Obituary

摘要

Bill Warde was born on February 9, 1943. He attended the UK Royal Air Force schools and the University of London, earning a bachelor's degree in statistics in 1965. He continued his education, earning a masters in statistics from Florida State University in 1968 and a PhD in applied statistics from Iowa State University in 1972. Soon after, he joined the faculty of the statistics department at Oklahoma State University, where he continued for 38 years. At OSU, Warde rose in the ranks, serving as head of the department between 1998 and 2008. He also served as chair of the faculty council. Warde was popular with master's and PhD students across campus, especially with those who needed statistics consulting help.