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RALPH L. DISNEY
Pages 76-81

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... died November 11, 2014, at age 86. Known by many as the father of queueing networks, he was a world leader in queueing theory, a branch of applied probability and stochastic processes mathematics.
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... Gordon Professor of Industrial Engineering at Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in 1977, helping build an internationally recognized program in queueing theory and applied probability.
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... of the Applied Probability Society of INFORMS, and senior editor of the Industrial Engineering Institute's research journal. Ralph lectured at research forums and in many of the major research centers throughout the world.
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... Stangl) of Ann Arbor; five grandchildren; and one great-grandchild.
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