Helen Tice
an updated version will align Analysis (BEA). Among her During her career, Tice
it with both the recently many innovative contribu- has authored or coauthored
Helen Stone Tice, senior
adopted System of National tions while there, the most numerous books, articles,
research associate at the
Accounts, 2008, and revi- significant was the design and papers. Recently, she
Center for Civil Society
sions in United Nations clas- and implementation of the coauthored the forthcom-
Studies at The Johns Hopkins
sification systems. It will also first updating of the method- ing article, titled “Nonprofit
University, has been selected
incorporate lessons learned ologies underlying the U.S. Organizations in the System
as the recipient of the 2009
from current implementation accounts in almost 25 years. of National Accounts,” in
Julius Shiskin Memorial
experience of the handbook. The publication of these International Encyclopedia of
Award for Economic
After publication, Tice methodologies, several of Civil Society. Tice also served
Statistics. This award recog-
engaged in extensive outreach which she coauthored, in a as a member of the editorial
nizes unusually original and
and dissemination efforts series of separate methodol- board of Review of Income and
important contributions to
for the handbook, including ogy reports provided users Wealth from 1978–1981 and
the development of economic
organizing workshops with with useful detail and com- as a member of the executive
statistics or in the use of sta-
international organizations. pleteness that was unmatched committee of the Conference
tistics interpreting the econ-
The handbook was criti- internationally and greatly on Research in Income and
omy. Tice is recognized for
cal because NPIs have been enhanced the reputation of Wealth from 1979–1985.
innovative research in devel-
growing in importance in BEA throughout the world.
oping improved measures
recent decades and system- She conducted research on
of the activities of nonprofit
atic data on NPIs were not the activities of nonprofit
Obituary
institutions throughout the
available. More recently, Tice institutions for the U.S.
world and for leadership in
John W. Gorman
has played a major role in national accounts, and this
providing users with compre-
the development of a set of work led to the publication
John W. Gorman, age 83,
hensive documentation of the
procedures for the creation of the first set of U.S. non-
died June 4 at his home in
methodologies used for the
of a first-time system of labor profit accounts in 2003. She
Plymouth, Minnesota.
U.S. economic accounts. Tice
force and household surveys contributed several sections
Gorman served with dis-
becomes the 36th recipient
to provide data to measure to the System of National
tinction in the U.S. Army
of the award and will be hon-
the size and nature of volun- Accounts, 1993. She was
during WWII, earning the
ored at events hosted by the
teer work. This work at JHU a major contributor to the
Combat Infantry Badge,
three sponsors of the award:
was conducted in partnership development of the revised
Purple Heart, and Bronze
the Washington Statistical
with the International Labour industry classification for
Star Medal with the 2nd
Society, National Association
Organization and resulted financial services for the new
Ranger Battalion in Europe.
for Business Economics, and
in the preparation of the North American Industry
He earned his PhD in
Business and Economics
Manual on the Measurement Classification System. In
chemical engineering in
Section of the American
of Volunteer Work and a addition, she helped organize
1955 from the University
Statistical Association.
JHU working paper on the a conference on the measure-
of Minnesota and went
Since 1998, Tice has
findings of the research. ment of saving, investment,
on to become a process
been primarily engaged in
Tice’s innovations in these and wealth for the NBER
engineer at the Knolls
research on the develop-
and other areas of economic Conference on Research in
Atomic Power Laboratory
ment of improved measures
measurement have been Income and Wealth. She
in Schenectady, New York.
of the activities of non-
based on careful and com- edited the conference volume,
Following his doctoral
profit institutions (NPIs)
plete research that has result- The Measurement of Saving,
studies, Gorman spent the
in international economic
ed in new paths to ensuring Investment, and Wealth, which
greatest portion of his profes-
accounts at the Center for
the relevance of statistical was published in 1989.
sional career with the Amoco
Civil Society Studies. At The
systems in the face of chang- From 1969 to 1977,
Oil Co. as a research associate
Johns Hopkins University
ing external realities. She also Tice was at the Board of
who specialized in product
(JHU), in collaboration with
has made sure these innova- Governors of the Federal
and process research. During
the United Nations Statistics
tions have been workable and Reserve System, where she
his retirement, he was a con-
Division, she led a program
consistent with features of the designed and implemented a
sultant for Auto Research
that resulted in the prepara-
existing systems. In addition, framework for detailed docu-
Laboratories, Inc. He was
tion of the Handbook on
her dedication to her work mentation of the methodolo-
a Fellow of the American
Non-Profit Institutions in the
and respect for colleagues gies underlying the Flow of
Statistical Association, WWII
System of National Accounts
have contributed to the suc- Funds Accounts. She also
Rangers Association, Unity
to improve the treatment of
cess of her many innovations. developed and implemented
Men’s Club, Skylight Club,
the nonprofit sector in the
From 1977 to 1998, Tice a set of national balance
and American Legion. ■
1993 System of National
was engaged in research at sheets for these accounts.
Accounts. Current work on
the Bureau of Economic
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