John Stuart Hunter

John Stuart Hunter is an American statistician and engineer whose career has spanned academia and industry. He is considered a pioneer of the application of statistical methods, especially experimental design and quality control, to industrial engineering. He is an elected fellow of the American Statistical Association, the American Society for Quality, and the American Association for the Advancement of Science.

Education

Hunter earned his BSc in electrical engineering, his MS in engineering mathematics, and his PhD in statistics from North Carolina State University. His PhD thesis, Multi-factor experimental designs, was written under the tutelage of Robert John Hader.

During World War II, Hunter was called up and joined the United States Army. He was initially assigned to the Army Specialized Training Program at NC State and later served in Philippines. After earning his PhD he worked at American Cyanamid. He joined Princeton University in 1961, where he is now professor emeritus, School of Engineering and Applied Science.
Hunter was the founding editor of the statistical journal Technometrics from 1959 to 1963. He was List of presidents of [the American Statistical Association|president of the American Statistical Association] in 1992.

Hunter has been widely recognized for his contributions to statistical methodology and industrial engineering.

1959 and 1985, recipient of the ASQ's Brumbaugh Award
1961, elected fellow of the American Statistical Association
1965, elected fellow of the American Association for the Advancement of Science
1970, recipient of the Shewhart Medal
1985, recipient of the ASQ's Deming Medal
1987, recipient of the United States Army Samuel S. Wilks Memorial Medal and Award
1995, recipient of the American Statistical Association Founders Award
1998, elected honorary member of the American Society for Quality
2004, named Distinguished Alumnus for the College of Physical and Mathematical Sciences, North Carolina State University
2005, elected member of the National Academy of Engineering
2006, awarded an honorary DSc from North Carolina State University
2008, awarded an honorary DSc from Pennsylvania State University
2015, recipient of the William G. Hunter Award presented by the Statistics Division of the American Society for Quality