Congratulations to RSS fellows John Flatley and Dr Chris Pritchard (pictured), who were recognised in the recent New Year Honours List. John is Director of the Crime Statistics Production and Analysis Programme at the Home Office and received an MBE for public service. Chris, who is Chair of the Scottish Mathematical Council and former President of the Mathematical Association, was awarded an OBE for services to mathematics education.
Dr Pritchard said: Having spent my career as a high school mathematics teacher, elementary statistics have always featured large in my work. Many believe statistical topics are among the easiest to teach and to learn but the concepts involved in confidence intervals and hypothesis testing, for example, are complex and often misunderstood, even when a correct answer is generated by the procedures.”
Other notable honours recipients from the world of statistics, mathematics and data science are:
Professor Jennifer Kateman Rubin, Chief Scientific Adviser and Director General, Home Office, who received a CBE for services to Science and Analysis
Susan Lynne Raymond, Interview Manager, Office for National Statistics, who received a BEM Medal for services to Statistics
Samantha De Souza, Programme Director, Economic Crime and Cyber Crime Research and Analysis, Home Office, who received an OBE for Public Service
Professor Paul David Mizen, Professor and Vice Dean, King's Business School, King's College London, who received an OBE for services to Economic Research and Public Policy
Professor Neil Reginald Poulter, Professor of Preventative Cardiovascular Medicine, Imperial College London, who received for an MBE services to Hypertension Prevention
Warmest congratulations to all the recipients from everyone at the Royal Statistical Society!
The RSS regularly proposes nominations for civil honours for statisticians and data scientists–to find out more, read about our
external honours panel.