The American Statistical Association celebrates individuals in academia, industry, and government for their work and dedication to the statistics discipline. Below is a list of the IMS members among those who are receiving ASA’s 2026 awards. The recipients will be recognized at the ceremony following the ASA President’s Address (August 4, 2026, during the 2026 JSM in Boston).
ASA Founders Award: Donna LaLonde, American Statistical Association
ASA Fellows: Snigdhansu Chatterjee, University of Maryland Baltimore County; Sixia Chen, University of Oklahoma Health Sciences Center; Dehan Kong, University of Toronto; Jingyi Jessica Li, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center; Volodymyr Minin, University of California, Irvine; Sandra Safo, University of Minnesota; Weijie Su, University of Pennsylvania; Dacheng Xiu, The University of Chicago; Gongjun Xu, University of Michigan; Shu Yang, North Carolina State University; Anru Zhang, Duke University; Jiwei Zhao, University of Wisconsin–Madison; Yingqi Zhao, Fred Hutchinson Cancer Center
David R. Cox Foundations of Statistics Award: Peter McCullagh, The University of Chicago
Deming Lecturer Award: Sallie Keller, US Census Bureau
Gottfried E. Noether Distinguished Scholar Award: Runze Li, The Pennsylvania State University
Gottfried E. Noether Early-Career Scholar Awards: Arun Kumar Kuchibhotla, Carnegie Mellon University, and Pragya Sur, Harvard University
Norman Beery Memorial Scholarship for First Generation College Students: Dennis Baidoo, The Ohio State University (2025 Awardee)
Outstanding Statistical Application Award: Audrey Béliveau, University of Waterloo
Karl E. Peace Award: Nalini Ravishanker, University of Connecticut
Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award: Heping Zhang, Yale University
W. J. Dixon Award for Excellence in Statistical Consulting: James J. Cochran, The University of Alabama
Waller Distinguished Career Education Award: Richard De Veaux, Williams College
You can read the complete list of ASA award winners at https://magazine.amstat.org/blog/2026/06/01/2026-awards/