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Alison Gibbs, 2023 SSC Distinguished Educator Award Winner

Alison Gibbs

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 to accessibility and inclusivity in learning, broad and continuing integration of research or professional experience into teaching, or evidence of success in statistics community building.
 

Charmaine Dean, SSC Gold Medalist 2023

Charmaine Dean

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.
 

Evan Sidrow, Nancy Heckman, Sarah M. E. Fortune, Andrew W. Trites, Ian Murphy, and Marie Auger-Méthé, The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award 2023

Evan Sidrow
Nancy Heckman
Sarah M. E. Fortune
Andrew Trites
Ian Murphy
Marie Auger-Méthé

The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award is awarded annually by the SSC to the author(s) of an article published in the previous year in the journal, in recognition of the outstanding quality of the paper's methodological innovation and presentation. 
 

Nancy Heckman, SSC Honorary Member 2023

Nancy Heckman

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.
 

Pierre Dutilleul, SSC Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work 2023

Pierre Dutilleul

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.

Tiffany Timbers, SSC Early Career Educator Award 2023

Tiffany Timbers

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.
 

David Stephens, SSC Gold Medalist 2022

David Stephens

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.
 

Lehana Thabane, SSC Award for Impact of Applied and Collaborative Work 2022

Lehana Thabane

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.

Li Xing, Xuekui Zhang, Igor Burstyn, and Paul Gustafson, The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award 2022

Li Xing
Xuekui Zhang
Igor Burstyn
Paul Gustafson

The Canadian Journal of Statistics Award is awarded annually by the SSC to the author(s) of an article published in the previous year in the journal, in recognition of the outstanding quality of the paper's methodological innovation and presentation. 
 

Pengfei Li, CRM-SSC Prize in Statistics 2022

Pengfei Li

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 Pengfei Li from the University of Waterloo. 

 

 

 

Peter Macdonald, SSC Honorary Member 2022

Peter Macdonald

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.