staff Spotlight
Eric Sampson
W
hen I arrived at the ASA office on Duke
Street for a job interview in late 1991,
I was incredibly nervous. Had I known
that—depending on the interview’s outcome—I
was about to embark on a path that would largely
define my career for this many years (and counting),
I would’ve been downright terrified.
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After many years of producing journals for
the ASA, I am now the journals and publications
manager. What a great position! Not only can I
continue to be involved with the ASA’s world-
lucky to have the ASA staff to rely on as I take on
class publications and the people who make them
new (and completely alien) duties. Without these
possible, but I can be part of the team helping to
folks, I would be completely lost.
move the association’s journals and other publica-
I admit I am writing this at somewhat of a bit-
tions toward new technologies and platforms.
tersweet moment. I just put on press what I expect
I’m incredibly lucky to have the vision, energy,
to be the last ASA journal I produce. Now, some-
and advice of the amazing people who serve on
one else will take over production duties. As excited
the various publications committees. I’m doubly
as I am about becoming journals manager, I’ll miss
getting my hands ‘dirty,’ reading each manuscript
and doing my best to help the authors convey their
ideas. (Actually, just between us, I am going to
continue producing one journal—the online-only
Statistics in Biopharmaceutical Research. I just can’t
Nominate a Member for Fellow
give up all the production work.)
I’ll also continue as the official photographer
for the Joint Statistical Meetings, another job
The nomination form and guidelines are available
I love. JSM is where I get to meet many of the
at
www.amstat.org/fellows.
people—editors, referees, authors, and commit-
tee members—who make the ASA’s publications
The deadline for nominating a Fellow is
what they are. It’s also where I get to sneak into
talks and presentations, listen for a few moments,
Monday, March 2, 2009.
then interrupt the poor speaker with a camera
flash. “Just doing my job,” I mutter as I rush from
Please be sure that anyone you nominate has
the room.
been a continuous member of the AsA from
I should mention that you won’t find me at
March 1, 2006, to February 28, 2009.
the ASA’s headquarters in Virginia. I live in cen-
tral Indiana with my wife, Jill, who is an elephant
Be sure potential nominees have not already been inducted. To
trainer at the Indianapolis Zoo.
view a searchable list of Fellows, visit
www.amstat.org/fellows.
I’ve learned so much from the ASA—its peo-
ple, its publications, its culture—and I can’t wait
For questions about AsA Fellow nominations,
to learn more. I can be reached at
eric@amstat.org,
email
fellows@amstat.org.
and I welcome your ideas, thoughts, comments,
and criticisms. n
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