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Ruben H. Zamar, professor of statistics at the University of British Columbia, passed away on June 28, 2023. Ruben’s inquisitive mind combined with his innovative ideas expanded and improved the field of Robust Statistics making it more relevant. Ruben was born in San Pedro, Province of Jujuy, Argentina, on December…

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A.K. Md. Ehsanes Saleh, Professor Emeritus and Distinguished Research Professor of Statistics at the School of Mathematics and Statistics, Carleton University, Ottawa, Canada, passed away on September 3, 2023. Professor Saleh died at the age of 91 with his family beside him. Born in the Munshigonj district in Dhaka, Bangladesh,…

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C. R. Rao, a giant in statistical theory who blazed the field over an 80-year research career died on August 22, 2023, two weeks short of his 103rd birthday. Calyampudi Radhakrishna Rao was born in Karnataka, India, on September 10, 1920. Rao was known to be a very good student…

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Distinguished Emeritus Professor Richard Floyd Gundy passed away peacefully on February 20th, 2023. He was 89 years old. Dick graduated from Illinois College. He went on to earn a PhD in Experimental Psychology at Indiana University, followed by a post-doctoral fellowship at the University of Chicago. Fascinated with the statistics…

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Donald Guthrie passed away peacefully on November 18, 2022, with family by his side. He was 89. Don was born to Donald and Clair Guthrie in Eureka, CA, on July 8, 1933. Don graduated high school at 16 and subsequently graduated from Stanford University. He went on to complete an…

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