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James (Jim) Grant Kalbfleisch (14 July 1940 - 23 April 2017) was a Canadian statistician and academic administrator. He was a Fellow of the American Statistical Association and a President of the Statistical Society of Canada. Kalbfleisch was born in Galt, Ontario, to Claude and Janet Kalbfleisch, both teachers. He received his Ph.D. in Mathematics in 1966 from the University of Waterloo; his thesis was entitled "Chromatic Graphs and Ramsey's Theorem" and was supervised by Ralph Gordon Stanton. He joined the faculty at the University of Waterloo, where he later held several positions, including the following: Chair of the Department of Statistics [now Statistics and Actuarial Science] (1975-1979); Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics (1986-1989); Associate Provost, Academic Affairs (1990-1993); Vice-President Academic and Provost (1993-2000). He was an author of about twenty peer-reviewed scholarly papers. He was also the author of the books Probability and Statistical Inference-Volume 1: Probability and Volume 2: Statistical Inference, published by Springer-Verlag; the first editions were published in 1979, and the second editions were published in 1985. In 1975, Kalbfleisch was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association. In 1984, he served as President of the Statistical Society of Canada. (His younger brother Jack also served as president, in 1999-2000.) The University of Waterloo has two scholarships for incoming students that are named after him: the James G. Kalbfleisch National Scholarship, awarded by the Faculty of Mathematics, and the Jim Kalbfleisch Scholarship, awarded by the University. He was an avid bridge player. Kalbfleisch died peacefully at his home in Waterloo, Ontario. He was survived by his wife of 54 years, Rebecca, and their three children. Sources "J. G. Kalbfleisch" -University of Waterloo "Remembering Jim Kalbfleisch", WATtimes, 22.2 (Spring 2017) "Jim Kalbfleisch 1940-2017" -Statistical Society of Canada Q: Wikipedia ------------------ Jim Kalbfleisch 1940-2017 Jim Kalbfleisch, who served the Statistical Society of Canada as President-Elect (1983), President (1984) and Past President (1985), died Sunday, April 23, 2017 at his home in Waterloo. During his distinguished career at the University of Waterloo, Jim served as Vice-President Academic and Provost from 1993-2000, Associate Provost, Academic Affairs from 1990-1993, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics from 1986 - 1989 and Chair of the Department of Statistics (now Statistics and Actuarial Science) from 1975-79. Jim Kalbfleisch at the SSCJim was born in Galt, Ontario and grew up in Orangeville, Ontario. He was the oldest of four children; his brother Jack (SSC Gold Medalist, 1994) also served as President of the SSC (1999-2000). Jim did undergraduate studies at University of Toronto, graduating with a BSc in 1963. He received his Master’s degree in 1964 and PhD in Mathematics in 1966 from the University of Waterloo. His PhD thesis entitled “Chromatic Graphs and Ramsey's Theorem" was supervised by Ralph Stanton. Jim began teaching in Waterloo’s Department of Mathematics in 1964. When the Faculty of Mathematics was formed in 1967 with Dave Sprott (SSC Gold Medallist, 1988) in dual roles as Dean of the Faculty and Chair of the Department of Statistics, Jim, at age 26, was appointed Associate Chair of the Department of Statistics. He took on many responsibilities in the new Department and guided it through its early years as new faculty members were hired and courses were mounted. At the end of Dave Sprott’s term in 1975, Jim became Department Chair and served until 1979. During those formative years, the Department grew considerably and developed internationally-recognised programs of research and teaching in both statistics and actuarial science. Jim retired in early 2001, having spent 26 of his 37 years as a faculty member at Waterloo in administrative posts. Jim was President of the SSC back in the days when the Society was still young, but ready to grow into what it is today. In 1984 when Jim was President, the transition to the Society’s holding its own annual meetings occurred when the SSC held its annual conference at the University of Guelph independently of the Learned Societies. The idea of an SSC Gold Medal competition had developed when Michael Stephens was President in 1983; the implementation of the first Gold Medal competition occurred while Jim was President and led to the awarding of the first SSC Gold Medal to Don Fraser in 1985. As President, Jim worked diligently to lead the SSC smoothly, professionally and with warm collegiality. He handled Board and Executive Committee meetings with the grace and good humour that characterized the many administrative positions he held over his career. In addition to his skills as an administrator, Jim was an outstanding teacher, known for his clear exposition. He was the author of the Springer-Verlag books Probability and Statistical Inference: Volume 1: Probability and Volume 2: Statistical Inference, first published in 1979, and republished in 1985. These books developed from course notes for Math 233 (which became Stat 230 and Stat 231 when the course was divided into two terms), and were the required texts for the Department’s introductory courses for many years. In the preface to these books, he points out that “the content of Volume 2 is unusual for an introductory text. The importance of the probability model is emphasized and general techniques are presented for deriving suitable estimates, intervals, and tests from the likelihood function.” He was an early advocate for using computers in the teaching of Statistics, involving APL in much of his teaching. The basic ideas in Jim’s books and his upper year course notes still provide much of the foundation for undergraduate statistics as taught today at Waterloo. Jim was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1975. In recognition of his contributions to the university, he was installed as Waterloo's first Provost Emeritus at Convocation in June 2001. He was an avid bridge player. Never one to be idle, in retirement he took up knitting and working in stained glass and became an active member of the KW Weavers and Spinners Guild. He also enjoyed the theatre, music and time with family and friends at their cottage on Lake Huron. Jim leaves his wife Rebecca, their daughter Jane, and sons David (Danielle Droitsch and granddaughter Eleanor) and Brian. Written by Steve Brown, with help from Mary Thompson, Jerry Lawless, Nancy Reid, and Brian Allen. Sunday, April 30, 2017 Liaison Newsletter: Liaison Vol. 31.3 June 2017 -------------- Remembering Provost Emeritus Jim Kalbfleisch reported by the University Bulletin (April 27, 2017) Provost Emeritus Jim Kalbfleisch died on Sunday, April 23 at his home in Waterloo. Jim served as Vice-President Academic and Provost from 1993 to 2000 during a time of enrollment expansions and funding cuts that led to the special early retirement program (SERP) in 1996. His leadership, solid judgment and unwavering commitment to the University kept Waterloo on an even keel through a historically challenging period for the province's post-secondary sector. In his retirement Jim had been an active member of the UWaterloo’s Retirees Association and continued his long commitment to improving the benefits of UWaterloo for all retirees. He was on our Board from 2001-2009; keystone campaign representative from 2002-2004; Vice-President of the Retirees Association 2004-2005; President 2005-2006; Past-President 2006-2007 and Treasurer 2007- 2009. He will be sorely missed. Jim did his undergraduate studies at the University of Toronto. He received his Master’s degree in 1964 and PhD in Mathematics in 1966 from the University of Waterloo. His PhD thesis, entitled “Chromatic Graphs and Ramsey's Theorem," was supervised by Ralph Stanton. He joined the Department of Mathematics during a key period in its development He began teaching in the Department of Mathematics in 1964, and when the Faculty of Mathematics was formed in 1967. With David Sprott in dual roles as Dean of the Faculty and Chair of the Department of Statistics, Jim was appointed Associate Chair of the department. He took on many responsibilities in the new statistics department, and guided it through its early years as new faculty members were hired and courses were mounted. At the end of Sprott’s term in 1975, Jim became Department Chair and served until 1979. During those formative years, the department developed internationally recognized programs of research and teaching in both statistics and actuarial science. Prior to serving as Vice President, Academic and Provost, Jim served as Associate Provost, Academic Affairs from 1990 to 1993, Dean of the Faculty of Mathematics from 1986 to 1989, and Chair of the Department of Statistics (now Statistics and Actuarial Science) from 1975 to 1979. The position of provost was created in 1987 (prior to that, the job was known as Vice-President, Academic) and was described as the University's "chief operating officer," covering responsibilities that at many other institutions would be handled by an array of vice-presidents academic, administration, and finance (Indeed, after Jim announced his retirement, some of the provost's duties were transferred to a new position of vicepresident, administration and finance held by Dennis Huber). Jim served as provost under James Downey and David Johnston, drafting budgets, presenting them to finance committees and the board of governors, and conducted meetings with staff and faculty leaders about policies and working relationships. He also prepared enrolment and construction plans and negotiated them with the provincial government, chaired the weekly dean's council meetings, and made final decisions on a multitude of business and personnel issues, all the while managing the University through salary rollbacks, massive early retirements, enrolment expansion and changes in the terms of employment for faculty members. Over his many years of service to UWaterloo Jim helped lay the groundwork for how the University accommodated its share of the "double cohort" of Ontario high school graduates in 2003 as the province phased out its fifth year of high school. Jim retired in early 2001, having spent 26 of his 34 years as a faculty member in major administrative posts. Among the many tributes from his colleagues in the University's administration upon his retirement was this one from then-President David Johnston: "No one has shown more dedication to the university than Jim Kalbfleisch." Former President James Downey told the audience at Jim's retirement party that his choice of Kalbfleisch as provost in the summer of 1993 was "the crowning decision of my career as a president" at three Canadian universities. Then-Associate Provost Catharine Scott called him "the finest man this institution has ever seen." In recognition of his contributions to the University, he was installed as Waterloo's first Provost Emeritus at Convocation in June 2001. In addition to his skills as a university administrator, Jim was an outstanding teacher, known for his clear exposition. He was the author of the Springer-Verlag books Probability and Statistical Inference: Volume 1: Probability and Volume 2: Statistical Inference, first published in 1979, and republished in 1985. These books developed from course notes for Math 233 (which became Stat 230 and Stat 231 when the course was divided into two terms), and were the required texts for the Department’s introductory courses for many years. In the preface to these books, he points out that “the content of Volume 2 is unusual for an introductory text. The importance of the probability model is emphasized, and general techniques are presented for deriving suitable estimates, intervals, and tests from the likelihood function.” He was an early advocate for using computers in the teaching of Statistics, involving APL in much of his teaching. The basic ideas in Jim’s books and his upper year course notes still provide much of the foundation for undergraduate statistics as taught today at Waterloo. Jim was elected a Fellow of the American Statistical Association in 1975, and served as President of the Statistical Society of Canada in 1984. He was an avid bridge player, an active member of the KW Weavers and Spinners Guild, and enjoyed knitting and working in stained glass. "He was critically important in developing the University of Waterloo and in working to maintain a sense of civility during some difficult times," remembers Kenneth McLaughlin. "His was a truly extraordinary career and he was a formative influence." There are two scholarships for incoming students that bear his name: the James G. Kalbfleisch National Scholarship in the Faculty of Mathematics, and the James Kalbfleisch Entrance Scholarship at the University level. With files from Professors Steve Brown, Jerry Lawless and Mary Thompson, who wrote the tribute to Jim on the Mathematics website

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