Throughout a distinguished career that spanned more than 40 years in Rochester, Dr. Hall made numerous contributions to the field of mathematical statistics. He was a Fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science (AAAS), the Institute of Mathematical Statistics and the American Statistical Association, and an elected member of the International Statistical Institute.
Dr. Hall’s statistical designs were applied broadly within the Heart Research Follow-up Program in the Cardiology Division, under the leadership of Arthur Moss, M.D. He was deeply involved in the success of the MADIT clinical studies, which have improved treatment for legions of heart patients, said Wojciech Zareba, M.D, Ph.D., professor of Medicine/Cardiology and director of the Heart Research Follow-up Program.
Dr. Hall authored more than 150 papers and served as associate editor for the Annals of Statistics and the Journal of the American Statistical Association. He studied and taught at Johns Hopkins University, University of Michigan, Stanford University, and University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where he received his doctorate in 1955. He also attended the Universities of Manchester and Cambridge as a Fulbright Scholar, and held visiting positions at many more schools.