Donald Franklin Morrison

Background

Morrison, Donald Franklin was born on February 10, 1931 in Stoneham, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Daniel Norman and Agnes Beatrice (Packard) Morrison.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Business Adminstrn, Boston University, 1953; AM, Boston University, 1954; Master of Science, U. North Carolina, 1957; Doctor of Philosophy, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, 1960; Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1971.

Career

Member staff, Lincoln Laboratory, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, 1956; consultant mathematics statistician, National Institute of Mental Health, Bethesda, Maryland., 1956-1963; member technical staff, Bell laboratories, Holmdel, New Jersey, 1967; member of faculty, department statistics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, since 1963; professor statistics, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, since 1973; department chairman, Wharton School, University of Pennsylvania, 1978-1985.

Achievements

• Donald Franklin Morrison has been listed as a noteworthy Statistician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Served with United States Public Health Service, 1956-1958. Fellow American Statistical Association, Institute Mathematics Statistics. Member American Association for the Advancement of Science, International Statistical Institute, Biometric Society, Royal Statistical Society, B&M R.R. History Society, National R.R. History Society, R.R. and Locomotive History Society, N&W History Society.

Connections

Married Phyllis Ann Hazen, August 19, 1967. Children: Norman Hazen, Stephen Donald.

Father:

Daniel Norman Morrison

Mother:

Agnes Beatrice (Packard) Morrison

Spouse:

Phyllis Ann Hazen

child:

Norman Hazen Morrison

child:

Stephen Donald Morrison