Jane F. Gentleman

Jane Forer Gentleman
Born
Jane Forer

1940 (1940)
Washington, DC, USA
Died2023 (aged 82–83)
CitizenshipAmerican, Canadian
OccupationStatistician
Years active1962–2015
Known forhealth surveys
ParentJoseph Forer
AwardsJanet L. Norwood Award, University of Waterloo Faculty of Math Alumni Achievement Medal
Academic background
EducationUniversity of Waterloo
University of Chicago
ThesisA Statistical Analysis of Mortality Data for Smokers and Nonsmokers, and for Males and Females (1973)
Doctoral advisorWilliam F. Forbes
Academic work
InstitutionsBell Laboratories, University of Waterloo, Statistics Canada, National Center for Health Statistics

Jane Forer Gentleman (1940 – February 7, 2023) was an American-Canadian statistician, the second female president (after Agnes M. Herzberg) of the Statistical Society of Canada, and the first winner of the Janet L. Norwood Award For Outstanding Achievement By A Woman In The Statistical Sciences.[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]

  1. ^ First Annual Janet L. Norwood Award, University of Alabama School of Public Health, 2002, retrieved 2017-11-27
  2. ^ Thompson, Mary E. (2014), "Reflections on women in statistics in Canada", in Lin, Xihong; Genest, Christian; Banks, David L.; Molenberghs, Geert; Scott, David W.; Wang, Jane-Ling (eds.), Past, Present, and Future of Statistical Science, CRC Press, pp. 203–216, ISBN 9781482204988
  3. ^ 2004-2005 Calendar, Caucus for Women in Statistics, 2004
  4. ^ "Jane Gentleman, PhD'73 Statistics". Alumni News. University of Waterloo. 2005.
  5. ^ "Gentleman, Jane Forer". American Men & Women of Science. Bowker: 81. 1982. ISBN 9781414433035. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  6. ^ "Gentleman, Jane Forer". American Men & Women of Science. Thomson/Gale: 83. 2009. ISBN 9781414433035. Retrieved 5 July 2019.
  7. ^ "NCHS Appoints New Leaders for National Health Surveys". Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). 17 November 2009. Retrieved 10 July 2019.
  8. ^ "Jane Gentleman Receives the Janet L. Norwood Award / Jane Gentleman reçoit le prix Janet L. Norwood" (PDF). SSC Liaison. 17 (1). Statistical Society of Canada: 33. February 2003. Retrieved 10 July 2019.