Kenneth N. Berk Graduate Summer Research Fellowship and/or Lecture Series in Statistics
This endowment was established in 2003 with the combined cash and deferred gifts of David E. and Stephane E. Booth and a cash contribution of Kenneth N. Berk. The purpose of the fund is to pay expenses associated with bringing an outstanding speaker about current topics in the statistical sciences to Illinois State University. Assets of this endowment are invested in the Illinois State University Endowment Investment Pool. The Kenneth N. Berk Graduate Summer Research Fellowship and/or Lecture Series in Statistics endowment was established in 2003 with the combined cash and deferred gifts of David E. and Stephanie E. Booth and a cash contribution of Kenneth N. Berk. The purpose of the fund is to provide a graduate student, majoring in statistics, a summer research fellowship to supplement a graduate assistantship. The student must have successfully completed the first two semesters of his/her graduate work in the Applied Statistics sequence in the Mathematics Masters program and be working with a faculty advisor on specific research in statistics. The fund may also cover expenses associated with bringing in an outstanding speaker in the statistical sciences.