“Helen Walker was chosen as the namesake for the ASA's first major donor club because she was a pioneer for the statistics profession. Like Helen, members of this society are leaders who have demonstrated their commitment to advancing statistics for the good of the profession and our society at large.”
Helen Walker Society membership is extended to supporters who make a minimum annual gift of $1,000.
By becoming a society member, you are making a significant investment in the future of our profession and the important work we do for many years to come.
We will work closely with you to determine your personal philanthropic goals and match them with opportunities at the ASA. We customize recognition and stewardship based on what is important to you and your family.
In addition, members will receive the following benefits:
- Prominent recognition on a plaque located at the ASA headquarters
- Annual invitation to an exclusive Helen Walker Society reception at the Joint Statistical Meetings (JSM)
- Personalized JSM welcome bag filled with an assortment of treats and conference essentials made just for you.
- Personal correspondence from the ASA executive director and president announcing new programs and initiatives
- Recognition on the ASA website and in Amstat News
- Customized recognition and stewardship opportunities
For more information about the Helen Walker Society and giving opportunities, please contact:
Amanda Malloy
Director of Development
732 North Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314-1934
About Helen M. Walker
Helen M. Walker contributed to the field of statistics through her work in education and educational research. She was a longtime faculty member at Columbia University Teachers College and a member of numerous professional organizations. In the 1940s, a time when hardly any women held prominent academic positions, she was a unique pioneer in gaining professional visibility for women. In 1944, she was elected the first woman president of the American Statistical Association.
In her presidential address at the 104th Annual Meeting of the American Statistical Association, Walker expressed her regard for statistical education as something of a “service to the welfare of society.” She said, “Even as the great scientists have exercised a stimulating and generating influence upon the scientific education of the non-scientist, it is time for the leading statisticians to put serious thought upon the statistical education of the non-statistician. ... Ways must be found to make [the] general nature of statistical thinking better understood by the average intelligent citizen and particularly by persons in responsible positions—charged with policy formation.”
“ Ways must be found to make (the) general nature of statistical thinking better understood by the average intelligent citizen and particularly by persons in responsible positions—charged with policy information.”
– Helen Walker
2025–2026
Helen Walker Society Members
- John Abowd
- Stan Altan
- Nan Laird and Joel Alstein
- John Angle
- Jana Asher
- David Banks
- Chris Barker
- Paul Beery
- Bruce Binkowitz
- Doug Blount and Sharon Lohr
- William Brenneman
- Katherine Bretzlaff
- Catherine Calder
- Patrick Cantwell
- Christy Chuang-Stein
- Constance Citro
- Dianne Cook
- Bruce Craig
- John Czajka
- Marie Davidian
- Richard De Veaux
- Kim-Anh Do
- Jonas and Susan Ellenberg
- Katherine Ensor
- Christine Franklin
- Cathy Furlong
- Martha Gardner
- Nancy Geller
- Eric and Victoria Gibson
- Judith Goldberg
- Richard Goldstein
- Robert Gould
- Gerald Hahn
- Susan Halabi
- Charles Hall
- Alexandra Hanlon
- Susan Harris
- Tim Hesterberg
- Elizabeth Hill
- Ginger Holt
- Jeffrey Hooper
- Nicholas Horton
- Patricia Hu
- Rebecca Hubbard
- Fred and Karen Hulting
- Ronald Iman
- Barry Johnson
- Maria Matilde Kam
- Daniel Kasprzyk
- Robert Ryne and Elizabeth Kelly
- Arthur Kennickell
- Thian Kheoh
- Theresa Kim and Nathan Parrish
- Nancy Kirkendall
- Karol Krotki
- Michael Kutner
- Mary Kwasny
- Donna LaLonde
- James Landwehr
- Lisa LaVange
- Ji-Hyun Lee
- Chien-Tai Lin
- John Stites and Cynthia Long
- Ruixiao Lu
- Laura Meyerson
- Susan Mayo
- Madhu Mazumdar
- Katherine Monti
- Carolyn Morgan
- David and Caroline Morganstein
- Motomi Mori
- Sally Morton
- Edward Mulrow
- Jeri Mulrow
- Bengt Muthen
- Anna Nevius
- Rebecca Nichols
- William Notz
- Barry Nussbaum
- Robert O'Neill
- Leonard Oppenheimer
- Jennifer Park
- Van Parsons
- Jamis Perrett
- Li-Xuan Qin
- Paula Roberson
- Frank Rockhold
- Jim and Gloria Rosenberger
- Jaya Satagopan
- Fritz Scheuren
- John Schuenemeyer
- Marilyn Seastrom
- Larry Shen
- Dolores Smith
- Steven Snapinn
- Lili Tian
- Theresa Utlaut
- Jessica Utts
- Sean Walker
- Ron and Sherry Wasserstein
- Jeffrey Witmer
- Daniela Witten
- Linda Young
- Min Zhang
- Richard Zink
The ASA is a 501(c)(3) not-for-profit corporation. Contributions made to the ASA are tax deductible. Please contact us for more information about giving to the ASA.
Amanda Malloy
Director of Development
American Statistical Association
732 North Washington Street
Alexandria, Virginia 22314
(703) 684-1221
amanda@amstat.org
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