This page summarizes some of the main awards obtained by the Statistics department members.
The awards are divided into three categories:
- National Awards: awards of a national and/or interdisciplinary nature.
- Awards in the profession: awards and honors more specifically related to Statistics and associated academic fields
- UC Berkeley Awards: awards bestowed on faculty members by the Berkeley campus.
- Students
Our faculty also has a distinguished record of service to Berkeley.
National Award
National Medal of Science
- Jerzy Neyman (1968) ("For laying the foundations of modern statistics and devising tests and procedure that have become essential parts of the knowledge of every statistician.")
- David Blackwell (2014) a posthumous award
National Academy of Sciences
- David Aldous (Foreign Associate, 2010)
- Peter Bickel (1986)
- David Blackwell (1965)
- Leo Breiman (2001)
- Steve Evans (2016)
- Leo Goodman (1974)
- Michael Jordan (2010)
- Erich Lehmann (1978)
- Charles Stone (1983)
- Kenneth Wachter (1999)
- Bin Yu (2014)
National Academy of Medicine
- Nicholas P. Jewell (2017)
National Academy of Engineering
- Michael Jordan (2010)
American Academy of Arts and Sciences Fellows
- David Aldous (2004)
- Peter Bickel (1986)
- David Blackwell (1969)
- David Brillinger (1993)
- David Freedman (1991)
- Leo Goodman (1973)
- Michael Jordan (2011)
- Erich Lehmann (1975)
- Ken Wachter (1996)
- Bin Yu (2013)
MacArthur Fellows
- Peter Bickel (1984)
Guggenheim Fellowships
- Peter Bickel (1970)
- David Brillinger (1975,1982)
- Leo Goodman (1959)
- Erich Lehmann (1955, 1966, 1979)
- Chuck Stone (1980)
- Bin Yu (2006)
Sloan Research Fellowships
- Sourav Chatterjee (2007; Mathematics)
- Noureddine El Karoui (2008; Mathematics)
- Steve Evans (1993; Mathematics)
- Elchanan Mossel (2005; Mathematics)
- Benjamin Recht (2012; Mathematics)
- Allan Sly (2012; Mathematics)
- Yun S. Song (2008; Molecular Biology)
- Martin Wainwright (2005; Computer Science)
Packard Fellowship for Science and Engineering
- Yun S. Song (2008)
John J. Carty Award for the Advancement of Science
(from National Academy of Sciences)
- David Freedman (2003)
Australian National Health and Medical Research Council Award for Excellence in Health and Medical Research
- Terry Speed (2008)
Victoria Prize for Science and Innovation
- Terry Speed (2012)
Australian Prime Minister's Prize for Science
- Terry Speed (2013)
CSIRO Eureka Prize for Leadership in Science
- Terry Speed (2014)
Presidential Early Career Award for Scientists and Engineers (PECASE)
- Ben Recht (2013)
Jerome Sacks Award
- Terry Speed (2014)
William R. Kenan, Jr. Visiting Professorship for Distinguished Teaching
- Deborah Nolan (2013-2014)
Awards in the profession
Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS) Presidents
- Bin Yu (2014)
- Jim Pitman (2007)
- Terry Speed (2004)
- David Brillinger (1995)
- Peter Bickel (1981)
- Elizabeth Scott (1978)
- Lucien Le Cam (1973)
- Erich Lehmann (1961)
- David Blackwell (1956)
- Jerzy Neyman (1949)
Committee of Presidents of Statistical Societies (COPSS) Awards
Presidents' Award [For statistician under age 41].
- Peter Bickel (1981)
- David Donoho (1994)
- Mark van der Laan (2005)
- Martin Wainwright (2014)
R. A. Fisher Lectureship [On statistical methods for scientific investigation].
- Leo Goodman (1968)
- David Blackwell (1986)
- Erich Lehmann (1988)
- David Brillinger (1991)
- Terry Speed (2006)
- Peter Bickel (2013)
F.N David Award [For female role model in statistics profession]
- Juliet P. Shaffer (2003)
George W. Snedecor Award [For recent publication in biometry]
- Nick Jewell and Mark van der Laan (2005)
ASA Awards
Noether Senior Scholar Award [for Nonparametric Statistics].
- Erich Lehmann (2000)
Outstanding Statistical Application Award [For a paper in the last two years].
- Terry Speed (2004)
Wilks Memorial Award [For lifetime contribution to Statistics in broad sense].
- Jerzy Neyman (1968)
- Leo Goodman (1985)
- Erich Lehmann (1996)
IMS Awards
- Tweedie New Researcher Award: Sourav Chatterjee (2008)
Probability prizes
- Loeve Prize: David Aldous (1993), Yuval Peres (2001)
- Rollo Davidson Prize: David Aldous (1980), Steve Evans (1990), Yuval Peres (1995), Sourav Chatterjee (2010), Allan Sly (2013), Nike Sun (2017)
IMS Special Lectures
Wald Memorial Lectures
- David Aldous (1993)
- Peter J. Bickel (1980)
- David Blackwell (1976)
- Leo Breiman (2002)
- David Brillinger (1983)
- David Freedman (1998)
- Lucien M. LeCam (1963)
- Erich L. Lehmann (1964)
- Terry Speed (2001)
- Charles Stone (1994)
Rietz Lectures
- Peter J. Bickel (2004)
- David Blackwell (1961)
- Leo Goodman (1983)
- Jerzy Neyman (1949)
- Terry Speed (1991)
Neyman Lectures
- David Brillinger (2005)
- Michael Jordan (2011)
Bernoulli Society Special Lectures
Tukey Memorial Lecture
- Bin Yu(2011)
Elected Fellowships in Professional Organizations
IMS FELLOWS
- David Aldous
- Peter Bartlett
- Peter Bickel
- David Brillinger
- Ching-Shui Cheng
- Noureddine El Karoui
- Steve Evans
- David Freedman
- Leo Goodman
- Martin Wainwright
- Michael Jordan
- Michael Klass
- Deborah Nolan
- Jim Pitman
- John Rice
- Terry Speed
- Bin Yu
A.S.A. FELLOWS
- Peter Bickel
- David Brillinger
- Ching-Shui Cheng
- David Freedman
- Leo Goodman
- Michael Jordan
- Deborah Nolan
- John Rice
- Julie Shaffer
- Terry Speed
- Philip Stark
- Bin Yu
AMS Fellows
- David Aldous (2012 - Inaugural class)
- Steven N. Evans (2012 - Inaugural class)
- David Goldschmidt (2012 - Inaugural class)
- Charles J. Stone (2012 - Inaugural class)
- Bernd Sturmfels (2012 - Inaugural class)
IEEE Fellows
- Michael Jordan
- Bin Yu
IOP Fellows
- Philip Stark
SIAM Fellows
- Peter Bickel (2009 - Inaugural class)
- Michael Jordan (2012)
Fulkerson Prize
(From Mathematical Optimization Society)
- Alistair Sinclair (2006)
ISBA Fellows
- Michael Jordan (2014)
Royal Society of London Fellows
- Terry Speed (2013)
- David Aldous (1994)
Royal Society of Canada Fellows
- David Brillinger (1985)
David K. Pickard Memorial Lecture
- Deborah Nolan (2014)
Graham and Dodd Scroll Award
- Lisa Goldberg (2012)
Putnam Fellow
- David Brillinger (1958)
Berkeley Campus Awards
Distinguished Teaching Award
For excellence in teaching.
- Deborah Nolan (1997)
- Ani Adhikari (2006)
- Acceptance Speech Video [QuickTime, 46MB]. Zellerbach Playhouse; April 26, 2006.
- UC Berkeley Press Release
- UC Berkeley Division of Undergraduate Education Notice
Distinguished Research Mentor / Distinguished Faculty Advisor
- Deborah Nolan (2004)
Miller Research Professorship
- David Aldous (1993)
- Peter Bickel (1979)
- David Brillinger (1973)
- Steve Evans (2002)
- David Freedman (1990)
- Michael Jordan (2008, 2017)
- Erich Lehmann (1962)
- Yuval Peres (2002)
- John Rice (2005)
- Terry Speed (2005)
- Philip Stark (1999)
- Bin Yu (2004, 2016)
Berkeley Citation
For exceptional scholarship and (especially) exceptional service to Berkeley. Given only upon retirement.
- Peter Bickel (2006)
- Leo Breiman (1993)
- Joe Hodges (1991)
- Lucien Le Cam (1991)
- Erich Lehmann (1988)
- David Blackwell (1988)
Faculty Research Lectures
Given by one or two faculty members who are distinguished for his/her scholarly research. Lecturers are elected by the Academic Senate.
- Terry Speed (2012)
- David Blackwell (1971)
Berkeley Service
UC Berkeley Chancellor
- Albert Bowker (1971-1980)
UC Berkeley Faculty Service Award
- Nicholas P. Jewell (2013)
Students
The Statistics Graduate Student Association maintains a list of awards won by students.