In December of 2008, the ASA Board of Directors accepted a gift from Janet Elashoff, daughter of W. J. Dixon, to endow a fund establishing the W. J. Dixon Award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting. The award was established to recognize outstanding contributions to statistical consulting and to honor the memory of Dixon.

Deadline: February 15

Questions 

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.  Please ask your candidate their preference for this selection.

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

• Nominating letter
• Candidate’s CV

Note: the nominating letter should provide a detailed statement why the nominee’s contributions in statistical consulting or analysis merit an award and should address the following criteria:

Outstanding contributions to advancing the science and art of statistical consulting or analysis (for example, contributions that extend beyond the nominee’s home institution), by:

A.  Demonstrated excellence in statistical consulting and/or

B.  Improved statistical practice in general by contributing in one or more of the following areas:

• Methods (developed new methods, or improved understanding and use of existing methods)
• Software (developed new methods, or improved understanding and use of existing software)
• Ways of thinking

 

 

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