Kenneth Michael Portier

Background

Portier, Kenneth Michael was born on November 7, 1951 in Houma, Louisiana, United States. Son of Clovis Joseph and Lois Marie (Chauvin) Portier.

Education

Bachelor of Science in Mathematics, Nicholls State University, Thibodaux, Louisiana, 1973; Master of Science in Statistics, U. North Carolina, 1976; Doctor of Philosophy in Biostats., U. North Carolina, 1979.

Career

Statistician, National Institute Environmental Health Sciences, National Institutes of Health, Research Triangle Park, 1976; statistics consultant, Institute Environmental Studies, U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1977-1978; assistant research scientist statistics, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1979-1981; assistant professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1981-1986; associate professor, U. Florida, Gainesville, since 1986; acting assistant, vice president academic affairs, U. Florida, Gainesville, 1989-1991. Consultant United States Agency for International Development/ECUADOR, Quito, 1983-1984, Everglades National Park, Homestead, Florida, 1985-1989, St. Johns Water Management District, Palatka, Florida, 1987-1988, Rookery Bay National Esruarine Research, Naples, Florida, 1991.

Achievements

• Kenneth Michael Portier has been listed as a noteworthy Statistics educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Cubmaster Cub Scouts American, Gainesville, 1990-1994. Member Biometric Society, American Statistical Association.

Connections

Married Mary Lee Stevens, November 24, 1976. Children: Sarah Elizabeth, Russell Joseph.

Father:

Clovis Joseph Portier

Mother:

Lois Marie (Chauvin) Portier

Spouse:

Mary Lee Stevens

child:

Sarah Elizabeth Portier

child:

Russell Joseph Portier