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“Sampling for Social statistical challenges, which Science, and the American
Irene Hess
Research Surveys 1947– Steve pursued tirelessly.” Statistical Association. He
1980” and “Controlled Lagakos was chair of the was awarded an honorary
Selection Continued.” Her HSPH Department of doctorate from the National
latest publication, “The Biostatistics from 1999 to and Kapodistrian University
Practice of Survey Research 2006, during which time of Athens in 2006. He
at the Survey Research the department investigated received the Spiegelman
Center,” was completed in infectious diseases, psychiat- Gold Medal Award from the
the fall of 2007. ric statistics, environmental American Public Health
To read more about Hess’s statistics, and statistical Association in 1983 and a
life, visit the ASA’s Statistic- genetics. Observed current citation for outstanding
ians in History page at chair, Victor De Gruttola, teaching from HSPH in the
www.amstat.org/about/ in an email to HSPH com- years 1985 to 1988.
statisticiansinhistory. munity members: “Steve To read more about
Lagakos played a central Lagakos’ life, visit www.
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leadership role in our
hsph.harvard.edu/news/
department, in the school, press-releases/2009-releases/
Stephen Lagakos and among the international professor-lagakos-dies.html.
Stephen Lagakos, profes- community of quantitative
sor of biostatistics at the biomedical researchers. His
Hess
Harvard School of Public loss and that of his wife,
Obituary
Health (HSPH), died in Regina, and mother, Helen,
Harvey Bennett
a car accident on October is a terrible one for all of us.
Irene Hess, 98, a survey statis-
Lipman
12 in Peterborough, New Steve’s qualities of commit-
tician who trained graduate
Harvey Bennett Lipman,
Hampshire. He was 63 years ment, passion, intellectual
students in the details of
age 57, died August 30 in
old. His wife, Regina, and brilliance, and personal gen-
sampling at the Institute for
Atlanta, Georgia.
his mother, Helen, also were erosity had a direct personal
Social Research died July 5
Lipman earned his bache-
killed in the daytime acci- impact on our lives, and his
in Ann Arbor, Michigan, of
lor’s in mathematics from
dent, along with the driver contributions to biostatistics
a cerebral hemorrhage.
Knox College and his PhD in
of the other car. and to AIDS research were
Hess was born in
statistics from Oregon State
“Our School community fundamental.”
Muhlenberg County,
University. For more than 17
is deeply saddened by Lagakos served on the
Kentucky. Her father was a
years, he worked at the
this unexpected and tragic Scientific Advisory Comm-
mining engineer in Central
Centers for Disease Control
loss of Professor Steve ittee of the American
City. Her mother, who
and Prevention. He was a
Lagakos,” said Julio Frenk, Foundation for AIDS
graduated from Valparaiso
member of the Phi Kappa Phi
HSPH dean and T & G Research and was a partici-
College with her father,
Society and the American
Angelopoulos professor of pant in a World Health
worked at home. After grad-
Statistical Association.
public health and interna- Organization (WHO) con-
uating from Indiana Univ-
Lipman played soccer in
tional development. sultation on neuropsychiat-
ersity, Hess returned to
high school and college and
“Having joined our faculty ric aspects of HIV infection.
Central City to teach math
continued to pursue his love
more than three decades From 1982 to 1987, he was
and English at the local
of the game by becoming a
ago, steve was a prominent co-director of WHO’s
junior high school from
referee and teacher. He volun-
and respected professor, Collaborating Center for
1932 to 1942. In 1940, she
teered at the 1996 Olympics
cherished by those who had Cancer Biostatistics
went to work with Leslie
in Atlanta, performed in
the benefit of working with Evaluation. He worked on
Kish at the Survey Research
plays, sang in choral groups,
him and learning from him. several committees and pan-
Center.
and played the cello. For
His seminal contributions els of the National Academy
Hess was an active
many years, he was a soloist at
to the field of AIDS research of Sciences. He also served
member of the American
various synagogues.
helped provide crucial statis- as statistical consultant to
Statistical Association. She
Lipman is survived by his
tical foundations upon The New England Journal of
was the first chair of the
wife of 21 years, Camellia
which we could better com- Medicine for more than a
Section on Survey Research
Jane; his mother, Joy; sister,
bat this terrible disease. The decade.
Methods and attended
Sarah; and his brothers, Marc
complexity of the analyses Lagakos was a member of
many JSMs.
and Mayer. n
required to understand the Institute of Medicine,
During her career, Hess
HIV/AIDS and its treat- the American Association
published numerous articles,
ment presented enormous for the Advancement of
including two monographs:
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