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GERALD J. LIEBERMAN
Pages 298-303

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... This and much of his later research on sampling inspection and quality control were subsequently incorporated into military standards. With his background in engineering and engineering statistics, Jerry received a joint appointment as an assistant professor in Stanford's Departments of Industrial Engineering and Statistics, reflecting the Statistics Department's interest in having a link with the School of Engineering and the desire of Additional details of interest are available in the Stanford bio of Dr.
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From page 300...
... Jerry continued as chair for another 8 years, and the department was soon widely acclaimed as a leader in the field and a magnet for top students. For example, for many years at least half of the NSF fellows entering operations research chose to join the Stanford program.
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From page 301...
... At the same time, he managed to stay in close touch with his faculty colleagues in the Department of Operations Research, participate in department decisions, supervise doctoral students, and contribute to new editions of our coauthored textbook. In addition to his extensive service to Stanford, Jerry had a broad record of national leadership in statistics, quality control, and operations research.
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From page 302...
... For his contributions, Jerry was honored with the 1972 Shewhart Medal of the American Society for Quality Control for his research on sampling plans and statistical quality control; election to the NAE (1987) ; the Institute for Operations Research and the Management Sciences (INFORMS)
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From page 303...
... Jerry is survived by Helen; their four children: Janet Lieberman Argyres of Castro Valley, CA, and Joanne Lieberman, Diana Lieberman, and Michael Lieberman, all of Palo Alto; and two grandchildren.
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