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Amstatnews Advertising Directory April 2010 • Issue #394 TheAMST Membership Magazine of the AmericanA StatisticalT AssociationNEWS • http://magazine.amstat.org/ ALSO: StatFest 2009 Meets in the Field of Dreams Mathematics and Sports Intersect to Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month Publications Agreement No. 41544521 APRIL 2010 • Issue #394 Executive Director Ron Wasserstein: [email protected] Associate Executive Director and Director of Operations F eATuRes Stephen Porzio: [email protected] Director of Education 3 Recognizing the AsA’s Longtime Members Martha Aliaga: [email protected] 13 President’s Corner Director of Science Policy 16 Real Data = Real Fun in Census at school Program Steve Pierson: [email protected] 18 StatFest 2009 Meets in the Field of Dreams Managing Editor Megan Murphy: [email protected] 20 Mathematics and sports Intersect to Celebrate Mathematics Awareness Month Production Coordinators/Graphic Designers Melissa Muko: [email protected] Kathryn Wright: [email protected] 21 Statisticians Thriving at the social security Administration Publications Coordinator Val Snider: [email protected] 23 Privacy Journal Publishes second Issue Advertising Manager 23 SRCOs Plans June Conference Claudine Donovan: [email protected] Contributing Staff Members Amy Farris • Rick Peterson • Eric Sampson • Rebecca Nichols Amstat News welcomes news items and letters from readers on matters Recognizing the AsA’s Longtime of interest to the association and the profession. 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For annual membership rates, see www.amstat.org/join or contact ASA Member Services at (888) 231-3473. 27 Statistical Analysis and Data Mining Highlights American Statistical Association 732 North Washington Street 28 The American Statistician Highlights Alexandria, VA 22314–1943 USA (703) 684–1221 • FAX: (703) 684-2036 29 JASA Highlights ASA GENERAL: [email protected] ADDRESS CHANGES: [email protected] AMSTAT EDITORIAL: [email protected] ADVERTISING: [email protected] WEB SITE: www.amstat.org Printed in USA © 2010 American Statistical Association VISION STATEMENT To be a world leader in promoting statistical practice, applications, and research; publishing statistical journals; improving statistical education; and advancing the statistics profession MISSION STATEMENT Support excellence in statistical practice, research, journals, and meetings. Work for the improvement of statistical education at all levels. Promote the proper application of statistics. Anticipate and meet the needs of our members. Use our in Census at School Program discipline to enhance human welfare. Seek opportunities to p. 16 advance the statistics profession. Column Contributors Funding Opportunities Biostatistics Funding Looking Good at NIH p. 33 This column highlights research activities that may be of interest to AsA members. These brief articles include information about new research solicitations and the federal budget for statistics. Comments or suggestions for future articles may be sent to AsA Research and Graduate education DePARTMeNTs Manager Keith Crank at [email protected]. 39 International News Contributing Editor India to Create Museum of statistics Keith Crank has a BS in mathematics education and an MS in mathematics from Michigan State University and a PhD in statistics from Purdue University. Prior to joining the ASA, he was a pro- gram officer at the National Science Foundation, primarily in the probability program. Science and Statistical Crank Agencies Fare Well in 2011 Budget Request Science Policy News p. 35 Science and Statistical Agencies Fare Well in 2011 Budget Request p. 35 This column is written to inform AsA members about what the AsA is doing to promote the inclusion of statistics in policymaking and the funding of statistics research. To suggest science policy topics for the AsA to address, contact AsA Director of science Policy steve Pierson at [email protected]. Contributing Editor Pierson earned his PhD in physics from the University of Minnesota. He spent eight years in the physics depart- ment of Worcester Polytechnic Institute and later became head of government relations at the American Physical Society. Pierson Master’s Notebook MeMBeR NeWs Statistical Communicators Anonymous p. 37 41 People News This column is written for statisticians with master’s degrees and highlights areas 43 section News of employment that will benefit statisticians at the master’s level. Comments and suggestions should be sent to AsA Research and Graduate education 50 Chapter News Manager Keith Crank at [email protected]. 51 Calendar of events 58 Professional Opportunities Contributing Editor Erin Tanenbaum is director of statistical resources at the Nielsen Co. She earned her bachelor’s degree in economics from Kalamazoo College and her master’s in applied statistics from the University of Michigan. cover design by Kathryn Wright Tanenbaum Recognizing the ASA’s Longtime Members he American Statistical Association would like to thank its longtime members by continuing its tradition of honoring those members who joined the association 35 years ago or Tmore. This year, we recognize the following members for their distin- guished and faithful membership. If you are a longtime member and will be attending the 2010 JSM in Vancouver, British Columbia, please join us for a reception in your honor. If your name is not below and you believe it should be included, please contact Jana Sabol at [email protected] to correct your record. 50+ Years John W. Adams Barnard H. David E. Clement Jonas H. Donald P. Gaver Bissinger Ellenberg Carol H. Ammons Arthur Cohen David W. Gaylor Richard R. Robert C. Elston Sigmund J. Blough Theodore Colton Edmund A. Amster Roger H. Farrell Gehan Colin R. Blyth Richard G. Theodore W. Cornell Charles Dorothy M. Anderson Donald J. Bogue Federspiel Gilford John W. Cotton Virgil L. Anderson Jack R. Borsting Leonard S. Feldt Gerald J. Glasser Lolafaye Coyne Charles E. Antle Shirley D. S. Ivan P. Fellegi Ramanathan Braverman Herbert A. David Gnanadesikan Kenneth J. Arrow Arlin M. Dolores Bryla Martin H. David Feyerherm Maxim Goode Kiyoharu Azai Charles R. John S. De Cani Alva L. Finkner Leo A. Goodman Barbara A. Bailar Buncher Arthur P. David John Z. Govindarajulu John C. Bailar Roger L. Burford Dempster Finney Bert F. Green Noel S. Bartlett Raymond H. Paul M. Densen Marc F. Fontaine Burros Donald Guthrie Glenn E. Bartsch Frank T. Denton Richard L. Forstall Norman Bush Irwin Guttman Rex J. Bates Thomas E. Murray F. Foss Natalie Calabro Doerfler Gerald J. Hahn Gary S. Becker Donald A. S. Arthur A. Ronald J. M. M. Fraser Morris Hamburg Campbell Carl A. Bennett Does Rudolf J. Freund J. Wayne Herman Donald L. Bentley Norman R. Hamman Chernoff Draper Wayne A. Fuller Alan P. Berens Roy Dean Hardy Victor Chew Satya D. Dubey Donald A. Gardiner Robert H. Berk Gordon M. John S. Chipman Arthur M. Dutton Harrington Charles E. Gates Elmer S. Biles Virginia A. Clark L. Lee Eberhardt APRIL 2010 AMstat NeWs 3 Bernard Harris Marvin A. Forest L. Miller Edward B. Perrin Richard N. Harvey M. Lavenhar Schmidt Wagner H. Leon Harter Leo Morris Haynes Phillips Ferdinand Stanley Schor Joe H. Ward Kenneth Lemus Donald F. Earl S. Pollack Harwood Morrison Shayle R. Searle William G. S. D. Leonard Edward Pollak Warren Milton C. John W. Morse Donald T. Searls Heuston Fred C. Leone Richard F. Irving Weiss Joseph M. Moser Potthoff Norman C. Joseph W. Hines Daniel B. Levine Severo Raymond L. Jack Moshman John W. Pratt Wilder J. Stuart Hunter Eugene Levine William F. Shaw H. Donald Moss Charles H. John W. Robert A. Israel Paul S. Levy Proctor Jacob S. Siegel Wilkinson Mervin E. Muller Arthur G. Itkin Robert E. Lewis Dana Quade Monroe G. Sirken William H. Williams Charles R. Thomas B. Jabine William L. Mummery Richard E. Norbert Soltys Lieberman Quandt Othmar W. Winkler 50+ Years 50+ J. Edward R. Bradford Paul N. Jackson Robert E. Lipsey Murphy J. N. K. Rao Somerville John Harmon Wolfe Lyle V. Jones Herman J. Jack Nadler Quentin R. David G. Stahl Loether Remein Donald E. Young Marvin A. Charles B. Nam John J. Stansbrey Kastenbaum Edward MacNeal A. Leonard Marvin Zelen Marc Nerlove Rhyne Joseph Shriniwas K. Katti Albert Steinberg Arnold Zellner Madansky John Neter Robert H. Kathleen M. Riffenburgh George P. H. 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