James Pickands III

Background

III, James Pickands was born on September 4, 1931 in Cleveland. Son of James II and Sarah Cornelia (Martin) P.

Education

Bachelor, Yale University, 1954; postgraduate, Brown U., 1955-1956; Doctor of Philosophy, Columbia University, 1965; Master of Arts (honorary), University Pennsylvania, 1973.

Career

Computer programmer, Ballistics Research laboratories, Aberdeen, Missouri, 1954-1955; graduate assistant, Columbia University, New York City, 1960-1964; instructor, Rutgers University, New Brunswick, New Jersey, 1964-1965; assistant professor, Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Blacksburg, Virginia, 1965-1969; associate professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, 1969-1984; professor, University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, since 1984.

Achievements

• James Pickands III has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematical statistician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

With United States Army, 1956-1958. Member American Statistical Association, International Statistical Institute, Institute Mathematics Statistics, Sigma Xi.

Connections

Married Nancy Jane McCulloch, August 19, 1961 (divorced August 1987). Children: James IV (deceased), Holly. Married Donna Lee Morgan Smith.

Father:

James II P.

Mother:

Sarah Cornelia (Martin) P.

Spouse:

Donna Lee Morgan Smith.

Spouse:

Nancy Jane McCulloch

child:

Holly III

child:

James IV III (deceased)