December 2008 • Issue #378
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2 President’s Corner
Executive Director
3 ASA Presidential History: Pictures or Portraits Anyone?
Ron Wasserstein: ron@amstat.org
Associate Executive Director and Director of Operations 3 Thanks in Advance
Stephen Porzio: steve@amstat.org
4 Academic Salary Survey
Director of Programs
Martha Aliaga: martha@amstat.org
6 New Building, Exciting Programs for SAMSI
Director of Science Policy
Steve Pierson: pierson@amstat.org
7 Key Statistical Ideas Celebrate Birthdays
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8 Battelle Keeps on Giving
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9 NISS Inaugurates Cross-Sector Research Program
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11 The Professional Science Master’s Degree: Is It Right
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11 2007 Annual Survey Results Released
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13 WANTED: Authors and Editors for Statistics Surveys
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