2026-07-072026-07-07http://salesiana.dossiersoluciones.com/handle/123456789/154300It is with pleasure and pride that I introduce this special section in honor of Ingram Olkin. This tribute is especially fitting because, among the many profound and far-reaching contributions that he has made to our profession, Ingram Olkin was the key force behind the genesis of Statistical Science. As put so eloquently by Morrie DeGroot [1], the founding Executive Editor of Statistical Science.Published in at http://dx.doi.org/10.1214/07-STS250 the Statistical Science (http://www.imstat.org/sts/) by the Institute of Mathematical Statistics (http://www.imstat.org)Methodologytext