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Activity Number: 481
Type: Invited
Date/Time: Wednesday, August 1, 2007 : 4:00 PM to 5:50 PM
Sponsor: Committee of Presidents of Statistics Societies
Abstract - #308173
Title: Presentation of Awards
Author(s): Madhuri S. Mulekar*+
Companies: University of South Alabama
Address: 307 Univ Blvd ILB 325, Mobile, AL, 36688,
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President's Award recognizes outstanding contributions to the profession of statistics by a young member of one of the participating societies. Sponsored and presented annually by COPSS.

FN David Award recognizes a female statistician who exemplifies the contributions of Florence Nightingale David, an accomplished statistician. The award was established in 2001 and is presented biannually. Sponsored by COPSS and the Caucus for Women in Statistics.

Snedecor Award honors an individual who was instrumental in the development of statistical theory in biometry which was published within three years of the date of the award. Dr. George W. Snedecor was instrumental in the world-wide use of statistical methods. It was established by COPSS in 1976 and awarded biannually.

Fisher Lecturer was established by COPSS in 1963 to honor the contributions of Sir Ronald Fisher and the work of a present-day statistician. It recognizes the importance of statistical methods for scientific investigations and is awarded annually.


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