The Population Association of America recognized the contributions of CSDE External Affiliate David Swanson (Distinguished Professor Emeritus, UC Riverside) through the Mindel C. Sheps Award at PAA 2026. Jointly sponsored by PAA and the University of North Carolina School of Public Health, this award is given biennially for outstanding contributions to mathematical demography or demographic methodology. Individuals may be nominated on the basis of important contributions to knowledge either in the form of a single piece of work or a continuing record of high accomplishment. Swanson was recognized for his timely and interdisciplinary work in applied demography, formal demography, and demographic methods, including methods to improving the accuracy of population forecasting and projections. You can watch the PAA Awards Ceremony here.