Gertrude Cox Scholarship

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About Dr. Gertrude Mary Cox

This scholarship honors the late Dr. Gertrude M. Cox who had a long, illustrious career as a statistician and mentor in academia and industry. Her main areas of expertise were survey methodology, experimental design, biostatistics, and statistical computing. Read more about Dr. Cox, her honors, career, and legacy on Wikipedia and Amstat.

How to Apply

The Gertrude Cox scholarship was established in 1989 to encourage women to enter the statistics profession. The scholarship is sponsored jointly by the ASA Committee on Women in Statistics and the Caucus for Women in Statistics.

For more information visit: https://www.amstat.org/ASA/Your-Career/Awards/Gertrude-M-Cox-Scholarship.aspx


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2023

Emily J. Getzen, University of Pennsylvania

Ashley E. Mullan, Wake Forest University

Honorable Mentions

Marissa C. Ashner, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Carly L. Brantner, Johns Hopkins University

Alyssa Columbus, Johns Hopkins University

Taylor J. Krajewski, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2022

Ellen S. Graham, University of Washington

Ann Marie K. Weideman, The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill

Honorable Mentions

Biyonka Liang, Harvard University

Fatema Shafie Khorassani, University of Michigan


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2021

Elizabeth Chase, University of Michigan

Anni Hong, Carnegie Mellon University

Honorable Mentions

Elle Butler Basner, The Pennsylvania State University

Natalie Gasca, University of Washington

Taylor Mahoney, Boston University


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2020

Holly Hartman, University of Michigan

Mikaela Meyer, Carnegie Mellon University

Honorable Mention

Alexandria Jensen, CU Anschutz


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2019

Maria Jahja, Carnegie Mellon University

Claire Kelling, The Pennsylvania State University

Honorable Mentions

Emily Hector, University of Michigan

Sierra Merkes, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University

Sarah Ryan, Colorado School of Public Health


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2018

Quynh Nguyen

Kelsey Erin Grinde

Honorable Mentions

Olivia Marie Angiuli

Elizabeth C. Lorenzi

Kayla Frisoli

Shannon K. Gallagher

Amanda S. Luby


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2017

Julia Wrobel

Michelle Pistner


Honorable Mention

Gilia Patterson


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2016

Claire McKay Bowen

Robin Marie Dunn


Honorable Mentions

Jessica Lynn Gronsbell

Kelly Renee Moran


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2015

Sara Ann Stoudt

Elizabeth Sweeney


Honorable Mentions

Meridith L. Bartley

Kaitlyn Cook

Jami Nishelle Jackson


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2014

Samantha J. Taylor

Laura B. Balzer 


Honorable Mentions

Amanda Mejia

Shannon Gallagher

Vivian Meng-Wang 


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2013

Jessica Hwang

Gina-Maria Pomann

Daisy Phillips 


Honorable Mentions

Anu Mishra

Natalie Exner 


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2012

Jessica Orth

Christine Ho


Honorable Mentions

Lucy D’Agostino

Naomi Brownstein

Julia Shin-Jung Lee

Diana Marie Liley


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2011

Tanya Pamela Garcia

Emma Nicole Rudie


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2010

Alyssa Frazee

Sherri Rose


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2009

Grace Deforest

Martha Skup


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2008

Daniela M. Witten

Brianna C. Hirst


Honorable Mention

Michelle Quinlan, University of Nebraska-Lincoln


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2007

Valerie Anne Smith

Jennifer Anne Sinnott


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2006

Mariel Finucane, Smith College

Sharon M. Lutz, University of Colorado at Boulder

Honorable Mentions

Emily J. Berg, Iowa State University

Kristin Lennox, Texas A&M University

Stacey Wood, St. Olaf College


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2005

Susanne S. Hoeppner, Louisiana State University

Carrie Hosman, University of Michigan

Carly Pendleton, Brigham Young Universities

Honorable Mentions

Nicole Bohme, St. Olaf College


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2004

Maria Ciarleglio, Yale University

Laine Elliott, North Carolina State University

KeTrena Langhurst, North Carolina State University

Honorable Mentions

Karelyn Davis, Carleton University

Jini Puma, University of Denver

Melissa Naylor, Harvard University


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2003

Dawn Banard, Duke University

B. Emma Huang, University of North Caroline Chapel Hill

Susan Hunter, North Carolina State University 

Honorable mentions

Mario M. Ciarleglio, Yale University

Shoshana Krieger, Columbia University


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2002

Kristen Piggott Shepherd, Brigham Young University (MS)

Heather Hoffman, Virginia Commonwealth University (PhD Biostatistics)

Susan Hunter, North Carolina State University (MS)

Honorable mentions

Amylou Dueck, Arizona State University (PhD)

Lydia Kwee, Emory University (PhD Biostatistics)

Lynne Peeples, Harvard University (PhD Biostatistics)


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2001

Kristine Cooper, University of Michigan (MS/PhD Biostatistics)

Rebekkah Dann, University of NC (PhD Biostatistics)

Heather Litman, Harvard School of Public Health (PhD Biostatistics)


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 2000

Elizabeth Stuart, Harvard University

Miena Meek, University of Chicago

Andrea Nibbe, Colorado State University


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1999

Lynn Tobin, Arizona State University

Michelle Hanson, University of Minnesota

Honorable mentions

Stacey Evers, Brigham Young University

Buffy Hudson-Curtis, North Carolina State University


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1998

Amy Stubbendick, Harvard School of Public Health (MS Biostatistics)

Aimee Loar, University of Washington, Seattle (PhD Biostatistics)

Honorable mentions

Minhee Kang, Harvard School of Public Health (PhD Biostatistics)

Bonnie Davis, Old Dominion University (PhD Biostatistics)


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1997

Hua Tang, Stanford University (PhD Statistics)

Chaya Moskowitz, University of Washington (PhD Biostatistics)

Honorable mentions

Tracy Bergemann, University of Washington (PhD Biostatistics)

Tanya Henneman, University of California at Berkeley (PhD Biostatistics)

Sarah Levin, University of South Carolina (PhD Epidemiology and Biostatistics)

Larissa Longnecker, Carnegie Mellon (PhD Biostatistics)

Amy Rice, University of Northern Colorado (MS Applied Statistics)

Yvonne Sparling, George Washington University (PhD Biostatistics)

Elaine Zanutto, Harvard University (PhD Statistics)


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1996

Pamela Abbitt, Iowa State University (PhD Statistics)

Honorable mention

Ann Oberg, North Carolina State University (PhD Statistics)

Jennifer Bryan, University of California at Berkeley (MA Biostatistics)


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1995

Amy Herring, Harvard University (PhD Biostatistics)

Grace Chiu, University of British Columbia (MS Statistics)

Honorable mentions

Deanne Reber, Iowa State University (MS Statistics)

Alix Gitelman, Carnegie Mellon  (PhD Statistics)


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1994

Charmain Marquis, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Sandrine Dudoit, University of California at Berekely

Honorable mentions

Mandy Berquist, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill

Claire Bilodeau, University of Waterloo

Evelyn Calvo, University of Florida

Lisa Lawrence, University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1993

Donna Pauler, Carnegie Mellon

Anna Legedza, Carnegie Mellon

Honorable mentions

Alyson Gabard Wilson, Duke University

Karen Hand, University of Guelph, Ontario

Lara Wolfson, Carnegie Mellon


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1992

Julia Bienas, Harvard University

Julie Legler, Harvard University

Elisa Fiorenza, University of North Carolina


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1991

Christina Anderson, University of Waterloo


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1990

Christina Wohlert, Georgia Tech


Gertrude Cox Scholarship Recipients: 1989

Amy Grady, University of North Carolina (MS/PhD)

Laura Lazzeroni, University of California (MS/PhD Biostatistics)

Carla Padgett, University of South Carolina (BS Statistics)

Monica Pugh, Harvard School of Public Health (SD Program)