Faculty in the Department of Statistics at Rice University have won awards and recognition from national and international professional societies for their contributions to the field of statistics. They have been recognized for their teaching, mentoring and early in their careers, for their promise as valuable members of the community of statisticians.
Awards, Honors & Distinctions
Fellows of the American Statistical Association (ASA)
- Dennis Cox
- Katherine B. Ensor
- Marek Kimmel
- David Scott
- Marina Vannucci
Fellows of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMI)
- David Scott
- Marina Vannucci
- Frederi Viens
Fellows of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS)
- Katherine B. Ensor
- David Scott
- Marina Vannucci
Fellow of the International Society for Bayesian Analysis (ISBA)
- Marina Vannucci
Elected Members of the International Statistical Institute (ISI)
- Katherine B. Ensor
- Marek Kimmel
- David Scott
- Marina Vannucci
Elected Members of the Royal Statistical Society (RSS)
- Katherine B. Ensor
- David Scott
- Marina Vannucci
American Statistical Association Founders Award
- Katherine B. Ensor
- David Scott
American Statistical Association Don Owen Award
- David Scott
INFORMS Don Gaver, Jr. Early Career Award for Excellence in Operations
Research
- Philip Ernst
Institute of Mathematical Statistics Tweedie New Researcher Award
- Philip Ernst
H.O. Hartley Award
- Katherine B. Ensor
International Society for Bayesian Analysis Mitchell Prize
- Marina Vannucci
U.S. Army Wilks Award
- David Scott
Army Research Office (ARO) Young Investigator Award
- Philip Ernst
- Daniel Kowal
National Science Foundation CAREER Award
- Eric Chi
- Marina Vannucci
Julia Miles Chance Award
- Katherine B. Ensor
Texas A&M College of Science Academy of Distinguished Former Students
- Katherine B. Ensor
Oak Ridge Associated Universities Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- Meng Li
ISBA Blackwell-Rosenbluth Award
- Daniel Kowal
Ralph E. Powe Junior Faculty Enhancement Award
- Eric Chi
- Meng Li
Rice University Awards & Recognitions
Teaching + Research Excellence Award, School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University
- Philip Ernst
- Meng Li
Rice University Award for Excellence in Teaching, Rice University
- Elizabeth McGuffey
- Philip Ernst
Rice University Presidential Mentoring Award
- Katherine B. Ensor
- Dennis Cox
- David Scott
Outstanding Doctoral Thesis Adviser Award, School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University
- Katherine B, Ensor
- Marina Vannucci
Curriculum Innovation, School of Engineering and Computing, Rice University
- Rudy Guerra
Nicolas Salgo Outstanding Teaching Award
- Philip Ernst
Nancy Moore and J. Thomas Eubank Prize in Computational Statistics
- Dennis D. Cox
- John A. Dobelman
- Katherine B. Ensor
- David Scott
Sophia Meyer Farb Prize for Teaching from Phi Beta Kappa
- Philip Ernst
GSA Faculty Teaching and Mentoring Award
- Katherine B. Ensor
- Philip Ernst
- Loren (Raun) Hopkins