1960s History

Summary   |  Prior to 1960s   |   1960s   |  1970s   |   1980s   |   1990s   |   2000s

• 1960s Photo Gallery

Events:

• Statistics courses were taught within the Department of Mathematics mainly by professors in the Statistical Laboratory until 1963 when the Department of Statistics was formed.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• Louis J. Cote (1960 - 1991) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics

Louis J. Cote

Graduates:

• Mr. Lowell W. Allen, Statistics, BS
• Mr. Thomas C. Hensler, Statistics, BS
• Mr. Ata N. Al-Hussaini, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Roger L. Bollenbacher, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Philip W. Brooks, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Richard L. Burke, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Donald S. Gardner, Statistics, MS
• Mr. David Katz, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Walid A. Nuri, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Frank E. Smith, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Siya Ram Srivastava, Statistics, PHD

Graduates:

• Mr. James J. Buciak, Statistics, BS
• Mr. Russell N. Coverdale, Statistics, BS
• Mr. David A. Edelman, Statistics, BS
• Mr. Joseph F. Hipskind, Statistics, BS
• Dr. Ardel J. Boes, Statistics, MS
• T.J. Brown Jr. Ph.D., Statistics, MS
• Mr. Charles G. Moment, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Myrtle Smith, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Henry F. Walter, Statistics, MS
• Ms. Carolyn S. Wheeler, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Floyd I. John, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Kulendra N. Majumdar, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Gordon R. Sherman, Statistics, PHD

Events:

• The Mathematics Department was moved out of the School of Science, Education and Humanities and temporarily into the School of Engineering. The Division of Mathematical Sciences was created with Mathematics, Statistics, and Computer Science as its units.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• Shanti S. Gupta (1962 - 2002)
• Marcel Neuts (1962 - 1976)
• K. C. Sreedharan Pillai (1962 - 1985)

Shanti S. Gupta

Marcel Neuts

K. C. Sreedharan Pillai

Graduates:

• Donna J. Brogan Ph.D., Statistics, MS
• Mr. Thomas L. Burnett, Statistics, MS
• Ms. Ruth H. Fu, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Robert N. Pesut, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Stephan A. Schwartz, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Heber L. Short Jr., Statistics, MS

Events:

• The Department of Statistics was formed as part of the Division of Mathematical Sciences. It did not function completely independently though, as it shared a budget with the Department of Mathematics.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• Y. S. Chow (1963 - 1969)
• Paul Holmes (1963 - 1967)
• Stephen M. Samuels (1963 - 2003) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics

Stephen M. Samuels

Graduates:

• Mr. Lowell W. Allen, Statistics, MS
• Mr. David A. Edelman, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Gary L. Elfring, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Laura A. Hughes, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Kenneth R. Kundert, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Linda Chang Tsui, Statistics, MS

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• William J. Studden (1964 - 2005) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics, Emeritus Professor of Mathematics

William J. Studden

Graduates:

• Mr. Norman P. Bresky, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Russell N. Coverdale, Statistics, MS
• Mr. John L. Guenther, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Harold W. Gugel, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Gary M. Jouris, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Donald J. McMahon, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Gerald C. Scott, Statistics, MS
• Dr. William F. Stout, Statistics, MS

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• Glen E. Baxter (1965 - 1983)
• Aryeh Dvoretsky (1965 - 1966)
• Heebok Park (1965 - 1967)

Glen E. Baxter

Graduates:

• Mr. Robert J. Marshall, Statistics, MS
• Dr. John J. Deely, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Ramakant G. Khazanie, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Frank E. Smith, Statistics, PHD

Events:

• Mrdulla Gnanadesikan was the first female to receive a Ph.D. from the Department of Statistics since the Department of Statistics was formed in 1963.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• Prem S. Puri (1966 - 1989)
• Herbert Robbins (1966 - 1966)
• James Yackel (1966 - 1987)

Prem S. Puri

James Yackel

Graduates:

• Dr. Tseng C. Chang, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Thomas J. Christian, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Martin A. Cohen, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Richard W. Graney, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Thomas C. Hensler, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Gary C. McDonald, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. R. Ann Michaels, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Lawrence D. Stone, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Jozef L. Teugels, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Donald J. VanArman, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Mrudulla Gnanadesikan, Statistics, PHD

Events:

• The Mathematical Sciences building was opened on the Purdue campus. The Department of Statistics occupied the 5th floor.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• Dan Gans (1967 - 1971)
• Norm Johnson (1967 - 1970)
• Eugene Klimko (1967 - 1974)
• David S. Moore (1967 - 2004) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics
• Herman Rubin (1967 - present) Currently Professor of Statistics, Professor of Mathematics

Norm Johnson

Eugene Klimko

David S. Moore

Herman Rubin

Graduates:

• Mr. Peter G. Bryant, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Shun-Zer Chen, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Yeuk-Laan Chien, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Honorata Siasat Horne, Statistics, MS
• Dr. H. Chiang Li, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Shailaja U. Nagarkatte, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Patricia A. Nahas, Statistics, MS
• Dr. S. Panchapakesan, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Suresh R. Paranjape, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Magdy G. Riskalla, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Edmund J. Roman, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Jerome N. Senturia, Statistics, MS
• Ms. Luisa L. Sia, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Arthur V. Spilkia, Statistics, MS
• Prof. Suroso, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Elizabeth A. Tilley, Statistics, MS
• Dr. R. James Tomkins, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Donald L. Wright, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Dennis L. Young, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Kanta G. Jayachandran, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. William F. Stout, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Mahabanoo N. Tata, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Jozef L. Teugels, Statistics, PHD

Events:

• The Department of Statistics became an independent entity within the School of Science. Shanti S. Gupta was named Head of the Department. This task was accomplished largely through the efforts of Professor Gupta with the support of Felix Haas, Dean of the School of Science.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

• James N. Arvesen (1968 - 1974)
• David Root (1968 - 1974)
• Myra Samuels (1968 - 1992)

James N. Arvesen

David Root

Myra Samuels

Graduates:

• Mrs. Julia J Chou, Statistics, BS
• Dr. Adhir K. Basu, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Danielle Bernstein, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Charles C. Carson, Statistics, MS
• Mr. John M. Gerwels, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Theresa C. Hu, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Richard E. James, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Vedula N. Murty, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Sidney I. Resnick, Statistics, MS
• Mr. James G. Sprung, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Noshir C. Wadia, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Yih L. Wu, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Moiz A. Zainuddin, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Bruce M. Brown, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Arjun K. Gupta, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Aridaman K. Jain, Statistics, PHD

Graduates:

• Mr. Maurice D. Smith, Statistics, BS
• Mr. Dale H. Blech, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Bruce L. Bowerman, Statistics, MS
• Mr. E. Scott Byrum, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Arun K. Chattopadhyay, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Richard N. Danzeisen, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Samuel L. George, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Sujud R. Karjasuparta, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Tunggal Mardiono, Statistics, MS
• Dr. B. N. Nagarsenker, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Sreekantan S. Nair, Statistics, MS
• Mrs. Susan Litt Nordhauser, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Peter Purdue, Statistics, MS
• Miss Barbara A. Renick, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Charles R. Seitz Jr., Statistics, MS
• Mr. Jack R. Shuster, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Marcus C. Spruill III, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Sudjana, Statistics, MS
• Mr. Mark VanderWeit, Statistics, MS
• Dr. Tseng C. Chang, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Jerone N. Deverman, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Vedula N. Murty, Statistics, PHD
• Dr. Suresh R. Paranjape, Statistics, PHD