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🎓 PharmaSUG 2026 Student Scholarship (2026)
Emmanuel was selected as a recipient of the PharmaSUG 2026 Student Scholarship, awarded to a select group of full-time students to attend the PharmaSUG conference in Boston. The program helps students build statistical and programming skills, explore the field, and connect with the pharmaceutical and clinical-research community.
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🏆 Lester R. Curtin Award — American Statistical Association (2025)
Emmanuel Kubuafor, together with Dennis Baidoo, received the ASA’s Lester R. Curtin Award at the 2025 Joint Statistical Meetings in Nashville, Tennessee. Established in memory of CDC health statistician Lester “Randy” Curtin, the award supports promising early-career health statisticians in attending professional conferences and advancing their methodological skills. The recognition was presented during ASA President Prof. Ji-Hyun Lee’s award ceremony.
Read the UNM announcement · About the award
🤝 ASA Diversity Mentoring Program (2025)
Featured in Amstat News’s “Stats from the Road” series, Emmanuel shared his experience with the ASA Diversity Mentoring Program (DMP), which connects early-career statisticians from underrepresented backgrounds with professional mentors. He described the program as an eye-opening and resourceful experience.
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🧮 Campersand: Math Summer Camp at UNM (2024)
As a counselor at UNM’s annual Campersand Math Camp, Emmanuel helped mentor middle- and high-school students in math, logic, and computing. The program fosters mathematical curiosity and teamwork through engaging, project-based learning.
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Updated June 2026