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School of Public Health, University of Minnesota
Division of Biostatistics Student Awards
Jacob E. Bearman Student Achievement Award
The Jacob E. Bearman Student Achievement Award was established in 1994. The award, presented annually in
recognition of outstanding academic and professional achievement, is given in honor of Jacob “Pete” Bearman, who
was a faculty member in the Division from 1953 to 1978 and headed the Division from 1956 to 1965. Dr. Bearman
passed away in 2005.
Recipients of the Bearman Award – Past 5 years
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Yang Xie (2006)
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Yue Cui (2007)
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Benhuai Xie (2008)
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Peng Wei (2009)
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Brian Hobbs (2010)
James R. Boen Student Achievement Award
The James R. Boen Graduate Award was established in 2000. The award is annually presented and given in honor of
James R. Boen, a faculty member in the Division of Biostatistics from 1964 to 2000 and the Associate Dean for
Academic Affairs in the School of Public Health from 1985 to 1998. It is with sadness we write that Dr. Boen passed
away in December, 2007.
The James R. Boen Award provides financial support and recognizes Biostatistics students whose achievements are
strongest in applied biostatistics.
Recipients of the Boen Award – Past 5 years
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Colleen Curran (2006)
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Brian Hobbs (2007)
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Rachel Isaksson (2008)
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Harrison Quick (2009)
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Laura Hatfield (2010)
Biostatistics Teaching Assistant Awards
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To recognize outstanding service as a teaching assistant and acknowledge the contributions to the Division’s
educational mission, the Division established a Teaching Assistant Award during the 1997-1998 academic year.
Recipients include:
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2006: Freda Cooner, Ran Li, Nicholas Salkowski
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2007: An Liu, Katie Schomaker, Milan Seth, Luping Zhao
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2008: Carlye Kraemer, Keegan Hasselmann, Brian Hobbs
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2009: Edward Bendert, Laura Hatfield, Emily Zabor
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2010: Jeremiah Menk, Joao Dias Monteiro, Nicholas Salkowski
Biostatistics Research Assistant Awards
The Division established a Research Assistant Award during the 2005-2006 academic year. The award recognizes
outstanding work as a research assistant and acknowledges contribution to the Division’s statistical methods and
collaborative research mission.
Recipients include:
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2006: Haijun Ma, Shweta Sharma, Peng Wei
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2007: Xiaoxiao Kong, Zhenyu Pan, Nick Salkowski
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2008: Ann Brearley, Ran Li, Nick Wold
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2009: Jonathan Chipman, Nan Zhang, Hui Zhou
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2010: Fang Han, Adrian Tan, Andrew Wey