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with a degree in math- variance and design of the Sociedad Argentina de
Marie Eldridge
ematics. During the war, experiments, a field she Estadística from 1986–1988.
he worked in the Japanese was devoted to as a teacher
Marie D. Eldridge, 83, of
public health administra- and researcher through-
Chapel Hill, North Carolina,
tion as a chemist and, in out her academic career.
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died June 13 at her home.
1943, married Elsie Ure. In 1960, Servi moved to Héctor Trabuchi
Eldridge was born in
After the war, Koop the Instituto Nacional de
Héctor
Baltimore, Maryland, and
applied for a state scholar- Tecnología Agropecuaria
Trabuchi
earned her undergraduate
ship and went to University (INTA), where she worked
passed
degree from Notre Dame
College, London, to study in research until 1974, when
away on
of Maryland and her
statistics. In 1955, he came she became director of the
February
graduate degree in bio-
to North Carolina State Department of Statistics.
21, 2009,
statistics from The Johns
University and earned his During her time at INTA, she
in Buenos
Hopkins University.
PhD in statistics. He became completed her academic stud-
She had a long and
a U.S. citizen in 1965. ies. In 1966, she earned her
trabuchi
Aires,
Argentina.
successful career in
From 1966 to 1971, MSc in experimental statistics
Born in Rosario, Santa Fe,
Washington, DC, as an
Koop lived in Canada, and, in 1972, she earned a
Argentina, on November
executive at the U.S. Postal
where he worked for the PhD from North Carolina
26, 1937, he was a statisti-
Service and the depart-
Dominion Bureau of State University, Raleigh.
cian who graduated in
ments of Transportation,
Statistics. The American In 1976, Servi left
1966 from the National
Education, and Labor.
Statistical Association Argentina to join the staff
University of Litoral (now
In 1982, she received the
elected him a Fellow in of the Empresa Brasileira de
National University of
Presidential Rank Award,
1969, and the International Pesquiza Agropecuaria, where
Rosario). He married his
Meritorious Executive, for
Statistical Institute elected she became chief of their
former classmate and cur-
service as the administra-
him a member in 1974. Statistical Division. In 1984,
rent president of the Inter-
tor of the National Center
In 1971, he and his family she returned to the University
American Statistical Institute,
for Education Statistics.
returned to Raleigh, North of Rosario (formerly the
Clyde Charre, in 1967.
After moving to North
Carolina, where he worked University of Litoral) as
Trabuchi, who devel-
Carolina in 1983, Eldridge
at Research Triangle Institute director for the School of
oped his professional career
worked as a director at the
until he retired in 1981. Statistics. She remained
in Buenos Aires working
Research Triangle Institute
there until her death.
for government agencies,
until her retirement in 1988.
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In 1999, Servi encouraged
retired in 2003. He made
She was a member of
the creation of a graduate
important contributions
the Washington Statistical
Elsa Servi program (MSc level) at the
to the recognition of legal
Society—serving as its presi-
Elsa Servi,
University of Rosario, which
status for the Argentine
dent from 1976–1977—a
a statistics
is now well-established.
Statistical Association
Fellow of the American
scholar
She was often asked to be
and the Association of
Statistical Association, and
from
a visiting professor and
Graduates in Statistics.
an active member and officer
Buenos
member of academic juries
Condolence messages
of the American Association
Aires,
and conferences. She also
can be sent to Clyde at
of University Women.
Argentina,
was appointed director of
cyhtrabu@ciudad.com.ar. n
servi
died April
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20, 2009.
John Koop
Growing up in Rosario,
Argentina, Servi joined the
John Clement Koop, 90,
newly created Career in
died on June 9, 2009.
Statistics program in the Make the most of your
He was born on March
School of Economics at the
ASA membership
6, 1919, in Myitkyina,
University of Litoral. Before
British Burma, and later
her graduation in 1952, she
educated at St. Peters High
became an assistant to the
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When World War II broke
she was promoted to dif-
out, Koop had just finished
ferent positions until 1956.
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his university education,
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