1990s History

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1990

Events:

Gary McDonald (M.S. 1966, Ph.D. 1969) is named a Science Distinguished Alumni.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Eitan Greenshtein (1990 - 1990)
Chong Gu (1990 - present) Currently Professor of Statistics
Brunero Liseo (1990 - 1990)
Anthony O'Hagan (1990 - 1990)
Dimitris Politis (1990 - 1996)

Eitan Greenshtein Chong Gu Brunero Liseo Dimitris Politis

Eitan Greenshtein, Chong Gu, Brunero Liseo and Dimitris Politis

Graduates:

Mr. David N. Akers, BS
Mr. Thomas Allen Beams, BS
Mr. Douglas B. Bryant, BS
Mr. Thomas K. Cange, BS
Ms. Diane June Ottinger, BS
Miss Rita A. Smith, BS
Mr. Chris W. Stalbaum, BS
Mrs. Shindok Lee Coolman, BS, MS
Rosa Rosanna Bernarte Bustos, MS
Dr. Huifen Chen, MS
Ms. Wen-Yau Chen, MS
Mrs. Laura Humphreys Foust, MS
Miss Devika Jayasuriya, MS
Mr. Jong-Ho Park, MS
Mrs. Tulin Shekar, MS
Mr. Eric H. Wietsma, MS
Mrs. Guey-Mei You, MS
Dr. Sanjib Basu, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. Bradley P. Evans, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Thomas Kuczek
Dr. Sudip Kumar Bose, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Su-Yun Huang, PHD, Advisor: Dr. William John Studden
Dr. Yeong-Tzay Su, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Steven P. Lalley
Dr. Ming Tan, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Leon J. Gleser
Dr. Ke-Ying Ye, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger

1991

Events:

Robert Lundegard (M.S. 1952, Ph.D. 1956) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Professor Lawrence D. Brown, Cornell University, was the invited lecturer for the K.C.S. Pillai Memorial lecture held on April 24, 1991. The title of his talk was "Non-existence of Good Unbiased Estimators in Singular Problems"
Professor Louis J. Cote retired from the Department of Statistics.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Holger Dette (1991 - 1991)
Vince Melfi (1991 - 1992)

Holger Dette and Vince Melfi

Holger Dette Vince Melfi

New/Promoted Staff:

Shaun Ponder (1991 - present), currently Administrative

Shaun Ponder

Graduates:

Mr. Jeffrey C. Beehler, BS
Mrs. Sherise Y. Bennett, BS
Mr. Michael W. Biggane, BS
Mrs. Kim M. Bloss, BS
Mr. James M. Gabriel, BS
Mrs. Elaine Mary Johnson, BS
Ms. Cathy L. Lemons, BS
Mrs. Laura A. O'Dell, BS
Mrs. Ann M. Ponti, BS
Mr. John R. Roeger, BS
Ms. Terri L. Schwomeyer, BS
Mr. Gary C. Shamley Jr., BS
Mr. Brian J. Short, BS
Mrs. Sarah A. Showalter, BS
Mr. James Andrew Shrader, BS
Stammy A. Tripodis, BS
Mr. Harold E. Vollmer Jr., BS
Mr. Michael A. Webster, BS
Dr. Alpha O. Camara, MS
Mr. Richard L. Davis, MS
Mr. Melvin McCullough Jr., MS
Meei-Huey Lii Moh, MS
Mr. Michael C. Morrow, MS
Mrs. Mary K. Nixon, MS
Mr. Jeremy Hale Partin, MS
Mr. Joseph John Prusacki, MS
Mr. Michael J. Scholl, MS
Dr. Jin Wang, MS
Mr. Xiangning Wang, MS
Mr. Jian Zhao, MS
Ms. Yuan Zhou, MS
Dr. Sanjib Basu, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. Minghui Chen, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Xiaobo Gao, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Mary E. Bock
Dr. Peter Mueller, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Saurabh Mukhopadhyay, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. Hyun S. Oh, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. German Jose Pliego, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Mary E. Bock
Dr. Zhongcheng Wang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Mary E. Bock
Dr. Xiaoping Xiong, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Steven P. Lalley
Dr. Hangping Zhang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Jayanta K. Ghosh
Dr. Dongchu Sun, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Mei-Mei Zen, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta

1992

Events:

The fifth Purdue International Symposium on Statistical Decision Theory and Related Topics was held.
The Department had a network consisting of two fileservers, one an IBM RISC/6000 and the other an older Sun, which was upgraded to a 4/280. Connected to the servers were six Sun workstations, 24 X-Windows terminals and one stand-alone IBM RISC/6000 workstation. Faculty, students and staff used the computers. About two dozen "dumb" terminals were still connected to the servers. These were in graduate student offices. All but two faculty used workstations. The DEC VAX 11/780 was retired.
The Department was a leader in the use of sophisticated statistical software, such as S-Plus and LispStat, symbolic mathematical software, such as Mathematica, and various dialects of TeX.
The first V.L. Anderson Scholarship Award was awarded to Bradley H. Lemons. The award was created in honor of Professor Virgil Anderson who retired from the Department of Statistics in 1986.
Thomas J. Lorenzen (Ph.D. 1977) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Professor Carl Cowen was named Director of the Actuarial Science program. He served from 1992 - 1997.
Myra Samuels, Associate Director of the Statistical Consulting Service, passed away on December 23, 1992.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Evelyn Crowley (1992 - 1996)
Mauro Gasparini (1992 - 1996)

Evelyn Crowley Mauro Gasparini

Evelyn Crowley and Mauro Gasparini

Graduates:

Mr. Thomas J. Behnke, BS
Mr. Steven A. Brammer, BS
Mrs. Margaret E. Butcher, BS
Ms. Janet Ilene Feeney, BS
Mrs. Elizabeth Kipp Friend, BS
Mr. T. Richard Hanna, BS
Maj. Michael J. Harmon, BS
Mr. Craig Anthony Hilsmier, BS
H. Anna Hsu, BS
Mr. John E. Johnson, BS
Mrs. Melissa A. Knodel, BS
Mrs. Jennifer J. Miller, BS
Mr. David Allen Nelson, BS
Ms. Erika D. Parker, BS
Mr. Brian E. Springer, BS
Mr. G. Scott Staley, BS
Mr. Kent M. Wenger, BS
Mrs. Shindok Lee Coolman, BS
Ms. Kathleen D. Alig, MS
Dr. Catherine D. Axtell, MS
Ms. Anita L. Fagerman, MS
Mr. Daniel Joseph Flick, MS
Mr. Eric Thomas Parson, MS
Mr. Steven Jay Weiner, MS
Dr. Dimitrios N. Gatzouras, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Steven P. Lalley
Dr. Sayaji Namdeo Hande, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Saurabh Mukhopadhyay, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. Lei Wang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Chi-Mei Shui, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Fu-Chuen Chang, PHD, Advisor: Dr. William John Studden
Dr. Changkon Hong, PHD, Advisor: Dr. William John Studden
Dr. Jinsoo Hwang, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Thomas M. Sellke
Dr. Anu Radha Kanniganti, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Steven P. Lalley
Dr. Arturo Kohatsu-Higa, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Philip Protter
Dr. Yuning Liao, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Brani D. Vidakovic, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta

1993

Events:

The first Prem S. Puri Memorial Lecture was given on March 18, 1993 by Yuan Shih Chow. The memorial lecture is in honor of Professor Prem S. Puri who was a member of the Purdue faculty in 1966 until his death in 1989. The title of his talk was "Wald's Equation for A Class of Denormalized U-statistics."
Fred C. Leone (Ph.D. 1949) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Lawrence D. Brown was awarded an honorary Doctor of Science degree from Purdue University.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Brunero Liseo (1993 - 1993)
Kai-Sheng Song (1993 - 1994)

Brunero Liseo

Graduates:

Mr. James E. Anisi, BS
Mr. B. Bradley Bales, BS
Mr. Chad E. Blech, BS
Ms. Leah B. Byrnes, BS
Mrs. Kristen Lea Didio, BS
Mr. Christopher P. Freese, BS
Mr. Daniel C. Greer, BS
Miss Melissa H. Hsieh, BS
Ms. E. Anne Jackson, BS
Mr. Edward M. Jackson, BS
Mr. Bradley H. Lemons, BS
Mr. Steven A. McQueen Jr., BS
Mrs. Anita I. Mraz, BS
Mrs. Shelly A. Nikrant, BS
Mrs. Marcia L. O'Keefe, BS
Mr. Michael J. Orndorff, BS
Mrs. Jennifer Marie Schmitt, BS
Ms. Xiaorong Wang, BS
Miss Erin P. Young, BS
Miss Carol M. Kuiper, MS
Mr. Hongbin Li, MS
Ms. Guifen Mao, MS
Mr. Andrew P. McKeen, MS
Mrs. Thi-Lan Tran, MS
Mr. Stephen P. Zimmerman, MS
Mrs. Kathy L. Layne, MS
Dr. Minghui Chen, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Anindya K. De, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe and Dr. Jayanta K. Ghosh
Dr. Zhuoqiong He, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. William John Studden
Dr. Marcey Lee Hoover, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Hyun S. Oh, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. Zhongcheng Wang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Mary E. Bock
Dr. Xiaoping Xiong, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Steven P. Lalley
Dr. Darryl K. Nester, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Burgess J. Davis
Dr. Chunfu Qiu, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger and Dr. Chong Gu

1994

Events:

Raymond J. Carroll (M.S. 1972, Ph.D. 1974) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
The Department of Statistics began serving web pages on the World Wide Web.
2,157 students (42 class sections) enrolled in Statistics courses in the fall semester.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Susie Bayarri (1994 - 1994)
Katsuaki Iwaki (1994 - 1996)

Susie Bayarri Katsuaki Iwaki

Susie Bayarri and Katsuaki Iwaki

Graduates:

Miss Beverly P. Ayala, BS
Mr. Todd R. Estep, BS
Miss Kathryn A. Genovese, BS
Mr. Mark Gilbert, BS
Mr. Kenneth J. Heard, BS
Mr. Kevin M. Heatley, BS
Mrs. Christine A. Heim, BS
Mr. Christopher R. Heim, BS
Miss Hsin-Ping Hwang, BS
Mr. Kevin C. Ingle, BS
Miss C. Elaine Jackson, BS
Mrs. Jennifer Joy Kapszukiewicz, BS
Mr. W. Scott Ketchum III, BS
Mrs. Kerri D. Lemming, BS
Mrs. Alicia S. MacLafferty, BS
Mr. Jeffrey L. Martin, BS
Mrs. Jennifer L. Schmitt, BS
Mr. Jason P. Slaughter, BS
Ms. Kristen Szucs, BS
Ms. Jennifer L. Throm, BS
Mr. Jeffrey A. VanSchepen, BS
Mr. Wesley B. Weber, BS
Mr. Kenneth L. Weingart, BS
Mr. Derrick L. Wolford, BS
Mr. Brian J. Yasz, BS, MS
Mrs. Naomi L. Benz, MS
Mr. Richard J. Benz, MS
Mr. John L. Deck, MS
Mrs. Teresa Lynn Nelson, MS
Ms. Jennifer Karas Montez, MS
Miss Loan H. Pham, MS
Ms. Min Zhang, MS
Dr. Hyungsok Ahn, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Philip Protter
Dr. Zusheng Jin, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Tony Suat Tanaydin, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Ruoyong Yang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Yung-Pin Chen, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Stephen M. Samuels
Dr. G. Michael Lu, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Mary E. Bock
Dr. Xianglian Tang, PHD, Advisor: Wei-Liem Loh

1995

Events:

Shanti S. Gupta stepped down as Head of the Department of Statistics. Professor Mary Ellen Bock assumed duties as Head of the Department making her the first female Department Head in the College of Science.
Conference on Multiple Decision Theory was held June 8 - 10 in honor of Shanti S. Gupta. Professor Gupta was one of the founders of multiple decision theory, and has maintained leadership in the field through an exceptional research and education program. Many of Professor Gupta's Ph.D. students attended.
Intrinsic Bayes Factor Workshop was held on June 10-12. The event involved approximately 20 active researchers in development of intrinsic Bayes factors, a recent and promising methodology applicable to virtually any model selection problem. Professor James O. Berger led the workshop.
2,257 students (43 class sections) enrolled in Statistics courses in the spring semester.
Jerone N. Deverman (Ph.D. 1969) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Regina Becker was hired as the Manager of the Statistical Consulting service. She handles the day to day activities of managing the consultants.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Arup Bose (1995 - 1996)
Rebecca W. Doerge (1995 - 2016) Currently Adjunct Professor of Statistics
Jayanta K. Ghosh (1995 - 1995) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics
Brunero Liseo (1995 - 1995)
German J. Pliego (1995 - 1997)
Regis Serinko (1995 - 1996)
Weizhen Wang (1995 - 1996)

Arup Bose Rebecca W. Doerge Jayanta K. Ghosh Brunero Liseo German J. Pliego Regis Serinko Weizhen Wang

Arup Bose, Rebecca W. Doerge, Jayanta K. Ghosh, Brunero Liseo, German J. Pliego, Regis Serinko and Weizhen Wang

New/Promoted Staff:

Angie Murphy (1995 - 2000)

Angie Murphy

Graduates:

Mr. Timothy S. Adams, BS
Mr. Craig P. Bishop, BS
Mr. Ashis Kumar Das, BS
Ms. Justina T. DeLuca, BS
Mrs. Kendra L. Fox, BS
Mr. Jason B. Gomberg, BS
Mr. Douglas J. Heckman, BS
Mr. Bryce B. Hemker, BS
Juliann D'Arcy Jaumotte, BS
Mr. Tate A. Miceli, BS
Ms. Catherine A. Moore, BS
Mr. Brian G. Nyland, BS
Mr. T. Adam Rohn II, BS
Mr. Christian N. Slater, BS
Mr. Stephen G. Slocum, BS
Mrs. Monica S. White, BS
Mr. Gregory S. Winkler, BS
Mr. Ohjoon Kwon, BS, MS
Mr. Brian S. Lichy, BS, MS
Mr. Marcel Baumgartner, MS
Miss Lynda A. Davis, MS
Mr. Christopher J. Rellinger, MS
Mrs. Christine A. Smiley, MS
Mr. Kenneth J. Smiley, MS
Ms. Ying Zhang, MS
Mr. Chad A. Henemyer, MS
Dr. Zhuoyuan Zhang, MS
Dr. Sarat C. Dass, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger and Dr. Mary Ellen Bock
Dr. Bradley P. Evans, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Thomas Kuczek
Dr. Marcey Lee Hoover, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Dustin D. Ruff, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Dejun Tang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Mary Ellen Bock and Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Jacek Dmochowski, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Thomas M. Sellke
Dr. Julia A. Varshavsky, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger

1996

Events:

David S. Moore was named Shanti S. Gupta Distinguished Professor of Statistics.
A formal relationship with Purdue's Technical Assistance Program (TAP) was established
First Myra Samuels Memorial Lecture was held on March 22, 1996. Nobel prize winner, Herbert Hauptman, gives the address, "A probabilistic approach to the phase problem of X-ray crystallography." The lectures were founded in memory of Dr. Myra Samuels who worked for many years in the Statistics Department and was an Associate Professor in Veterinary Pathobiology at the time of her death in 1992. The Myra Samuels Biostatistics Fund provides support for the Memorial Lecture.
B.L.S. Prakasa Rao, Indian Statistical Institute, was the invited lecturer for the K.C.S. Pillai Memorial Lecture held on April 12, 1996. The title of his talk was "Spatial Data Analysis."
Donna Brogan (M.S. 1962) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Professor Philip Protter became the Associate Director of the Actuarial Science program. He served as Associate Director until 2002.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Ted Bandy (1996 - 1996)
Tianwen Tony Cai (1996 - 2000)
Bruce A. Craig (1996 - present) Currently Professor of Statistics, Director of Statistical Consulting
Michael A. Dritschel (1996 - 1998)
Carmen Fernandez (1996 - 1996)
Jayanta K. Ghosh (1996 - 1996) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics
Alexander Gluhovsky (1996 - 2010) Currently Professor of Statistics, Professor of Atmospheric Sciences
Brunero Liseo (1996 - 1996)
Youngsook Son (1996 - 1997)
Mark Steel (1996 - 1996)

Ted Bandy Tianwen Tony Cai Bruce A. Craig Michael A. Dritschel Carmen Fernandez Jayanta K. Ghosh Alexander Gluhovsky Brunero Liseo Youngsook Son Mark Steel

Ted Bandy, Tianwen Tony Cai, Bruce A. Craig, Michael A. Dritschel, Carmen Fernandez, Jayanta K. Ghosh, Alexander Gluhovsky, Brunero Liseo, Youngsook Son and Mark Steel

New/Promoted Staff:

Douglas G. Crabill (1996 - present), currently Senior Academic IT Specialist

Douglas G. Crabill

Graduates:

Mr. Michael D. Bishop, BS
Mr. Christopher R. Burgess, BS
Ms. Jana L. deMelker, BS
Mr. C. Jason DePasquale, BS
Ms. Yvette M. Dowd, BS
Mrs. Melinda A. Dubois, BS
Ms. Eriko Enatsu, BS
Ms. Gina Rana Gatlin, BS
Mr. Matthew A. Good, BS
Mr. Ryan Griffin, BS
Mrs. Suzanne L. Harney, BS
Mrs. Anne Marie Heckman, BS
Mr. Scott A. Hickner, BS
Mr. Daric D. Leinbach, BS
Ms. Liliana Lopez, BS
Mr. Nathan P. Luepke, BS
Mr. Jason N. Marx, BS
Mr. Ryan J. Morris, BS
Mr. Jonathan C. Painter, BS
Ms. Renata Ringo, BS
Mrs. Kelly L. Rodarmel, BS
Mr. Jon A. Schmaltz, BS
Mr. Paul A. Schultz, BS
Mr. John D. Rush, BS
Mr. Brian J. Yasz, BS
Mr. Qiang Bai, MS
Mr. Wei-Cheng Chang, MS
Miss Mary K. Guidinger, MS
Ms. Ruoh-Lin Hu, MS
Dr. Bo Jiang, MS
Mr. Martin Olsak, MS
Miss Joy A. Rathnau, MS
Mr. Bin Wang, MS
Mr. Xuyan Xu, MS
Mr. Thomas L. Hodgson, MS
Mr. Christopher P. Presley, MS
Dr. Lin Chen, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Thomas M. Sellke
Dr. Xiaobo Gao, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Mary E. Bock
Dr. Xun Lin, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Dustin D. Ruff, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Steven Sun, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Tony Suat Tanaydin, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Chuanbo Zang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta
Dr. Hangping Zhang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Prof. Jayanta K. Ghosh
Dr. Chi-Mei Shui, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Cynthia A. Rodenberg, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Nariankadu D. Shyamalkumar, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger

1997

Events:

Professor Bruce S. Weir, North Carolina State University, was the invited lecturer for the Myra Samuels Memorial Lecture held on April 23, 1997. The title of his talk was "A Statistician in Court."
The Myra Samuels Garden was dedicated on April 25, 1997.
Richard E. James (M.S. 1968) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Professor Steve Samuels became the second Director of the Actuarial Science program, replacing Professor Carl Cowen. Professor Samuels served as Director from 1997 - 2000.
Marcel Neuts, University of Arizona, was the invited lecturer for the Prem S. Puri Memorial Lecture held on December 4, 1997. The title of his talk was "Quasi-Birth-and-Death Processes and Queueing Models."

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

John J. Deely (1997 - 1999) Currently Continuing Lecturer in Statistics
Mohan Delampady (1997 - 1998)
Cindelyn G. Eberts (1997 - 2000)
Jayanta K. Ghosh (1997 - 2016) Currently Emeritus Professor of Statistics
Linda M. Haines (1997 - 1997)
Zhengyan Lin (1997 - 1998)
Yuhai Wu (1997 - 1997)
Mei-Mei Zen (1997 - 1998)

John J. Deely Mohan Delampady Cindelyn G. Eberts Jayanta K. Ghosh Linda M. Haines Zhengyan Lin Mei-Mei Zen

John J. Deely, Mohan Delampady, Cindelyn G. Eberts, Jayanta K. Ghosh, Linda M. Haines, Zhengyan Lin and Mei-Mei Zen

New/Promoted Staff:

Annette Cheever

Graduates:

Mr. Brian E. Arnold, BS
Mr. Colin A. Boyle, BS
Ms. Amy E. Caldwell, BS
Ms. Cecile M. Cambre, BS
Mr. Gabriel F. Carrillo, BS
Mr. Wayne R. Colonna, BS
Mrs. Laura Dawn Craig, BS
Ms. Roselea S. Gonzalez, BS
Ms. Sio-San S. Ho, BS
Mr. Aaron D. Lambright, BS
Mrs. Amanda Marie Levinson, BS
Mr. Matthew M. Moldthan, BS
Mr. Matthew C. Neuhaus, BS
Ms. Nabilah Yahya, BS
Mr. Brian S. Lichy, BS
Mr. George Chelidonis, MS
Mr. Aaron D. Daly, MS
Mrs. Christine L. Emsley, MS
Mr. John T. Hayes, MS
Ms. Michelle A. Mc Nabb, MS
Mrs. Shinjini Menon, MS
Mr. Hai-Bin Shu, MS
Ms. Karen M. Stechuchak, MS
Dr. Roland J. Thorpe, Jr., MS
Ms. Laura Di Domenico, MS, MS
Dr. Markus Bachmann, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Thomas M. Sellke
Dr. Steven Sun, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe

1998

Events:

The Master of Science in Computational Finance was established.
The Department of Statistics hosted Stat Day on April 23, 1998.
George Casella (M.S. 1974) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
George Casella, Cornell University, was the invited lecturer for the Myra Samuels Memorial Lecture on April 23, 1998. The title of his talk was "Random Cows, Random Corn, and Random Effects."
The sixth Purdue International Symposium on Statistics was held June 17-23.
The first alumni advisory council convened in September.

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

James W. Dobbin (1998 - 2013)
Ioannis Kontoyiannis (1998 - 2001)
Friedrich Liese (1998 - 1998)
Katy Simonsen (1998 - 2007)

James W. Dobbin Ioannis Kontoyiannis Friedrich Liese Katy Simonsen

James W. Dobbin, Ioannis Kontoyiannis, Friedrich Liese and Katy Simonsen

New/Promoted Staff:

Michael Hilborn (1998 - 2000)

Michael Hilborn

Graduates:

Mr. Joshua E. Booe, BS
Mr. Russell H. Brands, BS
Mr. Michael H. Brobst, BS
Mrs. Karen E. Bunch, BS
Ms. Stephanie M. Carter, BS
Mr. Ryan P. Ellison, BS
Mr. Shane D. Greulach, BS
Mr. Donovan L. Lemelin, BS
Mr. Joseph B. Polley, BS
Mr. Daniel S. Riley, BS
Ms. Sarah C. Russell, BS
Mr. Scott D. Sheefel, BS
Mr. Brian D. Weadock, BS
Ms. Kimberly A. Weber, BS
Mrs. Kara Kathleen Bennett, MS
Mrs. Leah L. Flury, MS
Ms. Hanaa M. Girgis, MS
Ms. Veronika Kourcheva, MS
Dr. Meng-Rong Lee, MS
Greg Porter, MS
Ms. Hua Wang, MS
Ms. Chunhua Zhao, MS
Dr. Markus Bachmann, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Thomas M. Sellke
Dr. Sarat C. Dass, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger and Dr. Mary Ellen Bock
Dr. Zusheng Jin, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. George P. McCabe
Dr. Jaeyong Lee, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Thomas M. Sellke and Dr. James O. Berger
Dr. Jose M. Perez, PHD, Advisor: Dr. James O. Berger and Dr. Shanti S. Gupta

1999

Events:

Thomas J. Santner (M.S. 1971, Ph.D. 1973) was named a Science Distinguished Alumni.
Raymond J. Carroll was the invited lecturer for the Myra Samuels Memorial Lecture held on April 16, 1999. The title of his talk was "The Statistical Problem of Relating Nutrient Intake and Disease."

New Faculty/Visitors/Scholars:

Dimitris Gatzouras (1999 - 1999)
German J. Pliego (1999 - 1999)

Dimitris Gatzouras German J. Pliego

Dimitris Gatzouras and German J. Pliego

Graduates:

Ms. Anna M. Arnold, BS
Ms. Tracie Bennett, BS
Mrs. Heather Anne Dawson, BS
Ms. Andria L. Duke, BS
Mr. Keith L. Galloway, BS
Miss Amy R. Greichunos, BS
Mrs. Shannon M. Hurst, BS
Mr. Justin M. Kindy, BS
Mr. Kamran R. Kiyani, BS
Ms. Leeann L. Kreske, BS
Mr. Gavin X. Lienemann, BS
Chaundra M. Lykes-Phillips, BS
Mr. Jeffrey T. May, BS
Mr. Cary W. McClelland, BS
Mr. Tze C. Ng, BS
Mr. Jonathan A. Peters, BS
Mrs. Molly M. Wilson, BS
Mr. Albert Yam, BS
Mr. Ohjoon Kwon, BS, MS
Ms. Rebecca A. Ambler, MS
Mr. Chris T. Bessey, MS
Miss Tonya M. Call, MS
Dr. David E. Foster, MS
Mr. A. James O'Malley, MS
Miss Mei Ling Ong, MS
Mrs. Jessica A. Su, MS
Mr. Oumar S. Sy, MS
Mrs. Renee A. Hall, MS
Mr. Matthew E. Suhr, MS
Ms. Ira L. Wijesooriya, MS
Ms. Laura Di Domenico, MS, MS
Dr. Olga Korosteleva, MS, PHD, Advisor: Mr. Thomas M. Sellke
Dr. Jianjun Li, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Xun Lin, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Shanti S. Gupta
Dr. Bhramar Mukherjee, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. William John Studden
Dr. Xiaoli Qi, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Bruce A. Craig
Dr. Chuanbo Zang, MS, PHD, Advisor: Dr. Anirban Dasgupta