Background

Ness, John Winslow Van was born on August 16, 1936 in McLean, Illinois, United States. Son of Winslow John and Nora Ada (Williams) Van Ness.

Education

Bachelor of Science, Northwestern University, 1959; Doctor of Philosophy, Brown U., 1964.

Career

Assistant professor, U. Washington, Seattle, 1966-1971; associate professor, Carnegie-Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1971-1973; professor, University Texas-Dallas, Richardson, since 1973; program head in mathematics science, University Texas-Dallas, Richardson, 1973-1992; associate dean School Natural Sciences, University Texas-Dallas, Richardson, 1978-1983. Visiting assistant professor Stanford (California) U., 1964-1966.

Achievements

• John Winslow Van Ness has been listed as a noteworthy Mathematics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow Institute Mathematics Statistics, American Statistical Association. Member Pattern Recognition Society, Classification Society, Sigma Xi, Tau Beta Pi.

Interests

• Avocations: painting, collecting fossils, racquetball.

Connections

Married Nancy Mae Clark, June 6, 1964. Children: Karen, Julia, David.

Father:

Winslow John Ness

Mother:

Nora Ada (Williams) Van Ness

Spouse:

Nancy Mae Clark

child:

David Ness

child:

Karen Ness

child:

Julia Ness