Biographical entry Billard, Lynne (1943 - )

Summary

Lynne Billard has worked to involve statisticians in solving problems of modern society. Her work on the incubation period of AIDS has impacted greatly on public health education. Billard has been president of the world's two largest statistical societies.

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Events

1966

Education - Bachelor of Science with First Class Honours (BSc (Hons)) completed at the University of New South Wales

1969

Education - Doctor of Philosophy (PhD) completed at the University of New South Wales

1975 - 1980

Career position - Associate Professor at Florida State University, USA

1980 -

Career position - Professor of Statistics at the University of Georgia, USA

1980 - 1984

Career position - Head of Computer Science at the University of Georgia, USA

1980 - 1989

Career position - Head of Statistics at the University of Georgia, USA

1989 - 1991

Career position - Associate Dean of the University of Georgia, USA

1992 -

Career position - University Professor (Distinguished Chair) at the University of Georgia, USA

1994 - 1995

Career position - President of the International Biometric Society

1996

Career position - President of the American Statistical Association

1999

Award - Alumni Award received from the University of New South Wales

Published resources

Online Resources

• National Library of Australia, 'Billard, L', Trove, National Library of Australia and the Australian National Maritime Museum Darling Harbour, 2009, http://nla.gov.au/nla.party-1080580. Details

See also

• Herd, Margaret (ed.), Who's Who in Australia 2002, 38 edn, Crown Content, Melbourne, 2001, 2020 pp. Details