For many years, audiences at contributed paper sessions in the Statistics and Data Science Education Section have been providing feedback to presenters. The goal of the evaluations and of the award is to encourage high quality contributed paper presentations. To be eligible for the award, a paper must be evaluated by at least 10 people.
The Section is grateful to the numerous audience members who take the time to fill out the evaluation form, to the session chairs who distribute and collect the forms, as well as to all our presenters.
The Best Contributed Paper Award was called the Ron Wasserstein Award prior to 2020.
Current and Past Recipients:
2024: Alyssa Columbus (Johns Hopkins University)
2023: Adam Cunningham (University at Buffalo)
2022: No award, not enough votes
2021: Allison Davidson (Muhlenberg College)
2020: No award, COVID-19 pandemic
2019: Liberty Vittert (University of Glasgow)
2018: Jenny Green (Montana State University); Honorable mention: Sherry Hix (University of North Georgia)
2017: Elizabeth Jennings McGuffey (US Naval Academy)
2016: Robin Lock (St. Lawrence University)
2015: Eric Hare (Iowa State University)
2014: Nancy Pfenning (University of Pittsburgh)
2013: Allan Rossman (Cal Poly at San Luis Obispo)
2012: Tanner Caverly, University of Colorado, Denver
2011: Anna Helga Jonsdottir, University of Iceland
2010: Gerald J. Hahn, GE Global Research (retired)
2009: Shonda Kuiper, Grinnel College
2008: Herbert Lee, University of California, Santa Cruz
2007: Phyllis Curtiss and Kirk Anderson, Grand Valley State University
2006: Harry Norton, Carolinas Medical Center
2005: Bob Jernigan, American University
2004: Edward R. Mansfield, B. Michael Adams, and Michael Conerly, University of Alabama
2003: George Cobb, Mount Holyoke College
2002: Oded Meyer and Marsha Lovett, Carnegie Mellon University
2001: Brian Jones, Kenyon College
2000: Christine Anderson-Cook and Sundar Dorai-Raj, Virginia Tech
1999: Ginger Holmes Rowell, Middle Tennessee State University
1998: Harry Norton, Carolinas Medical Center
1997: Ann Watkins, California State University-Northridge
1996: Robin Lock, St. Lawrence University
1995: W. Robert Stephenson, Iowa State University
1994: Terrance P. Callanan and Hank Altland, Eastman Kodak Co.
1993: Edward R. Mansfield, University of Alabama
1992: G. Rex Bryce, Brigham Young University
1991: Edward R. Mansfield, M.D. Conerly, and Benjamin M. Adams, University of Alabama
1990: Michael N. Boyd, Pharmaceutical Research Associates
1989: Edward R. Mansfield, University of Alabama
1988: Robert L. Mason, Southwest Research Institute, and Richard F. Gunst, Southern Methodist University