernment decisionmaking. Visiting mul- Integration of Research and Education to biomedical and public health problems.
tiple government agencies allowed the (VIGRE) grant from the National Science He will receive the award at the WSS
students to see the diversity in the ways Foundation, a faculty member, Jason annual dinner meeting June 25, 2008. He
statisticians are used in government. “It Osborne, and a VIGRE post-doctoral fel- will give the keynote address at that meet-
was interesting to see how the roles dif- low, Gentry White, joined the trip. Student ing on a topic of general interest to the
fered for statisticians between the two participants were Stephanie Zimmer, WSS membership.
agencies,” said Ashley Myers, a junior Kristen Gore, Amanda Campbell, Tim The award was established in 2003
from Jacksonville, North Carolina. Brown, Jeff Rice, Jones, and Myers. through a joint agreement between the ■
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