Mir Masoom Ali | |
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মীর মাসুম আলী | |
 Mir Masoom Ali | |
| Born | February 1, 1937 |
| Nationality | Bangladeshi American |
| Alma mater | Dhaka College Dhaka University |
| Occupation(s) | Statistician, educator, researcher, author |
| Scientific career | |
| Doctoral advisor | Donald A. S. Fraser |
Mir Masoom Ali (born February 1, 1937) is a Bangladeshi American statistician,[1] Distinguished Professor,[2] educator, researcher and author. He migrated to the United States in 1969 and became a naturalized citizen in 1981. Ali founded the graduate and undergraduate programs in statistics at Ball State University. He co-founded the Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop (MBSW-History),[3] held at Ball State University annually since 1978, and co-sponsored by the American Statistical Association. He served as editor and associate editor of several international statistical journals. He is the founding president of the North America Bangladesh Statistical Association (NABSA)[4] and a member of advisory board at Shahjalal University of Science and Technology in Sylhet, Bangladesh. In 2002 Ali received the Sagamore of the Wabash Award,[5][6] the highest award given in the US state of Indiana, by the Governor of Indiana Frank O'Bannon, for his contributions to Ball State University, to higher education in the state, and specifically to the statistics profession.
- ^ "Festschrift in Honor of George and Frances Ball Distinguished Professor of Statistics Mir Masoom Ali on the Occasion of his Retirement" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2012-02-22. Retrieved 2009-04-02.
- ^ Ball State University Campus Update
- ^ "Midwest Biopharmaceutical Statistics Workshop (History)" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 2011-10-06. Retrieved 2009-04-25.
- ^ NABSA
- ^ Sagamore of the Wabash Proclamation
- ^ Sullivan, Eileen (20 November 2002). "Statistics Professor Honored by governor". Ball State Daily News. Archived from the original on 7 August 2011.