Recipients of the Mary
G. and Joseph Natrella
Scholarship
This scholarship was established in 2000 to honor the
memory of Mary G. Natrella and her many
accomplishments as author, teacher and statistical consultant. It is given
annually at the Quality and
Productivity Research Conference to two graduate students who demonstrate a
commitment to implementing the scientific method in the pursuit of quality and
whose work embodies the qualities, such as outstanding scholarship, authorship,
mentoring, and service, which characterized Mary Natrella’s thirty-six years in the statistical
profession. To include and honor the memory of Joseph Natrella along with his wife, the scholarship was renamed
the Mary G. and Joseph Natrella Scholarship beginning with the 2006 award
year.
2007
Shannon Fraker
Department of Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and
Recommended by Prof. William H. Woodall and Prof.
Jeffrey B. Birch
Abstract Title: “The Relationship Between the Recurrence Interval and Time-to-Signal Properties
of Surveillance Schemes”
Rachel Johnson
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Recommended by Prof. Douglas C. Montgomery and Prof.
Connie M. Borror
Abstract Title: “Improvements on Nonlinear Regression
Models for Cycle Time-Throughput Curves”
2006
Tirthankar Dasgupta
Recommended by Prof. C. F. Jeff Wu and Roshan Joseph Vengazhiyil
Abstract Title: ″Deriving Optimal Conditions for
Large-Scale Controlled Synthesis of Nanostructures Using Statistical
Methods″
Shilpa Gupta
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Recommended by Prof. Douglas C. Montgomery and Prof.
Connie Borror
Abstract Title: ″Change Point Methods for Monitoring
Polynomial Profiles″
2005
Abhyuday Mandal
Recommended by Prof. C. F. Jeff Wu and Prof. Brani Vidakovic
Abstract Title: “SELC: Sequential Elimination of
Level Combinations by Means of Modified Genetic
Algorithms”
Landon H. Sego
Department of Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and
Recommended by Prof. William Woodall and Prof.
Jeffrey Birch
Abstract Title: "Continuously Monitoring a Small
Incidence Rate"
2004
Abishek Gupta
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Recommended by Prof. Emanuel Parzen and Prof. Yu Ding
Abstract Title: "Robust Design of Electronic
Packaging Using Sequential Computer Experiments"
Ayca Ozol-Godfrey
Department of Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and
Recommended by Prof. Christine Anderson-Cook and
Prof. Geoff Vining
Abstract Title: "Fraction of Design Space Plots for
Examining Model Robustness"
2003
Adnan Bashir
Department of Industrial Engineering,
Recommended by Prof. Samuel Awoniyi and Prof. James Simpson
Abstract Title: "Constructing Super-Saturated Designs
with Genetic Algorithms"
James D. Williams
Department of Statistics, Virginia Polytechnic
Institute and
Recommended by Prof. Angela Neff-Patterson and Prof.
William Woodall
Abstract Title: "Phase I
Monitoring of Nonlinear Profiles"
2002
Susan Frost
Carla Vivacqua
2001
Susana Eyheramendy
Recommended by Prof.
Yong Jiang
Recommended by Prof. Russell Lenth
Xu (Susan) Jiaqiong
Recommended by Prof. Stefan
Steiner
Willis Jensen
Recommended by Prof. G. Rex
Bryce
2000
Ana Ivelisse Avilés
Northwestern University
Recommended by Prof. Bruce Ankenman
Dwight Beaudry
Recommended by Prof. George P.
McCabe
2000 Honorable Mentions:
Andy Chiang
Recommended by Prof. Steve Vardeman
Christa Pettway
Recommended by Prof. Bill
Woodall
Dean DeCook
Recommended by Prof. Max Morris