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Call for nominations for the L. Adrienne Cupples Award

  • 1.  Call for nominations for the L. Adrienne Cupples Award

    Posted 10-12-2021 10:54

    Nominations are sought for the 2022 L. Adrienne Cupples Award for Excellence in Teaching, Research and Service in Biostatistics.

    https://www.bu.edu/sph/about/departments/biostatistics/l-adrienne-cupples-award/ 


    Purpose of the Award

    This annual award recognizes a biostatistician whose academic achievements reflect the contributions to teaching, research, and service exemplified by Professor L. Adrienne Cupples.  Dr. Cupples joined the faculty at the Boston University School of Public Health (BUSPH) in 1981 and later served as founding Chair of the Department of Biostatistics and Co-Executive Director of the Graduate Program in Biostatistics. During her tenure at BUSPH, she advanced the field of biostatistics through extensive publications in major journals and book chapters on collaborative and methodological research, development and effective teaching of a wide range of biostatistics courses, and mentorship of numerous graduate students and faculty.

    Eligibility and Nominations

    To be eligible, the nominee must be an internationally recognized statistician/biostatistician who had made significant contributions to the statistical sciences through teaching, research, and service, and who will be willing to deliver a lecture at the award ceremony held in the Department of Biostatistics at Boston University School of Public Health on April 7th,  2022.

    Nomination Guidelines

    Nomination letters should include:

    • Nominee's name and contact information
    • Nominator's name, title, affiliation and contact information
    • Rationale for the nomination

    One nomination letter is required and up to 2 additional letters of support may be submitted.  Each letter should not exceed 2 pages in length and must be from a single individual.

    Nomination packets must include the nominee's curriculum vitae. 

    Nominations may be made by faculty, collaborators, students, or staff familiar with the work of the nominee. 

    Nominations will be accepted through November 15th, 2021 and the winner will be notified by December 1st, 2021.

    Please send nominations via e-mail to:

    Selection Criteria

    Criteria for the award include, but are not limited to, excellence in the following areas:

    • Biostatistics education (teaching, curriculum design, course development)
    • Collaborative or methodological biostatistical research
    • Service to the profession
    • Student and faculty mentoring

    Award Selection Committee

    The Award Selection Committee will be comprised of eight members, six members of the faculty of the Boston University Department of Biostatistics representing varying areas of expertise and faculty rank and two student members currently enrolled in the graduate program in Biostatistics at Boston University.

    Winners

    Winners of the award will receive a $1000 honorarium and all expenses to attend and present at the Boston University Department of Biostatistics at an Annual Award Day, generally held on the first Thursday in April.  Faculty, staff and students interested in biostatistics from the Boston area will be invited to the presentation given by the Cupples' Award recipient.



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    Josee Dupuis, PhD
    Professor and Chair
    Department of Biostatistics
    Boston University, School of Public Health
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