The Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) is pleased to announce Runze Li as the 2024 IMS Carver Medal recipient. Professor Li is the Eberly Family Chair Professor of Statistics at the Pennsylvania State University at University Park. The award is made in recognition of his exceptional contributions to IMS, especially through his steady service and guidance of the Annals of Statistics editorial board as co-editor and then as Editor during a long period of difficult times due to unexpected circumstances. Professor Li has also made excellent contributions as program chair of joint meetings of the IMS and several different Pacific-Rim statistical associations.

The IMS created the Carver Medal in 2002 in honor of Harry C. Carver, Founding Editor of the Annals of Mathematical Statistics and one of its founders. The medal is for exceptional service specifically to the IMS and is open to any member of the IMS who has not previously been elected President.