AMERICAN STATISTICAL ASSOCIATION NAMES
DR. KATHERINE MONTI FELLOW FOR 2007

Chapel Hill, N.C. – Rho, Inc., a contract research organization that provides a full range of clinical development services to the biotechnology, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries, is pleased to announce that Dr. Katherine Monti, Director of Rho’s Massachusetts office and Senior Statistical Scientist, has been named a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (ASA). The Fellows were presented on July 31 at the 167th annual Joint Statistical Meetings in Salt Lake City.

The ASA is the world’s largest association of statisticians and election to Fellow is its greatest honor. The ASA Fellow program has been active for more than 90 years. The number of Fellows is limited to no more than one third of one percent of the ASA membership. This year, 59 members were honored as Fellows of the Association. Candidates are nominated by fellow members and are chosen based on their reputation in and contributions to the statistical community.

Dr. Monti's service to the ASA has spanned over 30 years. Her involvement began in 1974 and progressed into leadership roles in the ASA’s Boston Chapter during the past 15 years. In 2005, Dr. Monti was elected to the ASA Board of Directors and the Council of Chapters Governing Board for a three-year term beginning in 2006. She held offices in the ASA’s Biopharmaceutical Section, which is the special interest group for pharma industry statisticians, for 5 years prior to her 2005 appointments. She also was a member and chair of the ASA’s Advisory Committee on Continuing Education.

Dr. Monti has been actively encouraging young statisticians to get involved with their professional organizations, noting that “statisticians who are interested in participating can easily do so. Volunteering serves the profession, provides the individual with a larger network of contacts, and can often be personally rewarding.

Katherine Monti is a respected expert in statistics with a wealth of experience in the field. She specializes in statistics tailored to the biopharmaceutical industry, for which she has worked for over a decade. Her current position is Director of Rho’s Massachusetts office, where she oversees an experienced team of statistical programmers and biostatisticians in Newton, a suburb of Boston.

Dr. Monti is a truly exceptional statistician, as evidenced by this most recent honor, said Dr. Ronald W. Helms, Chief Scientific Officer of Rho, Inc. “The election to Fellow of the ASA demonstrates her commitment to the organization and to the field of biostatistics.

The American Statistical Association, a scientific and educational society founded in Boston in 1839, is the second oldest continuously operating professional society in the United States. For more than 160 years, the ASA has been providing its 18,000 members serving in academia, government, and industry and the public with up-to-date, useful information about statistics. The ASA has a proud tradition of service to statisticians, quantitative scientists, and users of statistics across a wealth of academic areas and applications.

Rho, Inc., is a specialty CRO with full-service capabilities that enhances the quality and speed of clinical trials, helping pharmaceutical and biotechnology companies swiftly develop new products. Rho has provided high-quality services in the areas of clinical operations, clinical data management, statistical programming, biostatistics, medical writing, and custom systems development since 1984. With over 300 professionals located in Chapel Hill, N.C., and Newton, Mass., Rho is committed to providing accurate, efficient, and comprehensive services to clients worldwide. For additional information about Rho, Inc., and its services, please visit our Web site at www.RhoWorld.com, e-mail info@rhoworld.com, or call 1-888-RHO-DATA.