From his first undergraduate social statistics course, Samuel Echevarría-Cruz fell in love with both the analytical precision and creative power of statistical methods. He now spends his time teaching sociology courses to Austin Community College students and statistics in local MBA and MPH programs. He is also proud of his Mexican and Puerto Rican heritage.

Joan Georgette Staniswalis was professor emerita at The University of Texas at El Paso and a fellow of the American Statistical Association. Her fluency in the customs and languages of two lands—combined with her exceptional intelligence, spiritual sensitivity, and generosity—made her a beloved mentor to legions of students, colleagues, and co-parishioners. She passed away in 2018.

Carlos I. Alatorre was inspired by his parents—particularly his dad, a math-loving engineer and strong advocate for academic excellence. As global senior director of real-world analytics and, most recently, senior director of medical and clinical development at Lilly Capabilities Center in India, he has helped Eli Lilly’s mission to develop medicines that make life better for people around the world.

Rao has done much to advance knowledge in theory and practice of statistical inference. His book, Linear Statistical Inference and Its Applications, has been cited nearly 17,000 times. His most acclaimed single piece of work in this area, however, is what is now known as Rao’s score test.

Statistics Without Borders volunteers describe a well-rounded SWB experience and some of what they have learned.