"I finished my Ph.D. in Psychology from the University of Georgia in 2010. After finishing my degree I was hired as an Assistant Professor of Psychology at Arizona State University."

"I was promoted to Vice President, Data Quality at Equifax. I also revived my music career by becoming the lead singer in a band."

"My son Caleb, a senior in High School at Regents School of Austin lead his football team to the TAPPS Division 3 State Championship as the Quarterback. This Spring, he has signed a letter of intent to play baseball for Auburn University beginning in 2011."

"I am currently in my 2nd year of post doctoral training at National Library of Medicine, NIH, Bethesda, MD. I am working on 'Coalescent Analysis', a branch of theoretical population genetics."

"I retired from teaching after 35 years of service. I currently spend my time enjoying my 7 grandchildren, reading & doing all sorts of craft projects! I am also a 7 year survivor of colon cancer!"

"I am working for FivexFive Analytics in Atlanta as an analyst, a small startup consulting and technology firm (www.fivexfive.com) and I love it. And I got engaged last month! My wedding will be May of next year."

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University Professor Lynne Billard is the recipient of the Tenth Annual Janet L. Norwood Award for Outstanding Achievement by a Woman in the Statistical Sciences. She will accept the award at the University of Alabama at Birmingham. The award ceremony will be held on Wednesday, September 14, 2011 at the Alys Stephens Center, where Lynne Billard will give a distinguished lecture and meet with students and young faculty at UAB. For more details, please click http://www.soph.uab.edu/ssg/norwoodaward/tenthaward

Jung Ae Lee was selected to receive a 2011 Innovative and Interdisciplinary Research Grant. This award was established by the Graduate School as part of its strategic initiative to support innovation and interdisciplinarity in the dissertation research being conducted by doctoral students. Congratulations, Jung Ae!

The Department wishes to congratulate its second class of Mu Sigma Rho inductees. The following students will be inducted at 2:30 on April 29th:

Undergraduate Level Inductees:
John Averick, Jessica Floyd, Alexander Lyford, Stephen Morris, Julia Orr, Jamaal Parker, Zachary Robbins, Neeraj Sriram, Christopher Tenza, Nathan Ulrich

Graduate Level Inductees:
Ashley Askew, Andy Bartlett, Huanyao Gao, Qianying Hong, Siyan Hu, Adam Jaeger, Leopold Matamba, David Nelson, Chris O'Neal, Eugine Song, Junqi Yin, Guannan Wang, Xuedong Wu