Dr. Sunwoo Han, assistant professor in the Department of Biostatistics, has been appointed to the American Statistical Association's Waller Education Awards Committee for a three-year term running from January 1, 2027, through December 31, 2029.
The committee oversees two awards for sustained excellence and innovation in data science and statistics. The Waller Early Career Education Award recognizes educators in their first 10 years of teaching, and the Waller Distinguished Career Education Award recognizes educators with 20 or more years of experience who have made a notable impact on statistics education.
As a committee member, Dr. Han will review nominations and evaluate each candidate’s commitment to teaching and innovation within statistics education. He will also work with fellow members to assess nominees’ impact beyond their home institutions while building connections with statistics educators nationwide.
“Great teaching is what turns biostatistics from a required course into a tool students use for the rest of their careers,” said Dr. Han, “I’m grateful for the opportunity to keep celebrating the educators who make that happen, and to bring what I learn from them into my classrooms at Stempel.”