ICPSR Announces Recipients of the 2025 Flanigan, Miller, Simmons, and Director’s Awards
ANN ARBOR–ICPSR is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2025 ICPSR Awards, which recognize individuals who have distinguished themselves in their service to the social science community. This year’s awardees are celebrated for excellence in data access, social science impact, intergenerational research, and statistical leadership.
William H. Flanigan Award for Distinguished Service as an ICPSR Official Representative
The Flanigan Award recipient for 2025, Data Science Librarian Stephanie Labou, is an Official Representative (OR) for ICPSR at the University of California, San Diego. Labou helps promote ICPSR resources on her campus and assists data users in locating, downloading, and working with ICPSR data. She has been a guest on ICPSR’s Data Brunch podcast (Episode 14: Metadata and Mimosas), where she talks about how she became the “mom” of ICPSR Data mascot and ambassador Data Jeff. Labou is one of the instructors of the 2025 ICPSR Summer Program workshop, “Providing Data Services and Support: From Surviving to Succeeding.”
Warren E. Miller Award for Meritorious Service to the Social Sciences
The Miller Award recipient for 2025 is Robert M. Groves, Interim President at Georgetown University. Groves previously served as Georgetown’s Executive Vice President and Provost from 2012 to 2024 and is the Gerard J. Campbell, S.J. Professor in the Math and Statistics and Sociology Departments. A social statistician, Groves researches social and behavioral influences on statistical data quality, survey participation, and privacy concerns regarding statistical agencies. Before Georgetown, he directed the U.S. Census Bureau from 2009 to 2012, following roles at the University of Michigan and the University of Maryland. Groves has authored or co-authored seven books, including the influential "Survey Errors and Survey Costs," named one of the 50 most important survey research books by the American Association of Public Opinion Research. His other books have also received national awards. An elected member of the National Academy of Sciences, National Academy of Medicine, and other prestigious organizations, he chairs the Board of Directors of the Pew Research Center and holds degrees from Dartmouth College and the University of Michigan.
Piper A. Simmons Award for Social and Behavioral Research Data Contributions
The Simmons Award recipient for 2025 is the Oregon Youth Study, a long-term longitudinal study that began in 1983 to examine the etiology of antisocial behavior in boys, including contextual data from their family, peer, and school environments. Over time, the Oregon Youth Study expanded into an intergenerational study (today known as the Three Generational Study, or 3GS), which retained the original participants and their partners and children. The study’s Principal Investigator is Deborah Capaldi, PhD, Senior Research Scientist at the Oregon Social Learning Center.
ICPSR Director’s Award
The 2025 ICPSR Director’s Award honors Katherine Wallman, who served for 25 years as the chief statistician of the United States, retiring in 2016. She provided policy oversight and set standards for a federal statistical system of over 100 agencies. Internationally, she represented the US in organizations like the United Nations and the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development. Wallman improved collaboration and the quality of US statistics while enhancing data accessibility and confidentiality. In 2017, she was elected to the ICPSR Governing Council, serving with dedication from 2018 to 2022, and was in her second term when she passed on January 17, 2024.
What’s next?
The 2025 ICPSR Awards will be presented on Thursday, June 19, 2025, at the awards dinner during the 2025 ICPSR Biennial Meeting. For more information on the awards, including past honorees, see the ICPSR Awards website.
Contact: Dory Knight-Ingram
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