Dr. Ramalingam Shanmugam is an Honorary Professor of International Studies in the School of Health Administration (SOHA). The students nominated him as a favorite professor. He is an elected fellow of the International Statistical Institute for his research contributions. He serves on many committees for the SOHA, the College of Health Professions, Texas State University, and healthcare- and statistics-related organizations. He is the Editor-in-Chief of three international journals and serves on the editorial board of a dozen national and international journals. He is a panel member and reviewer for NSF, NIH, NASA, and other agencies. He has been an active researcher on the topics of healthcare, engineering, applied science, data envelopment, patterns of earthquakes, and anthropology.