William H. Shaw
William Howard Shaw (1909 – September 10, 1988) was an American economist, businessman and former government official. He was an executive with
Secretary of Commerce, and former president of the American Statistical Association
.
Biography
Shaw was born in Brooklyn in 1909.[1] He received his bachelor's degree from Columbia University in 1930, M.A. in 1931, and Ph.D. in 1948.[1]
Shaw began his career at the
DuPont and was made manager of business economics in the Textile Fibers Department.[2]
In 1966, he returned to the federal government as Assistant Secretary of Commerce for Economic Affairs, serving under Secretary
DuPont as assistant treasurer and retired in 1973.[1]
In 1970, he was named by the
Nixon administration as a member of the President's Commission on Federal Statistics to review the statistical programs of the federal government.[5] He then served as a member of the Committee on National Statistics in the National Academy of Sciences from 1972 to 1976.[1] In 1972, he was also named President of the American Statistical Association and served one full term.[6][7]
Shaw was a member of the
Kiwanis International.[2]
He died of cancer on September 10, 1988 at age 79. He was living in Annapolis, Maryland.[3]
References
- ^ ISSN 0003-1305.
- ^ a b "W.H. SHAW". The Washington Post. September 13, 1988. Retrieved July 24, 2021.
- ^ ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2021-07-24.
- ^ Commerce, United States Department of (1964). The Annual Report of the Secretary of Commerce. U.S. Government Printing Office.
- JSTOR 2682840.
- JSTOR 2683195.
- ^ Government, United States Congress Joint Economic Committee Subcommittee on Priorities and Economy in (1973). Federal Statistical Programs: Hearings, Ninety-third Congress, First Session. June 13 and 14, 1973. U.S. Government Printing Office.