T.A. Bancroft Award -- Long Qu

George W. Snedecor Graduate Statistics Award -- Emily Berg

The T.A. Bancroft Award was first given in 1972. The award honors Ted A. Bancroft who was former Head and Director (1950-1972). It is presented to a doctoral student with declared minors in statistics or joint majors in statistics and another field. Candidates include co-majors who took the written exam the previous year and minors recommended by their minor professor. The winner is selected by the Honors and Awards Committee on the basis of a vote by the faculty. The Bancroft Award includes a certificate and a monetary gift.

The Snedecor Award was first given in 1954. It honors George W. Snedecor, the founder and first director of the Statistical Laboratory (1933-1947). It is awarded to the most outstanding PhD candidate in the Department of Statistics. Candidates for the award include PhD students who complete the PhD written exam during the previous year. The winner is selected by the Honors and Awards Committee on the basis of a vote by the faculty. The award includes a certificate and a monetary gift.

Dan Mowrey Consulting Excellence Award -- Man-Yu Yum

Vince Sposito Graduate Statistical Computing Excellence Award -- John Riddles

The Dan Mowrey Consulting Award is given to a graduate student who holds a consulting assistantship. It is given for excellence in consulting. The award was first given in 1988-89. It is sponsored by Dan Mowrey (PhD 1980 under Dr. Paul Hinz) who now works for Eli Lilly. The award consists of a certificate and a monetary gift.

This award is given to a student doing statistical computing in their assistantship. It is awarded for excellence in statistical computing. The Vince Sposito Statistical Computing Award was first given in 1991-92. It is sponsored by a memorial fund established in honor of Vince Sposito, who was a former graduate level mathematical programming and statistical computing professor in the department from 1970-1991. The award consists of a certificate and a monetary gift.

Teaching Excellence Award
James Abbey, Lucas Beverlin, Kim Mueller and Chengyong Tang

The Teaching Excellence Award is given to the top 10% of teaching assistants at ISU. The award consists of a certificate, a letter from the President of ISU, a cord to be worn at graduation and a monetary gift.