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Honorary Membership Award


Honorary Membership in the SSC is intended to honour a probabilist or a statistician or, in special circumstances another individual, who has made exceptional contributions to the development of the discipline.

Nominations
  • Nominations are open to people whose work was done primarily in Canada or who had a major impact in this country.
  • Membership in the SSC is not a prerequisite.
  • A nomination consists of a recent curriculum vitæ, at least three letters of support, and a suggested citation to accompany the award.
  • Nominations are submitted to the Chair of the Awards Committee at sscawards-chair@ssc.ca.
  • The SSC values and encourages Equity, Diversity, and Inclusion in all of its nominations and awards. Please see the SSC guidelines on implicit bias (pdf). 

Sylvia R. Esterby, SSC Honorary Member 2024

Sylvia R. Esterby

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.
 

James A. Hanley, SSC Honorary Member 2024

James A. Hanley

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.
 

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.
 

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.
 

Mary E. Thompson, Honorary Member, 2021

Mary Thompson

Mary E. Thompson, Distinguished Professor Emerita of Statistics at the University of Waterloo, has been named an Honorary Member of the Statistical Society of Canada (SSC). This award is intended to honor an individual who has made exceptional contributions to the development of the statistical sciences in Canada and whose work has had a major impact in this country.