Harvey J. Arnold *58
Harvey Arnold, a retired professor at Oakland University in Rochester, Mich., died May 22, 2013, at the age of 80.
Arnold graduated from Queens University in Ontario, Canada, with a bachelor’s degree in mathematics and physics in 1951 and a master’s in mathematics in 1952. In 1958 he earned a Ph.D. in mathematics from Princeton.
A lifelong scholar and teacher, he retired in 1992 after teaching at Oakland University for 25 years. At Oakland, he pioneered partnerships and educational programs with the automotive industry to apply statistical methods to quality control in the workplace.
Arnold is survived by his wife, Barbara; four children; and seven grandchildren.
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