Lead, Statistics Technology Center, Monsanto Company

Margaret A Nemeth, Monsanto Company

In large organizations communication is always a challenge. The sections and their members serve an important role in defining/impacting ASA policy and it is important to have a direct connection from the sections to the Board of Directors (BOD). By serving as a liaison between the Council of Sections and the BOD I will work to not only increase the communication but to assure that important issues/resolutions/decisions are addressed and transmitted to both groups. I appreciate the opportunity to serve in this critical role.

Present Position: Lead, Statistics Technology Center, Monsanto Company, 1999.

Former Positions: Senior Statistician, Monsanto Company, 1985-1999; Mathematical Statistician, USDA, Southern Regional Research Center, 1984-1985; Assistant Professor, Department of Statistics, Texas A&M University, 1978-1984;

Degrees: Ph.D, Statistics, VPI&SU, 1978; MS, Mathematics, Cleveland State University, 1971;

Fields of Major Statistical Activities: Experimental Design, Multivariate Methods,Linear Models, Statistical Consulting

Publications: Harrigan, G.G., Lundry, D, Drury, S., Berman, K., Riordan, S.G., Nemeth, M.A., Ridley, W.P., Glenn, K.C., 2010. "Natural variation in crop composition and the impact of transgenesis." Nat Biotech 28(5): 402-404; Altenburg, W. F., Nemeth, M.A., Chou, C.C. (1995). Statistics of Raw Sugar Settlement Polarizations: Non-Lead vs Lead Method, Paper #677, Sugar Industry Technologists, Inc., Volume LIV, pp 91-101; Chmielewski (Nemeth), M. A. (1981). A Re-appraisal of Tests for Normality, Communications in Statistics A, 10, 2005-2014; Chmielewski, M. A. (1980). Invariant Scale Matrix Hypothesis Tests Under Elliptical Symmetry, Journal of Multivariate Analysis, 10, 343-350.

ASA Activities and Offices Held: Member of Chemometrics Committee, 1988-1997, Chair 1991-1997; St. Louis Chapter Representative, 1990-1993; Member, Organization Membership Subcommittee, 1992-1998; Chair, 1998; SPES Council of Sections Representative, 2000-2003; SPES Education Chair, 2003-2005; Member, ASA Committee on Nominations, 2003-2004; Member, ASA Committee on Professional Ethics, 2003-2008; Chair, 2006-2008; Member, ASA Advisory Committee for Continuing Education's Evaluation Subcommittee, 2003-2005; Member, ASA Nominations Task Force Committee, 2006; Member,ASA Subcommittee on Website Evaluation, 2008; Member ASA Public Awareness Workgroup, 2010.

Related Professional Activities: Fellow, ASA, 2003; Instituted the Statistics in Chemistry Award, 1990; Instituted a chapter sponsored Statistics award for the Greater St. Louis Science Fair, 1991; Consulting Editor Statistics, 2009-present, Journal of the American Society for Horticultural Science and HortTechnology; 1995, 2004, YWCA Leader Award, St. Louis, MO; Since 1986, pro bono statistical consultant for the International Commission on Uniform Methods of Sugar Analysis (ICUMSA) and the U.S. National Committee.