The Florence Nightingale David Award is an award given every two years (in odd-numbered years) jointly by the

Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies The Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) comprises the presidents, past presidents and presidents -elect of the following, primarily Northern American, professional societies of statisticians: * American Statistical Association * ...

and

Caucus for Women in Statistics The Caucus for Women in Statistics is a professional society for women in statistics. It was founded in 1971, following discussions in 1969 and 1970 at the annual meetings of the American Statistical Association, with Donna Brogan as its first pr ...

to a distinguished female statistician.

Description

The award's purpose is to "recognize a female statistician who exemplifies the contributions of

Florence Nightingale David Florence Nightingale David, also known as F. N. David (23 August 1909 – 23 July 1993) was an English statistician. She was head of the Statistics Department at the University of California, Riverside between 1970 – 77 and her research inte ...

" and who "has advanced the discipline and proven herself to be an outstanding role model". Since the founding of the award, it has become a "prestigious hallmark of achievement" among female statisticians.

Winners

The Florence Nightingale David Award was first given in 2001, with David herself being given the award retroactively, dated to 1994. The winners of the award have been:

References

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