Ralph Bingham obtained his B.A. in mathematics at the University of Montana in 1955. His M.A. in mathematics was obtained at the same institution in 1962 after spending 2 years in the U.S. Army Signal Corps and 3 years teaching high school mathematics. After teaching at the University of Montana for 2 years, attending graduate school for 1 year at the University of Texas at Austin, teaching at Western New Mexico University for 2 years, and teaching at Eastern Montana College for 2 years, Ralph re-entered graduate school at the University of Texas at Austin to obtain his Ph.D. in mathematics education in 1972. He has been a professor in the mathematics department at Texas A&M University-Kingsville since that time. Ralph took postdoctoral statistics courses at Texas A&M University at College Station during the summers of 1976 and 1977. Since that time, his primary interest has been experimental design and the accompanying statistical analyses.