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Cindy Greenwood, SSC Gold Medalist 2024

Priscilla E. (Cindy) Greenwood
SSC Gold Medalist

The Gold Medal is awarded to a person who has made outstanding contributions to statistics or probability, either to mathematical developments or in applied work. The award is normally awarded to someone still active in research. The recipient should be Canadian or a permanent resident of Canada, and must have made high quality research contributions to the statistical sciences in Canada. A recipient of the Gold Medal must be a member of the SSC.
 

James A. Hanley, SSC Honorary Member 2024

James A. Hanley
Honorary Member

Honorary Membership in the SSC is awarded to statistical scientists, or in special circumstances other individuals, of outstanding distinction who have made exceptional contributions to the development of the statistical sciences. The recipient should be someone whose work for which the Honorary Membership is awarded was substantially done in Canada or has had a major impact in Canada. The recipient need not be a member of the SSC.
 

Sylvia R. Esterby, SSC Honorary Member 2024

Sylvia R. Esterby
Honorary Member

Honorary Membership in the SSC is awarded to statistical scientists, or in special circumstances other individuals, of outstanding distinction who have made exceptional contributions to the development of the statistical sciences. The recipient should be someone whose work for which the Honorary Membership is awarded was substantially done in Canada or has had a major impact in Canada. The recipient need not be a member of the SSC.
 

Student Research Presentation Award 2024

Student Research Presentation Award
Ladan Tazik Ana Carolina da Cruz Skye Paphora Griffith S bastien Jessup Kathleen E Miao Xiyue Han Emily Somerset Luke Hagar Golshid Aflaki Kyu Min Shim Nathan Phelps Ian Waudby Smith Andrew Putman

Hugh Chipman, SSC Distinguished Service Award 2024

Hugh Chipman
Distinguished Service Award

The Distinguished Service Award is awarded to a person who has made substantial contributions to the running or welfare of SSC, over a period of several years. A recipient of the Distinguished Service Award must be a member of the SSC.
 

Qiuqi Wang, 2024 Pierre Robillard Award Winner

Qiuqi Wang
Pierre Robillard Award

The Pierre Robillard Award is awarded annually by the SSC to recognize the best Ph.D. thesis in probability or statistics defended at a Canadian university during the previous year.
 

Alexandre Bouchard-Côté, CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics 2024

Alexandre Bouchard-Côté
CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics

The CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics recognizes a statistical scientist's excellence and accomplishments in research during the first fifteen years after earning his/her doctorate (or equivalent degree). It is awarded annually by the Centre de recherches mathématiques and the SSC. 

This year's winner is Alexandre Bouchard-Côté from the University of British Columbia.
 

Jonathan Jalbert, Christian Genest, and Luc Perreault Lise Manchester Award 2024

Jonathan Jalbert
Christian Genest
Luc Perreault
Lise Manchester Award

Jonathan Jalbert (Polytechnique Montréal), Christian Genest (McGill University), and Luc Perreault (Institut de recherche d’Hydro-Québec) are the recipients of the 2024 Lise Manchester Award. This award is given every other year by the Statistical Society of Canada to commemorate the late Dr Lise Manchester’s abiding interest in using statistical methods to study matters of relevance to society. The award recognizes excellence in statistical research that helps guide public policy in Canada.
 

Joanna Mills Flemming, SSC Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work 2024

Joanna Mills Flemming
SSC Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work

The Impact Award recognizes outstanding contributions by SSC members in collaborative research and applied work, the importance of which derives primarily from its relatively recent impact on a subject area outside of the statistical sciences, on an area of application, or on an organization. The award can be for published collaborative research, for collaboration in applied work (whether published or not) or, more generally, for the impact of a statistician on an organization (e.g., a company or a government agency) or a subject area through their collaborative or applied work.
 

Jim Stallard, 2024 SSC Distinguished Educator Award Winner

Jim Stallard
SSC Distinguished Educator Award

The SSC Distinguished Educator Award recognizes sustained excellence in teaching statistics by SSC members, through significant contributions to evidence-based pedagogy and in leadership in statistical education in Canada. Such sustained excellence may be demonstrated through the development and improvement of evidence-based pedagogy, continued promotion of accessibility and inclusivity in learning, broad and continuing integration of research or professional experience into teaching, or evidence of success in statistics community building.
 

Samantha-Jo Caetano, SSC Early Career Educator Award 2024

Samantha-Jo Caetano
SSC Early Career Educator Award

The SSC Early Career Educator Award recognizes excellence in teaching statistics by early career SSC members, through commitment to evidence-based pedagogy and in contributions to statistical education in Canada. Such excellence may be demonstrated through contributions to the scholarship of teaching and learning, attention to accessibility and inclusivity of learning environments, or innovation in development and/or implementation of new courses, curricula or programs.