Each year, the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) selects a class of fellows who have demonstrated excellence in research or leadership in statistics or probability. This high distinction was awarded this year to 35 individuals, i.e., approximately 1% of the institute’s active membership. Five members of the 2020 class of fellows are affiliated to Canadian universities, namely probabilist Louigi Addario-Berry (McGill U.) and statisticians V. Radu Craiu (U. of Toronto), Charmaine B. Dean (U. of Waterloo), Johanna G. Nešlehová (McGill U.), and Grace Y. Yi (Western U.). For a summary of their accomplishments and a complete list of the 2020 IMS Fellows, see https://imstat.org/2020/05/17/congratulations-to-the-2020-ims-fellows/

Contributed by Christian Genest