#  Awards & Honors 

 



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##  Recent Award Winners 

 



  [### Announcing the Carl N. Morris Visiting Day Presentation Prize

 ](/news/2026/06/announcing-carl-n-morris-visiting-day-presentation-prize) June 05, 2026 

 The Department of Statistics is thrilled to announce the new Carl N. Morris Visiting Day Presentation Prize, established in memory of Professor Emeritus Carl N. Morris (1939–2023), a beloved member of the department for more than two decades. Professor... 

 

 

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   [### 7 Statistics Students Receive 2026 Hoopes Prize

 ](/news/2026/06/7-statistics-students-receive-2026-hoopes-prize) June 03, 2026 

 We are thrilled to announce that the Department of Statistics has seven 2026 Hoopes Prize winners ! The Hoopes Prize rewards excellence in the work of undergraduates and their capabilities and skills in any subject, projects of research in science or the... 

 

 

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   [### Xiaodong Yang Receives 2026 Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship

 ](/news/2026/06/xiaodong-yang-receives-2026-jane-street-graduate-research-fellowship) June 03, 2026 

 The Statistics Department is delighted to announce that Xiaodong Yang, a 4th-year Statistics PhD Student advised by Associate Professor Subhabrata Sen and Professor Emeritus Jun Liu, was awarded a 2026 Jane Street Graduate Research Fellowship . This... 

 

 

   ![Xiaodong Yang standing with Prof. Subhabrata Sen and receiving his award for the Fellowship.](/sites/g/files/omnuum10116/files/styles/hwp_16_9__480x270/public/2026-06/Xiaodong-Subhabrata-resize5.png?itok=XTYmFLzI) 

 



 

 

  

 

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##  Past Award Winners 

View past Statistics Department award winner by award category

 

 



  [### Teaching

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  [### Research

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##  Departmental Awards 

 



  [### Dempster Award

 ](/dempster-award)2026 Recipients: **Nathan Cheng** and **Xiaodong Yang**



 

  [### Department of Statistics Senior Concentrator Award

 ](/undergraduate-department-statistics-prize)2026 Recipient: **Leo Vanciu**



 

  [### Department of Statistics Concurrent Masters Award

 ](/department-statistics-concurrent-masters-prize?admin_panel=1)2026 Recipients: **Emma Finn** and **Samuel Hwang**



 

  [### Pickard Award

 ](/pickard-award)Once every two years, the David Pickard Teaching Awards will be given to individuals who examplify excellence in teaching.

  
[Learn more](/pickard-award)



 

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##  Additional Awards & Honors 

 



 ### Bok Teaching Award

 The Derek C. Bok Award for Excellence in Graduate Student Teaching of Undergraduates is given each year to five teaching fellows who have been nominated by their departments.

[Read more](/bok-teaching-award)



 

 ### Hoopes Prize

 From the estate of Thomas T. Hoopes, Class of 1919, Harvard has received a fund from which to grant annual awards to undergraduates on the basis of outstanding scholarly work or research.

[Read more](https://prizes.fas.harvard.edu/hoopes-prize)



 

 ### Other Awards & Honors

 [**Honorary Degree Recipients**](/statistics-honorary-degree-recipients)