Dr. James S. William was a professor in the Statistics Department at Colorado State University for 25 years.  He passed away on July 13, 1990.

The purpose is to encourage new students to join the graduate program in Statistics at Colorado State University.

• 2023 – Tristan Contant
• 2021 – Hannah Butler
• 2020 – Addison Duane Adams
• 2019 – Maddie Rainey
• 2018 – Sierra Pugh
• 2017 – Lauren Heck
• 2016 – David Brown, David Clancy
• 2015 – Alexis Cottam, Robert McAndrew
• 2014 – Justin Raimondi
• 2013 – Miranda Fix,  Lucas Muzynoski
• 2012 – Charles Vollmer, Aaron Nielsen, Henry Scharf
• 2011 – Linde Bischak, Zach Weller
• 2010 – Jennifer Porter
• 2009 – Sunny Bak, Grant Dornan, John Tipton, Lulu Wang