William J. Hill
“Steve Porzio has been Statistics in the National head of the Economics and
an outstanding asset for Academy of Sciences promot- Statistics Department, and
After retiring from Honeywell
our association for many ing and improving the use associate corporate research
International in 2005,
years,” said ASA President of statistical methods, and,
manager of social policy.
William J. Hill became
Sally Morton. “He makes
more broadly, testing and In 1995, he left RAND
active as a volunteer for the
enormous contributions to
evaluation in the develop- to become chair of the
United Way of Buffalo. On
the success of the ASA, and
ment of defense systems.” Information and Operations
June 4, 2009, he received
the board of directors felt he
While Rolph has served Management Department
United Way’s One Person
should be specifically recog-
the statistical profession in at the Marshall School of
Can Make a Difference
nized for his leadership.”
many and varied ways over Business, University of
Award. He was honored for
The citation for Porzio’s
the course of his career, the Southern California, a posi-
coaching and training com-
award reads as follows: For
committee found his con- tion he held until 2000.
munity service professionals
12 years of outstanding
tributions to improving the In addition to his position
and teams in Six Sigma at 18
leadership as our associa-
practice of statistics within as professor of statistics
area not-for-profit/charitable
tion’s chief financial officer;
the defense and national secu- at the Marshall School
agencies. Six Sigma is a strate-
for his diligence as director
rity communities particularly of Business, Rolph holds
gic problemsolving approach
noteworthy. For example, faculty appointments in
for achieving and measuring
of operations, freeing up the
Rolph chaired the Committee the University of Southern
process improvements.
executive director to focus on
on Assessing the Feasibility, California Law School and
Hill is a Fellow of the
other association matters; for
Accuracy, and the Technical Mathematics Department.
American Society for Quality
his wise financial leadership
Capability of a National Rolph has published more
(ASQ), the American
and management; for extraor-
Ballistics Database; the than 60 peer-reviewed journal
Statistical Association, and
dinary commitment to cus-
Panel on Statistical Methods articles and book chapters on
the American Association for
tomer service; for his respon-
for Testing and Evaluating the application of statistical
the Advancement of Science.
siveness to the many and
Defense Systems; and the methods to fields as diverse
He is a past recipient of
varied inquiries he receives;
Committee on National as national defense, health
ASQ’s Shewhart Medal and
and for his consistently
Statistics (CNSTAT) policy, and law. Among his
William G. Hunter Award.
demonstrated commitment
Workshop on Statistical professional activities, he
He is a former Wisconsin
to the success of this associa-
Issues in Defense Analysis served as chair of CNSTAT
distinguished professor and
tion, the board of directors
and Testing. He also served for the National Academy of
has been an active participant
recognizes Steve Porzio with
on the CNSTAT Panel on Sciences from 1998–2004,
in NASA, EPA, and United
this special award of merit.
the Operational Test Design editor of CHANCE from
Nations environmental assess-
and Evaluation of the Interim 1992–1995, and associ-
ments related to the study
John E. Rolph
Armored Vehicle and on ate editor for the Journal of
of changes in stratospheric
the oversight committee for Business & Economic Statistics
ozone and the development The
the Workshop on Statistical from 1981–1991 and Journal
of ozone depletion early Section on
Methods in Software of the American Statistical
warning systems through the
Statistics Engineering for Defense Association from 1972–1977.
use of statistical methods.
in Defense Systems. Additionally, he The 2009 awards com-
He currently resides
and serves as a member of the mittee consisted of Max
with his wife, Barbara, in
National oversight committee for the Morris (chair), Pat Jacobs,
western New York. His
Security is Workshop on Industrial
and Myron Katzoff. In
two children, their spouses,
proud to
Methods for the Effective February of 2010, the com-
and four grandchildren Rolph
announce
Test and Development mittee will be soliciting
also live in the region.
that this year’s Distinguished
of Defense Systems. nominations for next year’s
Achievement Award was
Rolph earned an AB in award. In addition to new
Steve Porzio
given to John E. Rolph,
statistics in 1962 and PhD in nominations, the committee
professor of statistics at the
statistics in 1966, both from strongly encourages nomi-
Steve Porzio, associate execu-
Marshall School of Business
the University of California, nators whose nominations
tive director and director of
in Los Angeles, California.
Berkley. After a short period were not selected this year to
operations for the American
The award was presented
in academia, he joined the resubmit them, as nomina-
Statistical Association, was
during the SDNS mixer at
RAND Corporation as a tions are not automatically
recognized with a special
JSM. The citation reads,
research statistician in 1969. carried forward. For more
award of merit by the ASA
“For contributions to the
At RAND, Rolph held information, contact Katzoff,
Board of Directors dur-
statistics and defense com-
increasingly senior posi- chair of the 2010 awards
ing its July 31–August 1,
munities, particularly for
tions, including head of committee, at
mjk5@cdc.gov.
2009, meeting at JSM.
leadership and service on
the Statistical Research and
the Committee on National
Consulting Group, associate
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