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Michelle Everson to Chair American Statistical Association’s GAISE Committee
Michelle Everson, statistics faculty member, was appointed chair of the American Statistical Association’s (ASA) committee to update the Guidelines for Assessment and Instruction in Statistics…

Steve MacEachern Appointed Department Chair
Statistics professor Steve MacEachern has been appointed department chair.

Omer Ozturk Invited to Serve as a “Summer at Census” Scholar
Statistics professor Omer Ozturk was invited to the U.S. Census Bureau on June 15-16 to serve as a "Summer at Census" Scholar. The "Summer at Census" Scholar Program draws recognized scholars in…

Qing Liu (PhD '06) to be Chair-Elect of the American Statistical Association’s Section on Statistics and Marketing
Qing Liu (PhD '06) will be the chair-elect of the ASA’s section on statistics and marketing.

Board of Trustees Approves Faculty Promotions
The Board of Trustees approved the faculty promotions of Kate Calder (full professor), Peter Craigmile (full professor) and Asuman Turkmen (associate professor with tenure).

2015 Alumni and Friends Breakfast at Joint Statistical Meetings
The 2015 Alumni and Friends Breakfast at JSM will be held Tuesday, August 11, 7:30–9 a.m. in the Jefferson B Room, Sheraton Seattle.

Yoonkyung Lee Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Yoonkyung Lee, statistics and computer science engineering professor, was elected a Fellow of the ASA.

Alumnus Brian Williams Elected Fellow of the American Statistical Association
Alumnus Brian Williams (PhD '00) was elected a Fellow of the ASA.

Congratulations to our Spring 2015 Graduates
Congratulations to our spring 2015 graduates!
Linchao Chen, PhD in Statistics
Casey Davis, PhD in Statistics
Fangyuan Zhang, PhD in Biostatistics
Emily Bartha, Master of Science…