Irene Curran Montie (December 12, 1921 – December 23, 2018) was an American statistician in the US government service who became president of the

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Early life and education

Montie was born in

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; her parents, Michael Edward Curran and Catherine Keogh Curran, were of Irish descent. She earned two associate degrees, two bachelor's degrees (from

Upper Iowa University Upper Iowa University (UIU) is a private university in Fayette, Iowa, United States. It enrolls around 3,000 students and offers distance education programs that include centers in the U.S., an online program, an independent study program, an ...

in 1973 and

New York University New York University (NYU) is a private university, private research university in New York City, New York, United States. Chartered in 1831 by the New York State Legislature, NYU was founded in 1832 by Albert Gallatin as a Nondenominational ...

in 1974), two master's degrees (from the

University of Northern Colorado The University of Northern Colorado (UNCO or UNC) is a public university in Greeley, Colorado, United States. It was founded in 1889 as the State Normal School of Colorado and has a long history in teacher education. The institution has offi ...

in 1974 and

Central Michigan University Central Michigan University (CMU) is a Public university, public research university in Mount Pleasant, Michigan, United States. It was established in 1892 as a private normal school and became a state institution in 1895. CMU is one of the eigh ...

in 1976), and a Ph.D., which she completed in 1976 at

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. Her dissertation was ''Application of Change Theory for Alleviation of Prejudicial Barriers to Career Advancement for Women: A Study in Two Federal Agencies'', and was supervised by Harry Kranz.

Career

Before joining the

United States Census Bureau The United States Census Bureau, officially the Bureau of the Census, is a principal agency of the Federal statistical system, U.S. federal statistical system, responsible for producing data about the American people and American economy, econ ...

, Montie founded a childcare firm. From 1969 to 1978 she was chief of the Sampling Procedures Branch of the Census Bureau. In the early 1980s she was director of the Survey and Statistical Design Division in the Office of Energy Systems and Support,

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. Afterwards, she also worked in the

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Service

Montie became president of the

for the 1979 term. She also served on the Information Resources Management Curriculum Advisory Committee of Graduate School USA.

References

{{DEFAULTSORT:Montie, Irene 1921 births 2018 deaths American statisticians American women statisticians Upper Iowa University alumni New York University alumni University of Northern Colorado alumni Central Michigan University alumni