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William E. Deming (deceased 1993)

EDUCATION

M.S. – University of Colorado, 1925

INDUSTRY EXPERIENCES

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  Statistician, Allied Mission to Observe the Greek Elections, January-April 1946;July-October 1946
  
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  Consultant in sampling to the Government of India, January and February 1947; December 1951; March 1971
  
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  Delegate from the A.A.A.S. to the Indian Science Congress, New Delhi, January 1947
  
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  Adviser in sampling techniques to the Supreme Command of the Allied Powers, Tokyo, 1947 and 1950
  
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  Teacher and consultant to Japanese industry, through the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers 1950, 1951, 1952, 1955, 1960, 1965
  
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  Member of the United Nations Sub-Commission on Statistical Sampling, 1947-52
  
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  Consultant to the Census of Mexico, to the Bank of Mexico, and to the  Ministry of Economy, 1954, 1955
  
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  Consultant., Statistisches Bundesamt, Wiesbaden, 1953
  
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  Consultant to the Central Statistical Office of Turkey, 1959-1962
  
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  Lecturer, London School of Economics, March 1964
  
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  Lecturer, Institut de Statistique de l'Universite de Paris, March 1964
  
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  Consultant to the China Productivity Center, Taiwan, 1970, 1971
  
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  Lecturer in Santiago, Córdoba (Argentina), and Buenos Aires, under the auspices of the Inter American Statistical Institute, 1971.
  

AWARDS

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  Taylor Key award, American Management Association, 1983
  
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  The Deming prize was instituted by the Union of Japanese Scientists and Engineers and is awarded each year in Japan to a statistician for contributions to statistical theory.  The Deming prize for application is awarded to a company for improved use of statistical theory in organization, consumer research, design of product and production. 
  
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  Recipient of the Second Order Medal of the Sacred Treasure, from the Emperor of Japan, 1960, for improvement of quality and of Japanese economy, through the statistical control of quality.
  
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  Recipient of the Shewhart Medal for 1955, from the American Society for Quality Control.
  
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  Elected in 1972 most distinguished graduate from the University of Wyoming.
  
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  Elected in 1983 to the National Academy of Engineering.
  
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  Inducted into the Science and Technology Hall of Fame, Dayton, 1986.
  
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  In 1980, the Metropolitan section of the American Society for Quality Control established the annual Deming Medal for the improvement of quality and productivity.   
  
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  Recipient of the Samuel S. Wilks Award from the American Statistical Association in 1983.
  
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  Recipient of the Distinguished Career in Science award from the National Academy of Sciences in 1988.
  
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  Recipient of the National Medal of Technology from President Reagan in 1987.
  

RESEARCH INTERESTS

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