His research interests encom- Section, Government of former ASA President
passed many areas of statistics Statistics Section, and Social Fritz Scheuren, “… [S]he
and mathematics, including Statistics Section. Moreover, was a scholar, a doer, and,
order statistics, distribu- she was a member of the most of all, a giver. …” True
tion theory, characteriza- Washington, DC, chapter to her nature, she donated
tions, spherically symmetric of the Association for Public her body to science for
and elliptically contoured Opinion Research and research. Memorial dona-
distributions, multivariate received their Outstanding tions can be sent to the ASA,
statistics, and n-dimensional Achievement Award in 2008 732 North Washington
geometry. His two highly for her contribution to the street, Alexandria, VA
rated papers are in geometry field of survey research. 22314–1943 for the
and appeared in the Pacific
sangster
All who knew sangster will Gertrude Cox Scholarship
Journal of Mathematics. sorely miss her. In the words Fund for women. n
Ali was a man of prin-
ciple. He was also a decent
laude. She went on to earn
and humble man who never
her master’s in 1990 and a
sought recognition for any-
doctorate in 1993 in sociol-
thing he did or achieved. He
ogy from Washington State
was a dedicated family man
University at Pullman.
and devoted much of his time
sangster worked as a survey
to his family. He was married
methodologist at the Bureau
to his wife, Surayia, for 47
of Labor Statistics (BLS) in
years. He left behind eight
Washington, DC, from 1993
grown children—Rayhan,
until 2008, during which
Yasmin, Selina, Sharmeene,
time she received the BLS
sadek, Nasreen, Ayesha,
Lifetime Achievement Award
and Adnan—and seven
for her dedication to improv-
grandchildren. His youngest
ing BLS’ survey design. She
daughter, Ayesha, followed in
also taught in the survey
his footsteps and now teaches
design and data analysis grad-
statistics at the University
uate program for The George
of Guelph in Canada.
Washington University.
Ali was a great men-
She was a member of the
tor, teacher, and friend.
Washington Statistical Society
We will miss him dearly.
and active in the ASA, serving
as chair of the Membership
Surveys Committee, chair
Obituary
of the Survey Review
Committee, and secretary/
treasurer and program chair
Roberta Sangster
of the Government Statistics
Roberta (Robie) Lynn
Section. She also served
MEMBER
Sangster, 55, passed away
as leader of the ASA self-
August 27, 2009, due to
awareness task force, charged SERVICES
complications from ALS,
with measuring the role of
also known as Lou Gehrig’s
the ASA in the life of average
disease. She was born in
statisticians, and she worked
Do you have an address change, membership
Anatone, washington, and
with the AsA Committee on
question, claim, or general inquiry? Please call
graduated from Asotin-
Committees to enable the
the ASA’s Member Services toll-free direct line
Anatone High School.
task force to become the ASA
at (888) 231-3473 for all of your ASA needs. If you
In 1988, she earned her
Membership Committee
prefer, you may email Member Services at
bachelor’s in social science
in 2006. Sangster was a
from Lewis-Clark State
member of the Statistical
asainfo@amstat.org.
College at Lewiston and
Consulting Section,
graduated summa cum
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