Wilks Memorial Award

Wilks Memorial Award
Awarded for	Outstanding contributions to statistics
Country	USA
Presented by	American Statistical Association
First awarded	1964
Website	http://www.amstat.org/awards/index.cfm?fuseaction=wilks

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 of US$1500 (as of 2008).

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