The purpose of the award is to promote statistics within NZ and to recognise an individual's contribution to the promotion and development of statistics.

The criteria for the award are:

i) publishing the best, recent, original statistical research undertaken within NZ; or,

ii) making an on outstanding contribution to statistical education; or,

iii) playing a key role in consulting on a major, innovative research project that has direct relevance to NZ; or,

iv) making a significant contribution to promoting statistics within NZ.

• The award is known as the NZSA Campbell Award.

• One award will be given annually, at the NZSA annual dinner in conjunction with the annual conference. In exceptional circumstances, more than one award may be given in a year.

• An award may not necessarily be given out each year.

• Nominations can be made by individuals or groups of individuals. Nominators may be non-NZSA members. Nominations will include a statement of support from the nominator and may include names of suitable referees.

• The award may only be given to fully paid up members of the NZSA. All membership categories are eligible.

• Normally the award will only be given to a member once in their lifetime.

• An awards convenor will be selected from the current executive who will oversee the process of calling for nominations. The executive will elect an awards panel consisting of the awards convenor and two other fully paid up members of the NZSA. The panel will decide on that year’s recipient. The panel may call for any additional information from the nominators.

• The awards panel will use suitable measures for each of the four criteria. These may include: for research, the publication record, and the originality, applicability, impact of the research; for contribution to statistical education, development of innovative teaching practices and curricula, development within other subjects, and development of links with other practices; for consulting, the project size, profile, application in a new area, rigour, relevance to solving real problems; and in promotion, the appropriate use of statistics and demonstrating the relevance of statistics.

As the Campbell Award is usually presented at the Conference dinner, nominations should be made by 30 April in any year.  To make a nomination, please contact Martin Hazelton.  The Awardee is presented with a plaque and a certificate, and is a guest of the presentation event.

Recipients of the NZSA Campbell Award are: