Announcement

The Consortium for the Advancement of Undergraduate Statistics Education (CAUSE) is pleased to accept nominations for the 2009 USCOTS Lifetime Achievement Award in statistics education. This biennial award is presented at the U.S. Conference On Teaching Statistics to an individual who, over an extended period of time, has made lasting contributions with broad impact to the field of statistics education.

The award committee is made up of the Director of CAUSE, the Chair of the CAUSE Board of Directors, the Chair of the USCOTS Program Committee, and all past winners (currently: George Cobb, Joan Garfield, Dennis Pearl, Roxy Peck, and Deborah Rumsey). The committee will review nominations arriving before February 1, 2009. A nomination letter should include a paragraph stating why the individual is deserving of the award and be signed by three nominators. Letters may be sent by e-mail or post to:

Dennis Pearl
Director, CAUSE
OSU Department of Statistics
1958 Neil Avenue
Columbus, OH 43210-1247

Pearl.1@osu.edu

2007 Award

The 2007 USCOTS Lifetime Achievement Award in statistics education was presented to Joan Garfield, University of Minnesota prior at the USCOTS banquet dinner On May 18, 2007. Dick Scheaffer made a video appearance to thank Joan for her lifetime of work for the statistics education community. The inscription on the award read "... presented to Joan Garfield for timeless and continuing contributions to the improvement of statistics education." Joan was also presented with a tribute book of messages from her collaborators and students.

Tribute Booklet (PDF)

Dick Scheaffer Video (H.264 MPEG-4)

Joan Garfield & Dennis Pearl

2005 Award

The 2005 USCOTS Lifetime Achievement Award in statistics education was presented to George Cobb, Mount Holyoke College prior to his talk at the USCOTS banquet dinner On May 20, 2005. David Moore made a video appearance to thank George for his lifetime of work for the statistics education community. The inscription on the award read "... presented to George Cobb for timeless and continuing contributions to the improvement of statistics education."

David Moore Video (DivX AVI)

Left to right: Dennis Pearl, George Cobb, Deborah Rumsey