Irene Montie
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Irene Montie | |
|---|---|
| President of the Caucus for Women in Statistics | |
| In office 1979 | |
| Preceded by | Janet L. Norwood |
| Succeeded by | Shirley Kallek |
| Personal details | |
| Born | December 12, 1921 Tannersville, New York, U.S. |
| Died | December 23, 2018 (aged 97) |
| Parent(s) | Michael Edward Curran Catherine Keogh Curran |
| Education | Upper Iowa University New York University University of Northern Colorado Central Michigan University Walden University (PhD) |
| Profession | Statistician |
Irene Curran Montie (December 12, 1921 – December 23, 2018)[1] was an American statistician in the US government service who became president of the Caucus for Women in Statistics.
Montie was born in Tannersville, New York; her parents, Michael Edward Curran and Catherine Keogh Curran, were of Irish descent. She earned two associate degrees, two bachelor's degrees (from Upper Iowa University in 1973 and New York University in 1974), two master's degrees (from the University of Northern Colorado in 1974 and Central Michigan University in 1976), and a Ph.D., which she completed in 1976 at Walden University. Her dissertation was Application of Change Theory for Alleviation of Prejudicial Barriers to Career Advancement for Women: A Study in Two Federal Agencies, and was supervised by Harry Kranz.[1][2]