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Two UFS academics receive prestigious Sichel Medal
2011-11-22
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| Prof. Abrie van der Merwe, UFS; Prof. Paul Fatti from the University of the Witwatersrand and Chairperson of the selection committee; and Dr Delson Chikobvu, UFS. |
At the recent annual conference of the South African Statistical Association, Prof. Abrie van der Merwe and Dr Delson Chikobvu from the Department of Mathematical Statistics and Actuarial Science at the University of the Free Sate, were awarded the prestigious Sichel Medal for the best paper published by a member of the South African Statistical Association in the year 2010.
“The Herbert Sichel Medal is awarded annually to the member (or members) of the Association who have published the best statistical paper during the previous year in a refereed journal, in fully refereed conference proceedings, or as a refereed chapter in a book.”