A CONVERSATION WITH KRAMER,MORTON

Morton Kramer was born on March 21, 1914, in Baltimore, Maryland. He r eceived an A.B. degree from Johns Hopkins University in 1934 and a D.S c. in 1939. He is a Fellow of the American Statistical Association, an Honorary Fellow of the American Psychiatric Association and an electe d member of the Institute of Medicine of the National Academy of Scien ces. He is the recipient of the Health-For-All Medal of the World Heal th Organization and the Distinguished Alumnus Award from Johns Hopkins University. During his tenure at NTH from 1949 through 1975, he serve d as Chief of the Biometrics Branch of the National Institute of Menta l Health. He was awarded both the Department of Health, Education and Welfare Superior Service and Distinguished Service awards. Since leavi ng NIH, he was Professor of Biostatistics at the School of Hygiene and Public Health at Johns Hopkins University and in 1984 became Professo r Emeritus.