Myles Hollander
Day at Florida State University
Featuring a Conference on Nonparametric
Statistics, Survival Analysis, and Reliability
Saturday, April 21st, 2007
PROGRAM - updated 4/3/2007
RSVP to the Conference/Lunch/Dinner by MARCH 1st
Please note the conference, lunch, and dinner venues have changed as of January 30, 2007.
Dear Colleagues:
Following an illustrious
42-year career in the Department of Statistics, Professor Myles
Hollander will
retire from the Florida State University on May 31, 2007. On Saturday, April 21st,
2007 the Department of Statistics will host Myles Hollander Day in
recognition
of his contributions to the field, the Department, and the University. Your presence at this activity will be
greatly appreciated.
Some highlights of Dr.
Hollander’s distinguished career:
Myles Hollander obtained a
B.S. in mathematics from Carnegie Institute of Technology in 1961, and
M.A. and
Ph.D. degrees in statistics from Stanford University
in 1962 and
1965, respectively. He joined FSU in
1965 and served as department chairman for nine years 1978-1981,
1999-2005. He was awarded the title of
Robert O. Lawton Distinguished Professor in 1998. The
Lawton
award is FSU’s highest faculty honor and only one such award is made
each
year. He had visiting appointments at
Stanford in 1972-73, 1981-82, and the University of Washington
1989-90. He served as Theory and
Methods Editor of the Journal of the American Statistical Association,
1993-1996 and received ASA’s Senior Gottfried Noether Award for
excellence in
nonparametric statistics in 2003.
Hollander Day will begin at 8:30 with a conference featuring invited technical talks on nonparametric statistics, survival analysis and reliability theory at the University Center Club in Building B of the University Center (the stadium complex) on the FSU campus (beginning with refreshments at 8:30 on the 6th floor). The talks will be held on floors 5 and 6 of Building B. Parking is available in the large student parking lot across the street. Lunch will be from 1-2:30 at the 6th floor Osceola Grill at the University Center Club with time afterwards for reminisces from family, friends, and colleagues. There will be a dinner in the evening at the newly opened Residence Inn (600 W. Gaines St.), beginning at 6:30 p.m. We also plan to present Myles with a book of letters of appreciation, written by his peers, former students and friends. If you would like to contribute a letter, please send it, unfolded, by April 1st, 2007 to:
Dr.
Steven Ramsier
Department of Statistics
Florida Sate University
Tallahassee, FL 32306-4330
If you need additional information, please call Steve Ramsier at 850-644-8437 or send a
message to
ramsier@stat.fsu.edu. We look forward to seeing you there.
HOTEL INFORMATION
We have reserved a block of rooms at the Marriott
Residence Inn (600 W. Gaines St.)
for the nights of April 20th and April 21st at the rate of
$99/night.
The cut-off date to make a reservation at this rate is
4/3/07. To
make a reservation, please call 1-800-922-3291 and ask for a room
under the Florida State
University's Statistics Conference block.
RSVP to the Conference/Lunch/Dinner by March 1st
DIRECTIONS
To
Hotel from airport:
The University Center Club
Anuj Srivastava and
Steven
Ramsier
Myles Hollander Day
Committee