William H. Swallow Fellowship

I am pleased to announce that, through a generous donation from one of our alumni, Dr. Charles (Chuck) Wakeford (Ph.D. 1995), the PAMS Foundation established a William H. Swallow Fellowship Award. According to the agreement, recipients of the William H. Swallow Fellowship Award(s) will be selected by a Committee of the Department of Statistics appointed by the Department Head, in accordance with the established procedures for awarding merit-based awards. First preference shall be for students who express interest in pursuing a career in academia. The Committee may also consider recipients who would diversify the student body, including groups underrepresented in the student population by race, color, sexual orientation or sexual identity to the extent allowable by law. This award may go to either an undergraduate or a graduate student.

We had an endowment signing ceremony today in 400 Cox. I want to thank Chuck and family for their thoughtfulness and generosity. I also want to thank Anita Stallings and others in PAMS Foundation who continue to look out for opportunities for our department.