Park Reilly, a long-time Waterloo chemical engineering professor, died earlier this month, just 12 days shy of turning 100.
Reilly, who joined the University in 1967, was a respected scholar engaged in research and teaching on the application of statistics in engineering.
In 1986, he was the recipient of the University’s Distinguished Teacher Award. The letters of support for the honour from his undergraduate, graduate and former students and faculty colleagues demonstrated that his appeal as a teacher went far beyond credibility and expertise.
One student wrote that Reilly's greatest asset in the classroom “was his willingness and desire to work with the students, rather than just present the information and leave it at that.” [full story]