MAY 2018 • Issue #491 AMSTATNEWS The Membership Magazine of the American Statistical Association • http://magazine.amstat.org JOIN US IN VANCOUVER ! Highlights of the JSM 2018 Program ALSO: 2017–2018 Academic Salary Survey Early-Career Statistician Offers Language, Tools for Establishing Influence WHAT’S GOING ON IN THIS GRAPH What’s Going On in This Graph? is a new monthly activity from the ASA and The New York Times. Students will answer the following questions: • What do you notice? WHO: Grades 7–12 math,? English, and social • What do you wonder? studies students • What’s the story this graph is telling? 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The award Diversity Mentoring Program at JSM is presented at the Fall Technical Conference in October. Download award criteria and a nomination form from the ASQ site (http:// CAPILANO SUSPENSION BRIDGE asq.org/statistics/about/awards-statistics. html) or visit Amstat News online for details: AdventureCreate Your Own http://magazine.amstat.org/blog/category/ Vancouver Adventure! membernews/awardnews. Page 33 IN MEMORIAM Sadly, ASA member Mary E. Reuder passed away recently. 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If you are reading the organization and, over the years, President’s Corner because you are I have seen so many statisticians interested in leadership, then you benefit from this program. Today’s may already know Aarti or have corporations need quantitative heard of her, because she has been decision-makers and leaders who a strong advocate of leadership can bring immense business and Jon Gardiner by Photo UNC-Chapel Hill training for many years and pio- customer value, and I truly believe Lisa LaVange neered on-the-job training. statisticians are well-equipped for Aarti directed the statistical and these roles if they take the time analytics group at Eli Lilly, where to invest in and develop their she was instrumental in develop- leadership skills. ing a comprehensive leadership training program for her staff. I Aarti Shah With the ASA providing a remember walking past the Lilly Photo courtesy of Eli Lilly & Company reception at JSM shortly after I breadth of leadership offerings, I joined the FDA, and although roles beyond statistics. Her own hope many of you will take the I could not attend the reception career is an example of doing just opportunity and make the time as an FDA employee (conflict of that. I asked Aarti to share a few to invest in yourself and always interest), I was able to watch the thoughts, and here is what she had be a student of leadership. slide show about the program from to say: the doorway. I was so impressed. The institute’s master plan For a company to invest that much I am thrilled to see one of the involves offering training oppor- in developing their own staff’s presidential initiatives focused tunities at the pre-career, early- to leadership capabilities was truly on leadership development and mid-career, and mid- to late- marvelous to see! customized for the various stages career stages.