VITA

David B. Agard

Associate Professor

Department of Mathematics and Computer Science

Northern Kentucky University

Highland Heights, KY 41099

Phone: (859) 572-6545

Education: Ph.D. Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1990

M.S. Virginia Polytechnic Institute 1985

B.A. University of Virginia 1982

Honors: Boyd Harshbarger Award (VPI) 1985

Recognition as the top student in statistics during the first year of graduate study

Doctoral Dissertation Title: "Robust Inferential Procedures Applied to Regression"

Academic Appointments:

Northern Kentucky University Associate Professor 1996-present

Northern Kentucky University Assistant Professor 1990-1996

Virginia Polytechnic Institute Instructor 1989-1990

Virginia Polytechnic Institute Graduate Teaching Assistant 1985-1989

University and Departmental Service Activities:

Member of Information Science Exploratory Committee 2004

Departmental Representative to Faculty Senate 1996-2001

University Budget Committee (Chair 1997-2000) 2003, 1996-2000

Provost’s Salary Equity Task Force 1999

University Curriculum Committee (Secretary 1993-1994) 1991-1995, 2005-present

Course Impact Analysis for General Studies Subcommittee 1992-1994

College of Arts and Sciences Curriculum Committee 1991-1994

Departmental Scholarship and Recruitment Committee 1993-1998, 2002-2003

Departmental Search Committees 1995-1998, 2000-2003, 2004-2005

Departmental Communications Committee 2003-2004

Mentor Committees 1997-present

Course Coordinator 1994-present

Membership in Professional Societies:

American Statistical Association (ASA) 1985-present

Phi Kappa Phi Academic Honorary Society 1986-present

Sigma Xi, Scientific Research Society 1990-present

New York Academy of Sciences 1993-1998

Courses Taught:

MAT 102 Business Mathematics

MAT 110 Introductory Probability

MAT 111 Linear Mathematics

MAT 113 Introduction to Probability and Statistics

MAT 112 Calculus for Business Applications

MAT 205 Elementary Statistics

MAT 212-213 Statistics for Business Applications I, II

MAT 312 Elementary Survey Sampling

MAT 314-315 Design and Analysis of Experiments I, II

STA 340, 341 Statistics II, Probability II

MAT 350-351 Probability and Statistics I, II

MAT 399 Statistical Simulation

MAT 614 Statistics for Researchers

MAT 630 Applied Statistics in Technology

MAT 693 Topics in Statistics for Secondary Teachers

MAT 694 Topics in Probability for Secondary Teachers

Course Development:

Co-developed courses in probability theory and statistics (MAT 250, MAT 340, MAT 341) to support changes in the statistics emphasis in the Mathematics Department.

Developed a graduate course on Topics in Statistics for Secondary Teachers (MAT 693) to support the Masters Degree in Education Program, 1998.

Developed a graduate course in Statistics (MAT 630) to support the Masters Degree in Technology Program (with F. Dietrich II and J. McKenney), 1998.

Developed an introductory course in probability and statistics (MAT 113) to support the curriculum in Elementary Education-Math Emphasis (with F. Dietrich II and J. McKenney), 1997.

Developed a second semester course in Business Statistics (MAT 213) to support the College of Business new curriculum requirements (with F. Dietrich II and J. McKenney), 1994.

Developed a graduate course in Statistics to support the Master's in Nursing Program (with F. Dietrich II and J. McKenney), 1992.

Developed and taught a 1-hour seminar on Statistical Simulation, 1991.

Scholarly Activities:

Citations:

Peterson, I. (2002). “Probabilities in Bingo.” Ivars Peterson’s MathTrek, August 26, 2002, Mathematics Association of America, MAA Online.

King, T. (1995). "As Jackpot Grows, so do Hopes". Cincinnati Enquirer, March 1, 1995, Metro Section, page 1.

King, T. (1995). "Big Jackpots Drawing Lottery Players Across River". Cincinnati Enquirer, March 4, 1995, Metro Section, page 1.

Presentations:

Northern Kentucky University Middle School Math Day

“Probability and Statistics in Yahtzee“ 2003, 2004

“Statistics with Bingo” 2002, 2003

Northern Kentucky University Sports Plus Camp 2004, 2005

Miami University Mathematics and Statistics Conference 2001

“Winning Thirty Games: A Tougher Task than DiMaggio’s Streak?

American Statistical Association National Meeting 1994

"The GRIP: A Performance Statistic for Tournament Golf"

Kentucky Section Meeting of the American Statistical Association 1994

"The GRIP: A Performance Statistic for Tournament Golf"

ASA National Meeting 1993

"Minitab: Successful Choices in an Introductory Statistics Class", (with F. Dietrich)

Northern Kentucky University - MAT/CS Student Congress 1992

"The Mathematics Behind the Lottery"

ASA National Meeting 1991

"Robust Inference in Regression"

"Influence Curve of an F-test Based on Robust Weights"

ASA National Meetings 1989

"Robust Inferential Procedures Applied to Regression"

Virginia Academy of Sciences Annual Meeting 1988

"Inference in Robust Regression"

Papers:

Agard, D.B. (2001). "A New Look at the Probabilities in Bingo”, College Mathematics Journal, Vol.33, No.4, pp 301-305.

Agard, D.B. (1995). "The GRIP: A Consistency Measure for Tournament Golf". Proceedings of the 1994 Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, Sect. on Statistics in Sports, pp. 1-6.

Birch, J.B. and Agard, D.B. (1993). Robust Inference in Regression: A Comparative Study. Communications in Statistics B, Vol. 22, No. 1, pp 217-244.

Dietrich II, F.H. and Agard, D.B. (1993). Minitab: Successful Choices in an Introductory Statistics Class. Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, Section on Statistical Education.

Luken, J.O., Porter, D., and Agard, D.B. (1993). Relationships Between Recent Growth and Climate for Rural and Urban Fraxinus americana L. Transactions of the Kentucky Academy of Science.

Agard, D.B., and Birch, J.B. (1991). Influence Curve of an F-test Based on Robust Weights. Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Computing Section.

Birch, J.B., and Agard, D.B. (1991). Robust Inference in Multiple Regression. Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Computing Section.

Birch, J.B. and Agard, D.B. (1991). A Monte Carlo Comparison of Several Robust Testing Procedures in Regression. Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University, Department of Statistics, Technical Report No. 91-17.

Agard, D.B., and Birch, J.B. (1989). Robust Inferential Procedures Applied to Regression. Proceedings of the Joint Statistical Meetings of the American Statistical Association, Statistical Computing Section.

Papers in Progress:

Agard, D. “Data Analysis and Probability in Yahtzee. To be submitted for consideration in Mathematics Teacher

Krug, D., Agard, D. “Would That Putt Have Gone In?”

Agard, D.B. (2001). Winning Thirty Games: A Tougher Task than DiMaggio’s Streak? Paper to be submitted to Chance Magazine.

Consulting:

Co-investigator of University/Community Partnership Grant “Building Better Brains” with Campbell County Schools, 2005

Co-developed and led a one- week program on Mathematics and Physics in Sports as part of a science and math component of a Sports Plus Camp hosted by Northern Kentucky University, 2004.

Co-developed and led a four week program on Statistics in Sports as part of a science and math component of a National Youth Sports Program hosted by Northern Kentucky University, 2002.

Guest Lecturer at Woodfill Elementary School. Presented a probability talk on the “Monty Hall” Problem to a sixth grade math class. 2000

Statistical Analysis of data collected for the National Youth Sport Coaches Association Grant. (Mary Kirk, Department of Education) 1993.

Developed and conducted a 3-day seminar on design and analysis of experiments for engineering employees of Sachs Automotive Corporation. (with J. McKenney) 1992.

Reviewing and Refereeing:

Refereed a paper submitted to the College Mathematics Journal 1993