[ABJ30] [Fwd: Fw: Selection of Deputy Director of the U.S. Census Bureau]

Some good news for us. Jay at least knows who we are and has even been at some of our census conferences. FROM THE DESK OF CHARLES LOUIS KINCANNON I am delighted to announce the appointment of Preston Jay Waite as Deputy Director of the U.S. Census Bureau. He replaces Hermann Habermann, who retired on January 3. Jay began his Census Bureau career in 1971 after earning master's degrees in mathematics and computer science at Utah State University, and has written extensively in professional journals and publications. During his tenure at the Census Bureau, Jay has received numerous awards, including two gold medals and two presidential rank awards. In 2000, Jay was named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. Jay's expertise and experience at the Bureau is extensive. He has worked for over 10 years in each of the Bureau's program areas, Demographic, Economic and most recently as the Associate Director of the Decennial. He has proven himself as a tireless worker and a person of high integrity. As most of you know, Jay is the visionary and architect of the 2010 re-engineered census, including the ACS and the transition to hand held computers for major field activities, and we are fortunate that he assumes his new role at this critical time. Please join me in congratulating Jay on his assignment.