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WSS NEWS |
February 2000 |
 
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After the sudden death in May, 1994 of Roger Herriot, an Associate Commissioner for Statistical Standards and Methodology at the National Center for Education Statistics, the Washington Statistical Society, the Social Statistics and Government Statistics Sections of the American Statistical Association established an award in his memory to recognize individuals who develop unique approaches to the solution of statistical problems in federal data collection programs.
The award is intended to reflect the special characteristics that marked Roger Herriot's career:
The recipient of the 2000 Roger Herriot Award will be chosen by a committee of representatives of the Social Statistics Section and Government Statistics Section of the American Statistical Association and a representative of the Washington Statistical Society. Roger Herriot was associated with and strongly supportive of these organizations during his career. The award consists of an honorarium of $500 and a framed citation.
Joseph Waksberg (Westat), Monroe Sirken (National Center for Health Statistics), Constance Citro (National Academy of Sciences), Roderick Harrison (U.S. Bureau of the Census), Clyde Tucker (Bureau of Labor Statistics), and Tom Jabine (Consultant) are previous recipients of the Herriot Award.
The award is not restricted to senior members of an organization; nor is it to be considered as a culmination of a long period of service. Individuals at all levels, from entry to senior, federal employees, private sector employees, or employees of the academic community, may be nominated on the basis of the significance of the specific contribution.
A nomination form can be obtained by contacting Fritz Scheuren at 202-261-5886, by fax at 703-549-1119, or e-mail scheuren@aol.com.
All nomination forms should be returned to the Roger Herriot Award Committee, c/o Fritz Scheuren, 1402 Ruffner Road, Alexandria, VA 22302. Completed nomination forms must be received by April 28, 2000.
Finally, bring a photo ID. While problems sometimes arise, those of us arranging seminars at BLS really appreciate the efforts of BLS security to make the system work. Names will be accumulated on the list through June.
Election process occurs from March to May. The ASA Fellows committee performs the evaluations: First mail ballot, Second mail ballot, and Meeting at ASA headquarters to make final decision.
Successful nominators/nominees are appraised. Unsuccessful nominators are also appraised (some with encouragement to re-nominate and suggestions).
Formal induction takes place at JSM.
Emphasize impact/quality of nominee's contributions; e.g., Effect of publications on targeted audience, Teaching awards, Innovations as Section or Chapter Chair, Evidence of leadership (and sustained work for profession)
Avoid over-emphasizing relatively routine contributions.
Letters of support should provide added insights. Reflect breadth of nominee's contributions (e.g., letters from managers, customer, past students, journal editors). Need not (all) be from statisticians. Be based on personal experience (don't just repeat info on nomination). Stress value of contributions. Letter can be sent directly to ASA but it is better to include them with the nomination package (so they don't get lost at ASA office).
Any WSS member and ASA Fellow is welcome to join the WSS Fellows Committee, which is made up mostly of individuals who did not have the strength of will to turn down the President when asked to serve (many WSS committees are populated in this matter). Most importantly, THE COMMITTEE ACTIVELY ENCOURAGES YOU TO SHARE WITH US THE NAME OF ANY MEMBER YOU BELIEVE WORTHY OF A NOMINATION.
Phil Kott
703-235-5211 x 102
pkott@nass.usda.gov
One of the new features introduced in SAS 7 is the Output Delivery System, ODS. With this feature the user gains access to all results calculated in a SAS PROC and can customize the appearance of the output. Output can be generated in HTML, RTF, or Postscript formats. The demo will consist of examples of applying ODS to data analysis.
Stata is a complete statistical/econometric package with extensive data management capabilities and programming features, including a matrix language. Features are easily added through the programming language and many such additions are reported in the Stata Technical Bulletin, STB. It has built-in commands for panel data, time series data, survival models, count and binary data, and complex survey data. Hundreds of user-written commands are available for use with Stata and, with Stata's Internet features, obtaining these programs is easy. Bimonthly updates to Stata can easily be applied via the Internet. Stata performs very well on the NIST StRD certification tests.
President Mary Batcher (202) 327-6740 |
Past President Dwight Brock (301) 496-9795 |
President-Elect Cynthia Clark (301) 457-2165 |
Secretary Tom Mule (301) 457-8322 |
Treasurer Jill Montaquila (301) 517-4046 |
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Vice Chair for District 2 of Council of Chapters Ron Fecso (703) 306-1780 ext. 6906 |
Council of Chapters Representative Carolee Bush (202) 366-6946 |
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Representatives-at-Large Carolyn Shettle (301) 215-9100 x 166 Linda Atkinson (202) 694-5046 |
John Czajka (202) 484-4685 Glenn White (202) 327-6414 |
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WSS Program Chairs |
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Agriculture & Natural Resources Dwight French (202) 586-1126 |
Economics Art Kennickell (202) 452-2247 |
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Methodology Ginny deWolf (202) 395-7314 Stuart Scott (202) 606-7383 |
Public Health and Biostatistics Paul Hshieh (301) 295-9762 |
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Public Policy Carolee Bush (202) 366-6946 Phil Ross (202) 260-5244 |
Quality Assurance Amrut Champaneri (202) 690-3130 |
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Short Courses Robin Lee (202) 327-7575 |
Social & Demographic Statistics Roberta Sangster (202) 606-7517 Manual de la Puente (301) 457-4997 |
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Statistical Computing Bob Jernigan (202) 885-3170 Mike Fleming (703) 235-5213 ext. 170 |
Data Collection Methods Brad Edwards (301) 294-2021 Linda Stinson (202) 606-7528 |
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Employment Fotios Kokkotos (202) 414-4563 |
WSS NEWS Editor Michael Feil (301) 443-4234 |
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Electronic Mail Michael L. Cohen (202) 334-3765 Michael Greene (703) 247-1575 S.V. (Vince) Massimini (703) 883-5893 |
Membership Renee Miller (202) 426-1117 Antionette Martin 202) 426-1110 Fritz Scheuren (703) 549-1120 |
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Quantitative Literacy Pat Doyle (301) 457-3822 Wendy Rotz (202) 327-7822 |
Science Fair Lee Abramson (301) 415-6180 |
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Video Librarian Mel Kollander (202) 537-6700 |
Social Arrangements Jeri Mulrow (202) 327-6772 |
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Local Arrangement Kevin Cecco (202) 874-0464 |
WSS Historian Michael P. Cohen (202) 219-1917 |
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WSS Committee on ASA Fellows Phil Kott (703) 235-5211 x 102 |
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