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Department of Statistics and Biostatistics California State University, East Bay (formally CSU Hayward)

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The university was established in 1957 as State College for Alameda County, with its primary mission to serve the higher education needs of Alameda and Contra Costa Counties. Its construction was part of the California Master Plan for Higher Education as proposed by Clark Kerr and the original site for the school was Pleasanton, California. The campus was moved to Hayward before plans were finalized due to the efforts of State Assembly member Carlos Bee and other boosters from the Hayward community. At the time of its opening in 1959, classes were held on the campus of Hayward High School. With the addition of the school, higher education in the San Francisco Bay Area became more accessible. To the south was San Jose State College (now San Jose State University) serving the South Bay counties. To the west was San Francisco State College (now San Francisco State University) serving San Francisco and San Mateo Counties. To the north is Sonoma State University, serving Marin, Napa and Sonoma counties. Chabot College, a part of the California Community College system, opened nearby in Hayward in 1961.

The university has undergone numerous transitions in its history, making name changes accordingly. In 1961, the school was moved to its present location in the Hayward Hills and renamed Alameda County State College. In 1963, the name was changed to California State College at Hayward. The school was granted university status in 1972, changing its name to California State University, Hayward. In 2005, the university implemented a new, broader mission to serve the eastern San Francisco Bay Area and adopted the name California State University, East Bay. The proposal to rename the campus to California State University, East Bay was approved by the California State University Board of Trustees on January 26, 2005.[8]

History Of Department of Statistics & Biostatistics CSUEB

The department was founded in 1964 by George Resnikoff (PhD Stanford) in collaboration with William Sawrey (Department of Psychology) and Harry Allison (Department of Accounting). They envisioned all basic statistics and research methods courses required by departments throughout campus being taught by faculty with advanced degrees in statistics and related fields.

Bruce Trumbo (PhD Chicago) joined the faculty in 1965. Hiring practices were less formal in those days, and his job interviews consisted mainly of a conversation with Professor Resnikoff in a parking lot at Stanford after a seminar and a brief confirmatory discussion with President Fred Harcleroad about a week later. Today nation-wide searches are conducted when hiring tenure-track faculty.

At the time the department was founded the University had just moved to its current location after a few years being housed in former high school buildings in downtown Hayward. The only finished buildings on campus are now called Science and Arts & Education, and the main road to campus was Hillary Road (now Carlos Bee Boulevard). The Music building and Harder Road were under construction (boulders and bulldozers).

About two years later Heebok Park (PhD Chicago) joined the faculty, soon to be followed by Richard Drogin (PhD Berkeley), Dean Fearn (PhD UC Davis), Richard Kakigi (PhD UC Berkeley), Elliott Nebenzahl (PhD Minnesota) and Michael Orkin (PhD UC Berkeley). With the addition of Julia Norton (PhD Harvard) some years later, our faculty remained stable for twenty-five years. [ANN TO PROVIDE DATES OF HIRE]

Professors Drogin, Fearn, Kakigi, Nebenzahl, Norton, Orkin, and Trumbo are now retired, with Norton continuing to teach part time and Trumbo occasionally.

Current faculty members are Eric Suess (PhD UC Davis), Lynn Eudey (PhD UC Berkeley), Kelly Fan (PhD Minnesota), Joshua Kerr (PhD UC Davis), Mitchell Watnik (PhD UC Davis), and YanYan Zhou (PHD Maryland, Baltimore). Also, Clyde Sugahara and Ward Rodriguez have served as long-term lecturers. [ANN TO PROVIDE DATES OF HIRE]

The following faculty members have served as Department Chair: Professors Resnikoff, Trumbo, Park, Fearn, Orkin, Norton, and Suess.

Several of our faculty members have served the statistics community as well as the University. Professors Resnikoff, Trumbo, Park, and Norton have served as treasurer of the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (IMS); for many years the IMS Business Office was located in Hayward. Professors Fearn, Eudey, and Fan have served as officers in the San Francisco Chapter of ASA. Several of our alumni have also served in this capacity.

Professor Resnikoff served as Dean of the College of Science and at the University level as the Dean of Graduate Studies. Professor Norton served as Interim Associate Vice President of [ANN TO PROVIDE OFFICIAL TITLE AND YEAR(S).

Two of our faculty have served as Chair of the Academic Senate: Professor Nortin (2004-05) and Professor Watnik (2012-13). Several of our faculty members have chaired major University committees.

The outstanding service of our faculty has been recognized through several venues. Professors Resnikoff and Trumbo have been made Fellows of the American Statistical Association (ASA) and IMS. Professors Trumbo and Norton hold the Carver Medal (received in [date] and [date], respectively; this medal is awarded for exceptional service to the IMS. Professor Trumbo received the Outstanding Professor Award in [date], and Professor Norton received the Sue Schaffer Service Award in [date].

Ann Cambra, the third person to serve in the administrative office staff position, was hired by Professor Trumbo in May 1972 and retired in July 2012. She was an important partner and cohesive force in the department during her long tenure in that position. Ms. Cambra served the University in many volunteer capacities. She was appointed by President [name of previous president] to serve as the staff representative for the University Planning, Assessment and Budget Committee; she served in this capacity from December 2006 until [when did new president arrive on campus?]. At the request of Human Resources, Ms. Cambra led the following campus-wide staff support groups: Academic Support (October 1989-January 1994), Eldercare (December 1996-2000), Grief (April 1996-2000), and Wellness (November 1990-May 1992). Over 250 staff members participated in these groups. Additionally, Ms. Cambra served the College of Science in a number of volunteer capacities. She served as “Field Commander” during the Science building renovation (1997 & 1998), supervising 18-member work crews in moving numerous College of Science Academic Department Offices and faculty offices. Ms. Cambra was instrumental in establishing the College of Science Staff Council and its elected “Steering Committee” (the advisory board for the Staff Council). She led these groups from May 1990 until October 1992 then continued to serve on the “Steering Committee” until March 1995. Ms. Cambra’s service to the Department, College of Science, and University culminated in her receiving the Vivian Cunniffe Outstanding Staff Award in 1996. Since retiring, Ms. Cambra has continued to serve the department, working as an Annuitant on a part-time, temporary basis on special projects.

Raquel Arcia, the current administrative office staff member, [ANN TO INCLUDE INFORMATION RAQUEL PROVIDES].

The Statistics BS program was started while Professor Trumbo was Chair, based on courses written on Sunday afternoons at Resnikoff's dining room table. Many of the course numbers remain the same, although the specific content has changed remarkably over the years as computation has moved from balky mechanical calculators to today's speedy computers.

The Statistics MS program was started while Professor Park was Chair [ERIC: I don’t think this the case … I think the MS program was already in place when I came in 1972 … when Trumbo was Chair … this needs to be confirmed], and the Option in Biostatistics became a separate Biostatistics MS program while Professor Norton was chair. [ERIC: Again, I don’t think this was the case. I think Julie submitted the paperwork, and the program was put in place while you were Chair. We need to confirm this. Also, we need to include information on the MS Stat program becoming a PSM … include the statements we always do … while you were Chair, I think]

Many graduates of our BS and MS programs hold key positions in experimental design, data management, and data analysis throughout the Bay Area and beyond. Over the years, input from graduates and new faculty has been crucial to the continual updating of the specific material taught. Our alumni are also a major source for providing information about jobs for new graduates; some of our alumni are in a position to hire our graduates. Approximately 12% of our MS graduates have continued on to PhD study. (Professors Eudey and Suess entered the UC system and earned the PhD after receiving our MS degree in Statistics.)

The size of our programs was relatively small until [when did Sarah Stevens join us?], at which time our programs began growing. [During the past few years graduate enrollment has increased greatly, and there have been about 60 graduates a year from the two MS programs. Both Park and Trumbo served as graduate advisers for long periods of time. … CHECK OUT THIS INFORMATION]

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