Biography:Eileen Boardman
Eileen Clement Boardman (c. 1942 – October 11, 2018) was an American statistician and solar energy scientist whose research included the use of statistical principles in measuring the performance of solar energy systems.[1] She was the first woman to earn a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University,[1][2] and served as president of the Caucus for Women in Statistics.[3]
Life and career
Boardman was born c. 1942, and grew up in Pennsylvania.[1] She earned a bachelor's degree from Bucknell University, and a master's degree from Rutgers University.[4]
She was affiliated with the department of statistics at Colorado State University beginning in the early 1970s,[5] and became an instructor for their introductory statistics courses in the 1970s and 1980s, also teaching in mechanical engineering and business.[2] Returning to graduate study, she completed a doctorate in mechanical engineering from Colorado State University in 1986, with a dissertation applying statistical quality measures to solar power.[1] She became the first woman at Colorado State to earn this degree.[1][2] After completing her doctorate, she became a statistical consultant,[1][2] naming her firm Boardman Associates.[1]
She survived a bout of breast cancer in 2004, and died on October 11, 2018, of pancreatic cancer.[1]
Recognition and legacy
Boardman became president of the Caucus for Women in Statistics for 1982.[3]
Colorado State University maintains a student award named for Boardman, the Thomas J. and Eileen C. Boardman Statistical Consulting Award.[6]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7 Obituary for Eileen Clement Boardman, Goes Funeral Care, October 11, 2018, https://www.goesfuneralcare.com/obituaries/Eileen-Boardman/#!/Obituary, retrieved 2022-05-02
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 Presidents 1971–2020, Caucus for Women in Statistics, https://be2.16f.myftpupload.com/wp-content/uploads/presidents-through-2020.pdf, retrieved 2022-05-02
- ↑ Membership listing, American Statistical Association, p. 29, https://www2.stat.duke.edu/comp/member.pdf, retrieved 2022-05-02
- ↑ Author affiliation as listed in Thomas, J.; Boardman, Eileen C. (October 1972), "ASA 1971 Publications Survey—Summary of Findings", The American Statistician 26 (4): 17–22, doi:10.1080/00031305.1972.10477357
- ↑ The Thomas J. and Eileen C. Boardman Statistical Consulting Award, Colorado State University Department of Statistics, https://statistics.colostate.edu/thomas-j-and-eileen-c-boardman-statistical-consulting-award/, retrieved 2022-05-02
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