35th recipients of the Shiskin award and college’s faculty and staff great scholars, tremendous asset to our clients in bringing
will be honored at events hosted by the great teachers, great scientists, and great novel treatments to patients sooner,” said
Washington Statistical Society, the National interpreters.” Mark A. Goldberg, president of clinical
Association for Business Economics, and research services and perceptive informat-
the Business and Economics Section of the
Imogene Grimes ics at PAREXEL International.
American Statistical Association.
Imogene Grimes was recently appoint-
Grimes holds a PhD in biostatistics from
David Dickey
ed vice president of data sciences strategic
The University of North Carolina at Chapel
services for the biopharmaceutical services
Hill and master’s and bachelor’s degrees
Effective July 1, 2008, David Dickey
organization PAREXEL. Grimes, a leading
from The University of North Carolina at
was appointed a William Neal Reynolds
biostatistician with more than 25 years of
Greensboro. A focus of Grimes’ career has
Professor in the College of Agriculture
experience, is contributing to the continued
been regulatory submissions of marketing
c media and,
and Life Sciences at North Carolina State
expansion of PAREXEL’s data science ser-
applications using electroni
in particular, ensuring an understanding
University.
vices, including data management, biostatis-
of regulatory expectations for statistics and
The Reynolds professorships were estab-
tics, and applications of information tech-
data management. She currently serves as a
lished in 1950 by William Neal Reynolds—
nology to the clinical development process.
board member of the Data Quality Research
longtime president and board chair of the R.J.
“The biopharmaceutical industry
Institute and is a member of several indus-
Reynolds Tobacco Company—to recognize
is undertaking more complex clinical
try organizations, including the ASA and
and support outstanding faculty achievement
research, such as using adaptive designs
International Biometric Society. Grimes
in research, teaching, and extension.
with the potential to detect safety and effi-
also has presented several training courses
According to the endowment agree-
cacy signals earlier. Grimes will bring expe-
and authored numerous articles about data
ment, the professorships “will be for the
rience with advanced statistical methods
management and statistics topics.
purpose of selecting and retaining in the
to PAREXEL, which we believe will be a
J. Stuart Hunter
ASA Winners Announced at ISEF
A world-renowned
innovator and one of
the most influential
T
he Society for Science & the Public (SSP), in partnership with the Intel
Foundation, announced awards at the Intel International Science and Engineering
industrial statisticians
Fair (ISEF) 2008 Special Awards Ceremony on May 15 in Atlanta, Georgia.
of the last 50 years
Student winners were 9th through 12th graders who earned the right to compete
received an honor-
by winning top prize at a local, regional, state, or national science fair. Special awards
ary doctor of science
were presented by nearly 70 scientific, professional, and educational organizations and
degree from Penn
included scholarships, summer internships, book and equipment grants, and scientific
State. The univer-
field trips.
Hunter
sity’s board of trust-
The American Statistical Association awards included the following:
ees approved J. Stuart
Hunter as a recipient; he will receive the
First Award of $1,000
degree at one of the university’s future com-
Crowding-Out or Crowding-In: What Is the Relationship Between
mencement ceremonies.
Government and Private Funding for Public Libraries?
Considered a pioneer in industrial exper-
Xiaomeng Zeng, 18, West High School, Iowa City, Iowa
imental design, Hunter has spent his life
Second Award of $500
helping to define and quantify basic indus-
Application of Machine Learning Methods to Medical Diagnosis
trial engineering concepts such as qual-
Michael S. Cherkassky, 16, Edina High School, Edina, Minnesota
ity, safety, efficiency, and reliability and has
made fundamental contributions to indus-
Third Award of $250
try in the United States and abroad.
The Effect of Visually Enhanced Medicine Labels on Recall Ability
His ideas have been applied to a spec-
Reed Hurdle Falkner, 18, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
trum of pursuits in manufacturing, product
Taylor Michael McGraw, 18, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
design, and production systems develop-
Bradley Douglas Shields, 18, Oxford High School, Oxford, Mississippi
ment and improvement. He served as staff
statistician for American Cyanamid Co. and
All students will receive one-year subscriptions to STATS: The Magazine for Students
as a member of the Mathematics Research
of Statistics and CHANCE. Their schools also will receive a one-year school membership
Center at the University of Wisconsin.
in the American Statistical Association.
Hunter, who currently teaches at
ISEF is sponsored by Intel and has been administered by the SSP since its inception
Arizona State University, retired in 1988
in 1950. SSP is a nonprofit organization dedicated to the public engagement in scientif-
as professor emeritus in the School of
ic research and education. Its vision is to promote the understanding and appreciation of
Engineering and Applied Science at
science and the vital role it plays in human advancement: to inform, educate, inspire.
Princeton University, but has spent many
For details, visit www.societyforscience.org.
years since as an industry consultant. His
fundamental contributions to industry are
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