Donald Andrew Dawson

Background

Dawson, Donald Andrew was born on June 4, 1937 in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. Son of William Norman Cecil and Frances Malcolm (Andrew) Dawson.

Education

Bachelor of Science, McGill University, Montreal, 1958; Master of Science, McGill University, Montreal, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1963.

Career

Senior engineer, Raytheon Corporation, Bedford, Massachusetts, 1962-1963; associate professor, McGill University, 1963-1970; professor, Carleton U., Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, since 1970; director, The Fields Institute for Research in Mathematics Sciences, Toronto, Canada.

Achievements

• Donald Andrew Dawson has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator, researcher by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute Math Statistics (associate editor Annals of Probability journal 1987-1990), International Statistics Institute, Royal Society Canada. Member Canada Mathematics Society (co-editor in chief journal 1988-1993), Canada Statistical Society, American Mathematics Society, Bernoulli Society (advisory board stochastic processes application since 1982).

Interests

• Avocations: cross-country skiing, walking, music appreciation.

Connections

Married ElizabethJean Hilton, May 9, 1964. Children: Michael, Suzanne.

Father:

William Norman Cecil Dawson

Mother:

Frances Malcolm (Andrew) Dawson

Spouse:

ElizabethJean Hilton

child:

Suzanne Dawson

child:

Michael Dawson