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NIST Statistical Engineering Division All DOC & NIST Medal Awardees
| Name | Year | Award | Short Citation |
|---|---|---|---|
| Eisenhart, Churchill | 1957 | Gold | Expert Division Creator, Leader, DEX/Stat Methods, Author |
| Mandel, John | 1957 | Silver | Stat Methods for NIST Testing & Research |
| Deming, Lola | 1960 | Silver | Dissemination Stat Div. Methodology to Science, Technology, & Industry |
| Youden, Jack | 1962 | Gold | Expert & Creative Experiment Designs, Stat Methods, Lecturer,Author, AD-X2 |
| Cameron, Joe | 1963 | Gold | Expert Calibration Designs, Stat Methods, MAP, Omnitab, AD-X2 |
| Hilsenrath, Joe | 1963 | Silver | Omnitab Statistics Software |
| Rosenblatt, Joan | 1969 | Silver | Stat Div. Leadership, Application of Advanced Stat Methods |
| Mandel, John | 1973 | Gold | Expert Experiment Designs, Stat Methods, Book |
| Ku,Harry | 1974 | Silver | Expert Uncertainty, Quality Control, MAP, Book |
| Rosenblatt, Joan R. | 1976 | Gold | Technical Leadership within/outside NIST, Stat Methods, Draft Lottery |
| Hogben, David | 1977 | Silver | Omnitab Statistics Software (Basis for Minitab) |
| Peavy, Sally | 1977 | Silver | Omnitab Statistics Software (Basis for Minitab) |
| Reeve, Charles | 1980 | Bronze | Calibration Programs in Dimensional Metrology + MAP (Meas. Assur. Prog.) |
| Ku, Harry | 1981 | Gold | Foundations of Uncertainty, Calibration, & NIST MAP |
| Tryon, Peter V. | 1981 | Silver | SED/Boulder Leadership & Expertise (e.g., Atomic Clocks) |
| Filliben, James J. | 1981 | Bronze | Dataplot Language/System for Graphics, Modeling, Analysis, & Math |
| Natrella, Mary G. | 1982 | Bronze | Handbook 91: Experimental Statistics (#2 Bestseller at NBS) |
| Croarkin, Carroll | 1982 | Bronze | Fundamentals of NBS Calibration & MAP + NBS Monograph 163 |
| Varner, Ruth N. | 1982 | Bronze | Stat Software for all NBS MAP: Mass, Length, Prsesure, & Tem. |
| Donaldson, Janet | 1983 | Bronze | Statistical Computing: Starpac Package (Boulder) |
| Eberhardt, Keith | 1983 | Bronze | Methodology & Quality Throughput of SRMs |
| Filliben, James J. | 1984 | Gold | Dataplot Language/System for Graphics, Modeling, Analysis, & Math |
| Lechner, James A. | 1985 | Silver | Optimal Calibration Strategies for LTI Systems |
| Vecchia, Dominic F. | 1986 | Bronze | SED/Boulder Leadership & Expertise (e.g., VOR Phase Meter Calib.) |
| Croarkin, Mary C. | 1987 | Silver | NIST Calibration Services: Oriface Meters and O2 in Silicon |
| Croarkin, Mary C. | 1989 | Astin | Leadership in NIST MAP (Measurement Assurance Program) |
| Schiller, Susannah | 1991 | Bronze | Standard Reference Materials Methodology, Throughput,& Quality |
| Eberhardt, Keith | 1992 | Silver | Standard Reference Materials Methodology, Throughput,& Quality |
| Croarkin, Mary C. | 1994 | Astin | International Thermometry: Improved Functions for ITS-90 |
| Guthrie, Will | 1994 | Astin | International Thermometry: Improved Functions for ITS-90 |
| Lagergren, Eric | 1994 | Bronze | Optimal Experiment Design for Ceramics |
| Kacker, Raghu | 1994 | Bronze | Optical Experiment Design for Ceramics |
| Leigh, Stefan | 1995 | Bronze | Effective Statistical Collaboration, Training, & Recruitment |
| Liggett, Walter | 1996 | Rosa | More Accurate Determination of Rockwell-C Hardness |
| Guthrie, William | 1997 | Bronze | Optimal Packaging of Semiconductor Materials |
| Wang, Chih-Ming | 1998 | Bronze | Optical Fiber Polarization & SEM Image Sharpness |
| Zhang, Nien-Fang | 1999 | Silver | Semiconductor Wafer Characterization |
| Liggett, Walter | 2002 | French | International Unification of Disparate Rockwell-C Scales |
| <Croarkin, Carroll> | 2003 | Silver | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods |
| Filliben, James J. | 2003 | Silver | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods |
| Guthrie, William F. | 2003 | Silver | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods |
| Heckert, N. Alan | 2003 | Silver | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods |
| Zhang, Nien F. | 2003 | Silver | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods |
| Guthrie, William | 2004 | Silver | NIST/SEMATECH e-Handbook of Statistical Methods |
| Zhang, Nien Fan | 2004 | Silver | Calibration Methodology for Satellite Ocean-Color Sensors |
| Leigh, Stefan D. | 2004 | Bronze | NIST-wide SRMs, Consulting, and Statistical Training |
| Filliben, James J. | 2005 | Gold | World Trade Center Disaster Analysis |
| Wang, Jack | 2009 | Astin | Time & Frequency Waveform Calibration |
| Filliben, James J. | 2010 | Gold | NIJ Safety & Durability of Police Body Armor |
| Leber, Dennis D. | 2010 | Gold | NIJ Safety & Durability of Police Body Armor |
| Possolo, Antonio M. | 2010 | Gold | Estimates of Areas for Illicit Coco Cultivation |
| Possolo, Antonio | 2011 | Silver | Deepwater Hirizon |
| Toman, Blaza | 2011 | Silver | Deepwater Horizon |
| Filliben, James J. | 2011 | Bronze | Military Body Armor Testing & Safety |
| Filliben, James J. | 2011 | Bronze | Evaluation of Cell-imaging Segmentation Algorithms |
| Splett, Jolene | 2014 | Silver | Steel Standard Reference Materials |
| Wang, Jack | 2014 | Silver | Steel Standard Reference Materials |
| Coakley, Kevin | 2016 | Gold | Loophole-free test of Bell’s theorem using entangled photon pairs |
| Toman, Blaza | 2016 | Silver | FDS: Fire Dynamics Simulator |
| Lund, Steve | 2016 | French | SRM 2373: Measure DNA-based HER2 Protein for Cancer Diagnostics |
| Lund, Steve | 2016 | Coll. Choice | Contributions to Bio & Physical Science Programs |
| Hagwood, Charles | 2016 | Bronze | Building Evacuation Reference Datasets |
| Samarov, Dan | 2017 | French | RM 8398: Human DNA for Whole-Genome Variant Assessment |
| Lund, Steve | 2017 | Bronze | Assess Quality of Cell-counting for Cellular Therapies |
| Pintar, Adam | 2018 | Gold | U.S. Extreme Wind Speeds |
| Toman, Blaza | 2018 | Bronze | Processes for Determination of Chemical Purity |
| Filliben, James J. | 2018 | Bronze | ASTM-F45: A-UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) |
| Leber, Dennis | 2018 | Bronze | ASTM-F45: A-UGVs (Unmanned Ground Vehicles) |
| Toman, Blaza | 2019 | Bronze | Nanomaterial Cell-based Toxicity Assay Procedure |
| Filliben, Jim | 2020 | Gold | SRMS for Biothreat Agents |
| Lund, Steve | 2020 | Gold | SRMS for Biothreat Agents |
| Iyer, Hari | 2020 | Gold | Human Genome RMs (2.5 billion DNA bases) |
| Samarov, Dan | 2020 | Gold | Human Genome RMs (2.5 billion DNA bases) |
| Toman, Blaza | 2020 | French | SRM for Concrete Rheometers (Viscosity) |
| Frey, Michael | 2020 | Astin | Spectrum Sharing: NASCTN |
| Splett, Jolene | 2020 | Astin | Spectrum Sharing: NASCTN |
| Frey, Michael | 2020 | Bronze | Emitted Power from LTE Cellular Devices |
| Splett, Jolene | 2020 | Bronze | Emitted Power from LTE Cellular Devices |
| Iyer, Hari | 2021 | Gold | RGTM 10169: Covid Research Grade Test Material |
| Iyer, Hari | 2021 | French | SRM 2391d: PCR-Based Profiling |
| Lu, John | 2021 | Bronze | Particle Size/Shape for Biotherapeutic Drugs |
| Toman, Blaza | 2021 | Bronze | SRM 1898: Photocatalytics |
Created June 7, 2022, Updated March 6, 2026