Michael L. Stein, a distinguished professor has been awarded the 2023 Founders of Statistics Prize for Contemporary Research. 

Professor Arup Bose, an Indian citizen born in 1959, obtained his Bachelors, Masters and Doctorate degrees from the Indian Statistical Institute. After spending four years as an Assistant Professor at Purdue University, in 1991 he joined his alma mater as an Associate Professor. He became a Full Professor in 1995, and moved to its newest grade (HAG) when it was introduced in 2011. He has taken up occasional visiting positions abroad.