Wilks Memorial Award

Wilks Memorial Award
Awarded forOutstanding contributions to statistics
CountryUnited States
Presented byAmerican Statistical Association
First award1964
Websitehttps://www.amstat.org/ASA/Your-Career/Awards/Samuel-S-Wilks-Memorial-Award.aspx

The Wilks Memorial Award is awarded by the American Statistical Association to recognize outstanding contributions to statistics. It was established in 1964 and is awarded yearly. It is named in memory of the statistician Samuel S. Wilks. The award consists of a medal, a citation and a cash honorarium that was set at US$1,000 in 2008 and increases annually.[1]

It is separate from the The Wilks Award for Contributions to Statistical Methodologies in Army Research, Development, and Testing that is presented by the United States Army.[2]

Recipients

References

  1. ↑ "Wilks Memorial Award". American Statistical Association.
  2. ↑ "Army Wilks Memorial Award".
  3. ↑ "Professors Utts and Stern Honored with American Statistical Association Awards". www.stat.uci.edu. Retrieved 2023-05-05.
  4. ↑ "Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Award". www.amstat.org. Retrieved 2025-01-01.