Background
Robertson, Timothy Joel was born on October 4, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Flavel P. and Helen C. (Oliver) Girdner.
Robertson, Timothy Joel was born on October 4, 1937 in Denver, Colorado, United States. Son of Flavel P. and Helen C. (Oliver) Girdner.
Bachelor of Arts Mathematics, U. Missouri, 1959; Master of Science in Mathematics, U. Missouri, 1961; Doctor of Philosophy in Statistics, U. Missouri, 1966.
Assistant professor, Cornell College, Mount Vernon, Iowa., 1961-1963;
professor statistics, U. Iowa, Iowa City, since 1965. Visiting professor U. North Carolina, Chapel Hill, 1974-1975, University of California-Davis, 1983-1984. Eugene Lukacs Distinguished visiting professor Bowling Green State University, 1991-1992.
Visiting lecturer Committee President Statistical Society, 1971-1974.
Fellow American Statistical Association (council 1974-1975), Institute Mathematics Statistics, International Statistical Institute. Member Mathematics Association American, Sigma Xi, Sierra Club.
Married Joan K. Slater, August 18, 1959. Children— Kelly, Jana, Doug, Mike.