Regular graduate summer sessions were offered
through the Southern Regional Education Board
during the department’s early years. These sessions
rotated through Virginia Tech, North Carolina
State University, Oklahoma State University, and
the University of Florida and carried scholarships
funded by the National Science Foundation.
In 1972, Harshbarger resigned and Clyde
Kramer served as interim head until Jesse Arnold
was appointed in 1973. While Arnold served as
head of the department, the Statistical Consulting
Center was established. The statistics department
previously offered consulting services to the College
of Agriculture, but now expanded its services across
the university to all faculty and students. Raymond
Alumni mingle during the reception at Café Atlántico,
Myers became director of the consulting center in
which preceded the Virginia tech Department of
1974 and was responsible for developing a program
statistics’ 60th anniversary dinner.
to train graduate students in consulting.
Klaus Hinkelmann took over the statistics In 2006, Eric Smith was appointed depart-
department in 1982 and, in 1984, the Sir Maurice ment head. He established the Laboratory for
G. Kendall library was founded, which includes Interdisciplinary Statistical Analysis, which replaced
Kendall’s personal books and papers. The depart- the Statistical Consulting Center.
mental computing laboratory was established in During its 60-year history, the Virginia Tech
1985 and, in 1993, Marvin Lentner was appointed Department of Statistics has emphasized a well-
the fourth department head. rounded foundation in theoretical and applied sta-
In 1999, Geoff Vining became the fifth head tistics through its course offerings and prepared stu-
of the department. He was the first to also be a dents for jobs in academia and industry. Since 1949,
graduate of the department. During his tenure, more than 250 PhD degrees, 500 master’s degrees,
the Corporate Partners program was initiated as and 400 bachelor’s degrees have been awarded. The
a cooperative outreach venture to solidify rela- integrity of the department also has been proven by
tionships built by the department with industry the professional publications and research grants
and government. Also, roughly half of the fac- obtained by faculty and graduate students. Today,
ulty members retired, leaving positions open for the department boasts 20 faculty members and 60
new professors. graduate students. n
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