Baylor Professor Wins National Award for Defense-related Statistical Expertise
Baylor Professor Wins National Award for Defense-related Statistical Expertise
Arts & Sciences News
April 20, 2021
WACO, Texas (April 20, 2021) –– Rodney Sturdivant, Ph.D., associate professor of statistical science in the Baylor University College of Arts & Sciences, has won the Army Wilks Memorial Award given jointly by the U.S. Army and the American Statistician Association (ASA).
The award is given each year to a statistician “based primarily on his contribution to the advancement of scientific or technical knowledge in Army statistics, ingenious application of such knowledge, or successful activity in the fostering of cooperation scientific matters which coincidentally benefit the Army, the Department of Defense, the U.S. Government, and our country generally,” according to the ASA.
The Tablet January 21, 2021
Biden’s Defense Secretary Pick an Accomplished Commander, Devout Catholic
WINDSOR TERRACE The U.S. Senate has confirmed retired Army general Lloyd Austin to be the first African American secretary of defense.
The Senate voted 93-2 Friday morning, Jan. 22, clearing the way for Austin, President Joe Biden’s pick to lead the Department of Defense.
Austin, a devout Catholic from South Georgia, has achieved numerous “firsts” in his more than four decades serving his nation as an Army officer. He is, for example, the first African American to command the U.S. Central Command (CENTCOM) which is how President Biden, then serving as vice president, came to know the general.
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