2009 Biostatistics Awards Day

Dr. Guosheng Yin (PhD, 2003) is the 2009 recipient of the James E. Grizzle Distinguished Alumni Award. Yin is currently an Associate Professor of biostatistics at the University of Texas M. D. Anderson Cancer Center.

The title of his talk was: Bayesian Adaptive Designs for Early-Phase Clinical Trials

Other awards that were presented:

• Xiaoyan Shi (PhD, 2008) – Barry H. Margolin Award for excellence in doctoral research
• Giovanni Veronesi (MS, 2008) – The Regina C. Elandt-Johnson Master’s Paper Award
• Yingqi Zhao (MS, 2007) – Max Halperin Scholarship Award
• Siddhartha Mandal – John and Diane Fryer Fellowship
• Thomas Stewart – John and Diane Fryer Fellowship
• Steven Hoberman – GlaxoSmithKlein Scholarship
• Eugene Urrutia – Greenberg Scholarship
• Wan Suk Choi – Mohberg Scholarship
• Suprateek Kundu – David and Lucy Hardison Scholarship
• Yonghong Nie – Delta Omega Induction (awarded for outstanding academic achievement for students graduating in the previous year)
• Ju-Hyun Park – Delta Omega Induction (awarded for outstanding academic achievement for students graduating in the previous year)
• Andrew Morgan – Delta Omega Undergraduate Award
• Daniela Sotres-Alvarez – Delta Omega Book Award
• Leann Long – Delta Omega Recognition of Service Award
• Dustin Long – Delta Omega Recognition of Service Award
• Dr. Rosalie Dominik – Delta Omega Alumni Award
• Dr. Amy Herring – Delta Omega Faculty Award

Please note that this year’s Awards Day was a separate event from the Foard Lecture.