Lester R. Curtin Award

The Lester R. Curtin Award was established to help promising young health statisticians get the skills and training they need to make significant contributions in their area of study.

The award was created to honor the memory of Lester, or “Randy,” and his long career of working tirelessly to teach and mentor his colleagues at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s National Center for Health Statistics.

Deadline: October 15

Questions

Candidate's name*

First NameMiddle InitialLast Name

Phonetic pronunciation of candidate's full name*

Candidate's phone number*

Area CodePhone Number

Candidate's email*

Candidate's ASA member number

The ASA is tracking how effective it is in attracting gender diversity in its awards.

The following information will be kept private and secure and will not be used for a discriminatory purpose.

It will be used by the Committee on Women in Statistics to make recommendations to the ASA Board of Directors. No information identifying specific individuals will be given to this committee.

To which gender do you most identify? *

FemaleMaleNot listedPrefer not to answer

I work in the field of health statistics (broadly defined as either applied, including public health policy, or clinical work).*

YesNo

I am enrolled in a graduate program to prepare for work in the field of health statistics.*

YesNo

Education: school name; location; attendance (mo/yr); degree; GPA*

Please provide the information requested for all universities or colleges attended. Where a degree was not received, provide the semester/quarters in attendance as a full-time student.

Scholastic honors (honor societies; prizes; scholarships; etc.)*

Activities*

Materials should appear in the following order as a single .pdf file:

Curriculum vitae
Personal essay (maximum of 500 words)
Two reference letters - not to exceed two pages each

Note: personal essay should address the following:

Your career goals
What you hope to learn by attending the conference
How you plan to contribute to real-world applications of statistics

Application upload*

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Should the candidate be selected as a recipient, a headshot is required for JSM marketing and publication purposes.

Candidate's headshot*

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Hi-resolution color photo (head to shoulders); Minimum resolution of 300 dpi; .jpg, or .png file

Lester R. Curtin Award Application