The Department of Statistics is delighted to congratulate one of our former Ph.D. students, Dr. William Cipolli, who has received the 2020 Waller Education Award from the American Statistical Association. This prestigious national award honors an individual for innovation in the instruction of elementary statistics. 

Citation: In recognition of his innovative approaches to teaching and statistical collaboration, bringing the importance of statistics to daily life to his students and others, and for his tireless work to reform statistics education at his own institution and beyond.

Dr. Cipolli is an Assistant Professor at Colgate University. He earned his Ph.D. in Statistics in 2016 under the direction of Tim Hanson.