Curriculum Vita for William B. Owen Department of Mathematics Central Washington University Ellensburg, WA 98926 (509) 963-2823 BillOwen@CWU.edu EDUCATION Ph.D. , Statistics, Colorado State University 1965 M.S., Mathematics, Colorado State University, 1962 B.S., Mathematics, Colorado State University, 1961 HONORARY MEMBERSHIPS Sigma Xi Phi Kappa Phi Kappa Mu Epsilon Omicron Delta Kappa SPECIAL AWARDS CWU's CASE ( Council on Advancement and Support of Education) award nominee in 1992 and 1993 for "National Professor of the Year" "Distinguished University Professor--Teaching" 1986-1987 Central Washington University EXPERIENCE Professor of Mathematics, Central Washington University. 1976-present. Coordinator, Actuarial Science Associate Professor of Mathematics, Central Washington University. 1969-1975. Assistant Professor of Mathematics, Clemson University. 1967-1969. Southern Regional Educational Board "Visiting Lecturer in Statistics," 1967-1969. Captain, U.S. Army 1965-1967.Taught classes for George Washington University, The University of Virginia, and the University of Maryland. NIH Graduate Research Fellow, Colorado State University, 1961-1965. Worked on statistical genetics for Thomas Sutherland (the former hostage) . Instructor, NSF Summer Conference: "Statistics for Geologists," Colorado State University, 1961 BOOKS/PAPERS Finite Mathematics: Introduction to Probability and Statistics. Textbook co-authored with W.F. Cutlip, HBJ, 1997 Finite Mathematics. Textbook co-authored with W.F. Cutlip, HBJ, 1991 More than 40 papers and/or presentations given to local, regional, national and international conferences. Topics range from "Misuses of Statistics" to "Statistical Detection of Radioactivity." Ten technical reports, abstracts and articles on various statistical topics. Several book reports for publishers and for the American Statistical Association. RESEARCH GRANTS Several small research grants from university sources, NSF and NASA.
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