Connie M. Borror (September 16, 1966 – April 10, 2016) was an American

statistician A statistician is a person who works with Theory, theoretical or applied statistics. The profession exists in both the private sector, private and public sectors. It is common to combine statistical knowledge with expertise in other subjects, a ...

and

industrial engineer Industrial engineering (IE) is concerned with the design, improvement and installation of integrated systems of people, materials, information, equipment and energy. It draws upon specialized knowledge and skill in the mathematical, physical, an ...

interested in

quality control Quality control (QC) is a process by which entities review the quality of all factors involved in production. ISO 9000 defines quality control as "a part of quality management focused on fulfilling quality requirements". This approach plac ...

and

forensic toxicology Forensic toxicology is a multidisciplinary field that combines the principles of toxicology with expertise in disciplines such as analytical chemistry, pharmacology and clinical chemistry to aid medical or legal investigation of death, poisoning, a ...

. She was named the winner of the

Shewhart Medal The Shewhart Medal, named in honour of Walter A. Shewhart, is awarded annually by the American Society for Quality for ''...outstanding technical leadership in the field of modern quality control, especially through the development to its theory, ...

of the

American Society for Quality The American Society for Quality (ASQ), formerly the American Society for Quality Control (ASQC), is a society of quality professionals, with more than 30,000 members, in more than 140 countries. History ASQC was established on 16 February ...

shortly before her death, for "outstanding technical leadership in the field of modern quality control, especially through the development to its theory, principles, and techniques", and became the first woman to win the medal.

Education and career

Borror was born in

Granite City, Illinois Granite City is a city in Madison County, Illinois, United States, within the Greater St. Louis metropolitan area. The population was 27,549 at the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, making it the third-largest city in the Metro East and S ...

. She studied mathematics at

Southern Illinois University Edwardsville Southern Illinois University Edwardsville (SIUE) is a public university in Edwardsville, Illinois, United States. Located within the Metro East of Greater St. Louis, SIUE was established in 1957 as an extension of Southern Illinois University Ca ...

, earning a bachelor's degree there in 1988 and a master's degree in 1992. She earned her Ph.D. in industrial engineering from

Arizona State University Arizona State University (Arizona State or ASU) is a public university, public research university in Tempe, Arizona, United States. Founded in 1885 as Territorial Normal School by the 13th Arizona Territorial Legislature, the university is o ...

in 1998, and returned to Arizona State as a faculty member in 2005. She was the editor of ''Quality Engineering'' from 2011 to 2013, and chaired the Section on Quality and Productivity of the

American Statistical Association The American Statistical Association (ASA) is the main professional organization for statisticians and related professionals in the United States. It was founded in Boston, Massachusetts, on November 27, 1839, and is the second-oldest continuous ...

for 2008.

Books

Borror was the author of *''The ASQ CQE Study Guide'' (with Sarah E. Burke, American Society for Quality, 2016) *''Advanced Statistical Quality Control'' (with Murat Kulahci, John Wiley & Sons, 2009) *''Design and Analysis of Gauge R&R Studies'' (with Richard K. Burdick and Douglas C. Montgomory, SIAM and ASA, 2005) *''Probability and Statistics in Engineering'' (with William W. Hines, Douglas C. Montgomery, and David M. Goldsman, 2003) She was also the editor of ''The Certified Quality Engineer Handbook'' (3rd ed., American Society for Quality, 2009).

Awards and honors

Borror became a

Fellow of the American Statistical Association Like many other academic professional societies, the American Statistical Association (ASA) uses the title of Fellow of the American Statistical Association as its highest honorary grade of membership. The designation of ASA Fellow has been a sign ...

in 2011, and was also a fellow of the American Society for Quality. In 2015, Arizona State named her an ASU Foundation Professor. She won the Shewhart Medal in 2016.

References

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