Alumnus Ronald R. Christensen is Promoted to the Rank of Distinguished Professor

Ronald R. Christensen (PhD, 1983) is being promoted to distinguished professor at the University of New Mexico (UMN) this fall. He has been a member of UNM's Department of Mathematics & Statistics since 1988, and is also a Fellow of the American Statistical Association (1996) and the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (1998).

A letter from the UNM Provost has recognized Dr. Christensen’s promotion with the following commentary:

[Dr. Christensen is] one of several new Distinguished Professors, selected from an incredibly strong pool of nominations, and [he joins] current Distinguished Professors as the holders of UNM’s highest faculty title. [His] contributions to the world through outstanding scholarship, through shaping the ideas of human discourse, through service to [his] profession, the human community, and our university, as well as developing the talents of others, are truly inspiring. On behalf of the entire University community, let me thank [him] for [his] dedication and contributions.

Congratulations, Dr. Christensen!