Martin A. Brumbaugh
Martin Allen Brumbaugh | |
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_(cropped).jpg) Brumbaugh in a 1929 newspaper | |
| Education | Juniata College University of Pennsylvania Northwestern University |
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| Relatives | Martin G. Brumbaugh (uncle) |
| Awards | Shewhart Medal |
Martin Allen Brumbaugh was an American statistician, economist and educator. He was a professor at the University of Pennsylvania and the University of Buffalo. He was a pioneer of statistical process control and a founding member of the American Society for Quality Control.
Early life
[edit]Martin Allen Brumbaugh was born to Mary (née Haffley) and Irvin G. Brumbaugh. His father was a merchant in Pennsylvania and his uncle Martin G. Brumbaugh was Pennsylvania governor.[1][2] He graduated from Juniata College in 1918.[2] He attended post graduate courses at the University of Pennsylvania and Northwestern University.[3] His 1926 dissertation at the University of Pennsylvania was entitled "Direct Method of Determining Cyclical Fluctuations of Economic Data".[4]
Career
[edit]In 1922, Brumbaugh became an assistant professor of economics and statistics at the Wharton School of the University of Pennsylvania. From 1926 to 1927, he was chief statistician of a study of conditions in Pennsylvania state and county institutions. In September 1929, he became a professor of statistics and economics at the School of Business Administration at the University of Buffalo.[3] From 1928 to 1929, he was involved in surveying the worsted yarn industry for the spinners' division of the Wool Institute.[5]
In 1929, Brumbaugh described the U.S. tax system as a "socialistic force" and was surging the inequality of incomes.[6] In June 1931, Brumbaugh was appointed vice chairman of the Income and the Home Committee of President Herbert Hoover's Conference on Home Building and Home Ownership.[7] In April 1933, he argued the Home Owners' Loan Corporation's bill would increase obligations on the home owner, instead of decreasing them, as the bill intended.[8] In 1937, he was chairman of the housing committee of the Buffalo City Planning Association.[9]
In September 1943, Brumbaugh taught alongside W. Edwards Deming, Holbrook Working, Andrew I. Peterson and Edwin G. Olds a one-week course entitled "Quality Control by Statistical Methods".[10] In July 1944, he became editor and vice president of Industrial Quality Control, a bi-monthly publication by the Buffalo Society of Quality Control Engineers.[11][12] He remained editor of the publication for three years.[13] In 1946, he is credited with helping merge the Federation of Quality Control Societies, which included the Buffalo Society of Quality Control Engineers and the Industrial Quality Control publication, with the 13-member Society for Quality Control into the American Society for Quality Control. Following the merger, he continued his role as editor of Industrial Quality Control and became chair of the editorial board. He remained in these roles until April 1947.[12] In 1950, he was elected as the first vice president of the society.[14][15] He served as vice president until 1951.[12]
In January 1947, Brumbaugh resigned from the University of Buffalo to become director of quality control of penicillin production and special assistant to vice president P. I. Bowman at Bristol Laboratories in Syracuse.[16][17] By 1951, he was director of statistics at Bristol Laboratories.[18]
In 1943, Brumbaugh was elected vice president of the Juniata College Alumni Association.[2]
Works
[edit]- Brumbaugh, Martin A. A Direct Method of Determining Cyclical Fluctuations of Economic Data[3]
- Brumbaugh, Martin A., Riegel, Robert (1935) Study Problems in Business Statistics[19]
- Brumbaugh, Martin A., Kellogg, Lester S. (1940) Business Statistics[20]
Personal life
[edit]Brumbaugh married. He had at least one daughter and son, Joan Elizabeth and James Irvin.[21][22] He lived on Lincoln Park Drive in Syracuse.[13]
Awards and legacy
[edit]In 1948, the Martin A. Brumbaugh Award was named in his honor by the Rochester Society for Quality Control and was established as an annual award for the most valuable article published in Industrial Quality Control.[13] The Brumbaugh Award continued in the succeeding publications to Industrial Quality Control, both Quality Progress and the Journal of Quality Technology.[12] In 1950, he received the Shewhart Medal. In 1960, he became the third honorary member of the American Society for Quality Control.[12]
References
[edit]- ^ "Irvin G. Brumbaugh". Altoona Tribune. September 1, 1943. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Buffalo Doctor Elected". Buffalo Evening News. June 1, 1943. p. 19. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c "Dr. M. A. Brumbaugh Joins U. of B. Staff". Buffalo Evening News. September 9, 1929. p. 9. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ Mitchell, Wesley Clair (1927). Business Cycles: The Problem and Its Setting (PDF). pp. 477–478. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via nber.org.
- ^ "Professor at U. of B. to Report Yarn Data". Buffalo Evening News. October 7, 1929. p. 21. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Present Tax System in U.S. Seen as Socialistic Force". Buffalo Evening News. February 16, 1933. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Two from U. B. Honored". Buffalo Evening News. June 26, 1931. p. 20. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Success of Home-Owners Loan Bill is Held Doubtful". Buffalo Evening News. April 27, 1933. p. 18. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Subsidies Opposed for Low-Cost Housing". Buffalo Evening News. March 24, 1937. p. 19. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "One-Week Course Designed for Production Chiefs". Buffalo Evening News. September 8, 1943. p. 24. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Society Begins Publication of Quality Control Data". Buffalo Evening News. August 7, 1944. p. 18. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ a b c d e "Martin A. Brumbaugh". American Society for Quality. Retrieved June 22, 2025.
- ^ a b c "Quality Control Prize to Honor Dr. Brumbaugh". The Post-Standard. September 27, 1948. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Quality Control Group to Mark 50th Year". The Buffalo News. October 27, 1996. p. 28. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. Martin A. Brumbaugh..." The Post-Standard. September 7, 1950. p. 5. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "A position as director of quality control..." Buffalo Evening News. January 25, 1947. p. 2. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Dr. Brumbaugh Joins Bristol Labs". The Post-Standard. March 9, 1947. p. 32. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Statistics Sessions at U. B. to Attract 2 Once on Faculty". Buffalo Evening News. May 26, 1951. p. 6. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Profs. Martin A. Brumbaugh and Robert Riegel". Buffalo Evening News. October 25, 1935. p. 16. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "U. B. Professor is Author of Business Textbook". Buffalo Evening News. September 20, 1941. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "Miss Brumbaugh Plans Late June Nuptials". Buffalo Evening News. April 2, 1951. p. 10. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
- ^ "To Wed". Syracuse Herald-Journal. May 16, 1957. p. 3. Retrieved June 22, 2025 – via Newspapers.com.
External links
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