Professor Ping Ma has been named a 2017 Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA), the Nation's preeminent professional society. Dr. Ma was honored for outstanding contributions to statistical methodology; especially in nonparametric modeling; statistical analysis of massive data sets; bioinformatics; geophysics; for extensive collaborative efforts; and for significant contributions to the profession. He will be honored as ASA Fellow at a ceremony to be held on Tuesday, August, 1, 2017 at Baltimore Convention Center during the Joint Statistical Meeting award ceremony. Please join us in congratulating Dr. Ma for receiving this prestigious recognition at such an early stage of his career! Type of News/Audience: Departmental