Ott, Ellis R. (deceased)

An educator who devoted his career to providing U.S. industry with statistical quality control professionals. In 1946, Ott became the chairman of the mathematics department at Rutgers University's University College with one condition: that he could also consult on and teach quality control. His influence led the university to establish the Rutgers Statistics Center. Ott, an ASQ Honorary Member, developed the analysis of means procedure and published many papers.