butions to either collaborative
Nick Fischer
or methodological research
in the applications of statisti-
cal methods to biology or
medicine and/or has shown
excellence in the teaching
of biostatistics. Ordinarily,
the lectureship is given to a
statistician within 15 years of
receiving an earned doctorate.
The lectureship was Ali
established in memory of
Myrto Lefkopoulou, a fac-
ulty member and graduate
his master’s degree in statis-
of the Harvard School of
tics in 1950, both from the
Public Health. Lefkopoulou
University of Dhaka. From
died of cancer in 1992 at the
1950 to 1952, he served as
age of 34 after a courageous
lecturer in the Department
two-year battle. She was
of Statistics at Dhaka
deeply beloved by friends,
University and worked
students, and faculty.
as an actuarial assistant at
Nominations for next
Norwich Union Life and
year’s lectureship are being
Canada Life. In 1958, he
solicited and should be sent
earned his second master’s
to the Myrto Lefkopoulou
degree in actuarial science at
Lecture Committee,
the University of Michigan,
Department of Biostatistics,
where he worked as a teach-
Nick Fischer created quite a bit of excitement during
Harvard School of Public
ing fellow until 1959. He
the 57th Session of the International Statistical Institute
Health, 655 Huntington
earned his PhD in statistics
(ISI), when he appeared at the general assembly in Zulu
Ave., Boston, MA 02115.
at the University of Toronto.
clothing. The session was held in Durban, South Africa,
Nominations are due March
In 1961, he joined the
August 16–22.
31, 2010, and should include
Mathematics Department
“Before the general assembly took place,” said Fischer,
a letter of nomination and
at the University of Western
“I approached one of the chief organizers of the con-
a CV for the nominee.
Ontario (UWO) as assistant
ference, who is Zulu, to ask whether this would be an
professor. He was the first
acceptable thing to do, as far as Zulus were concerned.
statistics faculty member
He not only encouraged me to do it, but also facilitated
and quickly promoted to
the whole episode. Afterward, he sent me a message say-
Obituary
associate professor in 1963
ing, ‘Your Zulu outfit was original and added more fla-
and full professor in 1966.
vor to the conference. It was greatly appreciated. Cultural
diversity is a common thread of what we do here in
Mir Maswood Ali
He remained there until
his retirement in 1994.
South Africa.’”
Mir Masoom Ali, During his time at UWO,
George and Frances Ball
Ali developed the graduate
Distinguished Professor of statistics
and undergraduate programs
Emeritus, Ball state university
in statistics and was instru-
Mir Maswood Ali, 80,
mental in creating a separate
Xihong Lin
lecture on September 3
professor of statistics emeri-
department of statistics and
titled “Statistical Issues and
tus, University of Western
actuarial sciences. He pub-
The Department of
Challenges in Analyzing
Ontario, died August 18,
lished in leading statistical
Biostatistics in the Harvard
High-Throughput ‘Omics’
2009, in London, Ontario,
journals, including the Annals
School of Public Health
Data in Population-Based
Canada, due to pulmo-
of Mathematical Statistics,
recently named Xihong Lin,
Studies.” A reception was
nary complications.
Journal of the Royal Statistical
professor of biostatistics at
held following the lecture.
Ali, who was of
Society, Journal of Multivariate
Harvard, the 2009 Myrto
Each year, the lectureship is
Bangladeshi origin, earned
Analysis, Pacific Journal of
Lefkopoulou Distinguished
awarded to a promising stat-
his bachelor’s degree in
Mathematics, and Biometrika.
Lecturer. Lin presented a
istician who has made contri-
mathematics in 1948 and
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