William Frost Eddy

Background

Eddy, William Frost was born on September 18, 1944 in Boston, Massachusetts, United States. Son of Robert Devereux and Sarah Elizabeth (Frost) Eddy.

Education

AB, Princeton (New Jersey) U., 1971; Master of Arts, Yale University, 1972; Master of Philosophy, Yale University, 1973; Doctor of Philosophy, Yale University, 1976.

Career

Assistant professor statistics, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1976-1980; associate professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, 1980-1986; professor, Carnegie Mellon U., Pittsburgh, since 1986. Visiting associate professor applied mathematics Brown U., Providence, 1981-1982. Visiting professor Institute for Application of Mathematics and Information, Milan, 1982, U. Heidelberg, Germany, 1984, Massachusetts Institute of Technology, Boston, 1985.

Resident visitor Bell Communications Research, Morristown, New Jersey, 1987. Chairman of the Board Interface Foundation of North America, 1987-1990. Member Committee Applied Theorl.

Statistics, 1987-1993, chair, 1990-1993.

Achievements

• William Frost Eddy has been listed as a noteworthy Statistician, educator by Marquis Who's Who.

Membership

Fellow American Association for the Advancement of Science, American Statistics Association (board directors 1988-1990, 92), Institute Mathematics Statistics, Royal Statistics Society. Member International Statistics Institute (elected), International Association Statistics Computing. M C.

Connections

Married Concetta Sapienza, May 27, 1978. Children: C. Sarah, Elizabeth H.

Father:

Robert Devereux Eddy

Mother:

Sarah Elizabeth (Frost) Eddy

Spouse:

Concetta Sapienza

child:

Elizabeth H. Eddy

child:

C. Sarah Eddy