5 collections related to Statistics -- Study and teaching (Higher) -- North Carolina

The Jackson A. Rigney Papers, 1935-1981, include Rigney’s curriculum vitae, master’s thesis from Iowa State University, photographs, and programs from various North Carolina State University events. The majority of the collection contains reports, papers, and publications on agriculture, international programs, and institutional building. Also included are numerous certificates, plaques, and awards he received throughout his professional career, such as an honorary doctorate and outstanding alumni award from New Mexico State University. Jackson A. Rigney (1913-1998), a graduate of New Mexico A and M College and Iowa State University, joined the faculty of North Carolina State College (later North Carolina State University) in 1938 as assistant professor in agronomy. He was appointed head of the Department of Experimental Statistics in 1949, and Dean of International Programs in 1968. He Served as interim chancellor during 1975. Rigney retired from North Carolina State University in 1981. He was the author of numerous publications and reports on agriculture and international development. In addition, he also received many awards and recognitions for his contributions to the university and to the fields of agriculture and statistics. Less

The records of the North Carolina State University Department of Statistics contain agreements, correspondence, grant progress reports, grant proposals, handbooks, manuscripts, minutes, newsletters, notebooks, project outlines, project proposals, research project reports, seminar announcements, study guides, surveys, photographs, scrapbooks, pamphlets, and work contracts. These materials range in date from 1940 to 2007. The North Carolina State University Department of Statistics is among the nation's oldest, having been founded by renowned statistician Gertrude Cox in 1941. It receives support from both the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences and the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences. Less

The records of the Institute of the Statistics in the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences include publications, correspondence, meeting minutes, scrapbooks, and other general administrative information. Materials range in date from 1940 to 1994. The Institute of Statistics was created at North Carolina State College (later, University) in 1946 by Gertrude Cox, a member of the Department of Statistics. The Institute was a created as a partnership between NC State and UNC-Chapel Hill for the mutual study and analysis of statistical issues. Throughout its existence, the Institute of Statistics has been overseen by the Department of Statistics, where it continues to operate as of 2010. Less

The North Carolina State University, College of Sciences, Office of the Dean Records include the publication Sciences at NC State, which gives an overview of the research and academic activities of the College of Sciences, the college's website, and the college's news blog. In addition, there are strategic planning documents for the first year of the college's existence. The College of Sciences, launched on July 1, 2013, replaced the former College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences (PAMS). It is home to the physical and chemical sciences, the mathematical and statistical sciences, the biological sciences and the earth-system sciences. With a heavy emphasis on multi-disciplinary collaboration, undergraduates partner with graduate students and faculty to research contemporary issues in the scientific field. Less