Oct 9 1982
Ireland 1982
When Carolyn was 8 we rented a car and did a circle trip of Ireland
Feb 5 1982
Director of Statistical Support for the US Treasury
In 1982, while working for Applied Management Sciences, I took the lead on a project to provide statistical consulting services to the US Treasury. In that capacity I directed a project for the Office of the President to establish standards for the hundreds of US Government loan programs. I directed a variety of additional projects […]
Oct 30 1981
Carolyn Sports
In Washington, I would take Carolyn to sports events on weekends while Patty slept in. She gymnastics and field hockey. When we moved to Oakland she did swimming.
Jun 8 1981
Dad Died
Edward Finnegan died after multiple heart attacks. I never related well to my father. There was never any sign he liked me at all, There was never a kind word. He demand obedience and respect. I was short on both. He was given to baiting and beating me. There was an angry […]
Dec 11 1980
Applied Management Sciences
In December 1980 I moved to Washington to take a position at Applied Management Sciences. I served first as statistician then as project director on a large number of federal policy studies. The company averaged about 160 employees with very high turnover. It was at AMS I obtained the skills and connections that created the […]
Dec 9 1978
PhD in Sociology from Berkeley
I was awarded a PhD in Sociology with specialties of quantitative research methods, the sociology of science, deviance, and social theory. My dissertation committee consisted of Neil Smelser (chair), Charles Glock, and Reinhold Bendix. My PhD examining committee consisted of Charles Glock (chair), Paul Feyerabend, Troy Duster, Robert Bellah. My biography on the Sociology Department […]
Jul 7 1978
TIES
Worked at TIES-Teaching Innovation and Evaluation Services as Director of Teaching Evaluation. Provided a wide range of services including: Sociology- Summary reports on teaching evaluation, consulting for Distinguished Teaching Award, grant proposal preparation. Engineering-Questionnaire analysis for incoming student knowledge, data analysis for course evaluations. Computer Science-Self-paced course evaluation, support for study of woman and computer […]
Jul 1 1977
Mexico 1977
Patty, Carolyn and I went to Mexico City and Cancun. Carolyn was a great hit in Cancun with a band serenading her under our window and all the young men making much of her.
Oct 30 1982
Patty
This is the picture of Patty I had on my desk for many years. I am not sure when it was taken. What it’s like – Patty 1971What it’s like–Patty 1970
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