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AMSA Events

April 5, 2024: Jeremy Richardson, ACAS, MAAA, MTSU Actuarial Science alumni, gave talk on “Casualty Actuarial Career Path”.
March 14, 2024: Victor Zhao, FSA, CERA, CSPO, spoke on “Beyond Numbers: Harnessing the Power of ‘Why’ to Propel Your Career” with a focus on leadership, self-management, and career growth in the data analytics field.
Febraury 15, 2024: Samuel Wehner, ASA, MAAA, gave talk on “The Use of Automation in Actuarial Work and Professional Consideration in that Context”.
January 26, 2024 : Syed Raza, FSA, gave talk on”Join Our Growing Actuarial Community – A Quick Read with Big Insights!”
November 08, 2023: We are excited to announce that the SIGMA team, led by Michelle Bradley, will be visiting our campus to deliver a special presentation titled “Stochastic Modeling – An Introduction to Loss Simulations.” This session is particularly relevant for students with an interest in actuarial science, but all are welcome to attend and gain insights into this pivotal aspect of the field.
October 27, 2023: We are honored to have Stephanie Cope, Director of Policy Analysis from the Tennessee Department of Commerce, and Insurance (TDCI), visiting our campus. TDCI is exploring the opportunity to onboard interns for their department, making this a great networking opportunity for those interested.
October 15-18, 2023: The Conference of Consulting Actuaries held the 2023 CCA Annual Meeting from Sunday, October 15th through Wednesday, October 18th at the Renaissance Nashville Hotel in Nashville, Tennessee. MTSU actuarial faculty memebers and students particpated in this event.
September 29, 2023: Talk by Fortitude Re Actuaries with Interviews. Following the talk, there will be an opportunity for interviews with the speakers for those interested in potential employment or internships. This event is open to students from all majors.
April 19, 2023: Gary Gau, VP of Actuarial Services and Data Science at PopHealthCare & Emcara, and his colleague visited our campus to give a company introduction and discuss the available opportunities. They are planning to look for 2 entry level actuarial analysts very soon.
March 30, 2023:We are excited to announce that two actuarial alumni, Adam French (MSPS, 12/2015), Senior Actuarial Analyst, and Paul Dowell (BS 2020, MSPS 2022), Actuarial Analyst at Barrett Business Services (BBSI), will be giving a talk on March 30, 2023, from 1:00 pm to 2:00 pm at KOM-206. During the talk, Adam and Paul will share their experiences as actuarial analysts and provide valuable insights into the industry. All students in Actuarial Science, Math/Stat, Insurance, and Risk Management are welcome to participate. Don’t miss out on this opportunity to learn from successful alumni in the field. We hope to see you there!
March 24, 2023: Talk by SIGMA Actuarial Consulting on Industry Perspectives and Current Trends at 1.30-2.30PM, KOM 206.The speakers will discuss two main topics, namely Perspectives on getting started in the industry and Current Property/Casualty Industry trends (primarily related to analytics). They will also allocate time for a Q&A session after the talk. This is a great opportunity to gain valuable insights from industry professionals and learn about current trends in the field.
November 10, 2022: Professional actuaries from Fortitude Re. had a meeting with actuarial students on November 10th,2022.

Congratulatory Messages

Congratulations to Tanner O’Grady received an internship for the summer of 2023 from Willis & Towers Watson. Also, two students: Zihan Zhang and Yuqi Duan received URECA in F2022.
Congratulations to the following students who passed actuarial exams in May-June 2022:
Paul Dowell, Exam-FM
Lulu Liu and Danlei Zhu, Exam-STAM
Great job and congratulations!
Congratulations to the following students who received MTSU Actuarial Science
Scholarships
(A) The AY2019-2020 Scotty Tucker Memorial Scholarship (major in Actuarial Science with minor in Insurance):
Xiyue zhang, Jiangdanyi Qiu, and Danario Deveaux
(B) Tingting Sun (UG in Acsi), David Phillips (MSPS in Acsc), Chunlan Jia (MS-Math),
and Chaunlong Zhang (MS-Math). B.L. Hong Memorial Scholarship recipients are students in actuarial science program who have passed four or more professional exams from the Society of Actuaries or the Casualty Actuarial Society.
Congratulations to the following students who passed actuarial exams in Spring 2020:(i) Exam-P; Puttamas Klinkhajorn, Brennan Stender(ii) Exam-IFM: Zhongyuan Li(iii) Exam-SRM: Chunlan Jia, Tingting Sun(iv) Exam-STAM: Tingting SunVery impressive achievement!

Congratulations to MSPS student, LI Junyu for passing IFM exam in July 2019 and joined the 4-Exam Club!
Also, congratulations to BS in ACSI students, ZHANG Xiyue and YU Kun passed IFM exam, SUN TingNng passed STAM and MSPS students, XU Yu and LI Zhongyuan passed both P&FM exams. In addition, alumna Lauren Chrisman passes PA exam, alumnus Bowen Hou passed LTAM recently.
Congratulations to Ms. Yiting DONG (MSPS program) who passed the SOA FAP in March 2018 and achieved the ASA designation from the SOA before graduation from MTSU in August 2018. Very impressive achievement!
Congratulations to Mr. Brent Carpenetti (MSPS program) who achieved the ASA designation from the SOA before graduation from MTSU in December 2017. Very impressive achievement!
Congratulations to the following students who received Southeastern Actuarial Conference Scholarships:
- Yiting Dong (2017)
- Ye Fang (2017)
- Yiting Dong (2016)
- Zhangyao Chen (2016)
- Honglan Xu (2016)
- Jason Luckett (2015)
- Ye (Zoe) Ye (2013)
- Menghan (Sarah) Lin (2013)
- Ying Peng (2012)
- Harold Tuthill (2012)
- Jianxin Yang (2012)
- Le Yin (2012)
- Dmitry A. Terekhov (2011)
Also, Congratulations to the following students who received CASE Scholarship in 2017 and 2013:
- Yiting Dong (2017)
- Menghan (Sarah) Lin (2013)
- Ye (Zoe) Ye (2013)
MTSU Actuarial Science Program has recently received Casualty Actuaries of the Southeast (CASE) 2012, 2015, and 2017 CASE Actuarial Program Grants to promote the actuarial profession in MTSU.
Congratulations to the following MTSU students/alumni in actuarial science program who achieved ASA/FSA or ACAS/FCAS designations:
- Huston Higgs, ACAS 2019
- Yiting Dong, ASA 2018
- Matthew Doss, ASA 2018
- David Jesik, ASA 2018
- Rachael L. Phelps, FSA 2018
- Fang Yang, ASA 2018
- Mark Lucas, ASA 2017
- Guangfan Mao, ASA 2017
- Jason Alan Wix, ACAS 2017
- Jack A. Pipa, ACAS 2017
- Brent Carpenetti, ASA 2017
- David A. Craig, ASA 2016
- Brent Osantowski, ASA 2016
- Dmitry A. Terekhov, ASA 2016
- Jeremiah Richardson, FCAS 2016
- Joshua L. Minshall, ACAS 2015
- Rachael L. Padgett, ASA 2015
- Bobbie Cavna, ASA 2014
- Raymond Hanna, FSA 2014
- Hisayo Powell, ASA 2014
- Munyaradzi Punungwe, ASA 2014
- Jonathan Rowland, ASA 2014
- Daniel Duggin, ASA 2013
- Andrew A. Paine, ASA 2013
- Kazem Karimi, ASA 2013
- Xiufeng (Ben) Yin, ASA 2013
- Jeremiah Richardson, ACAS 2013
- Lori Yongmei Badgett, FSA 2012
- Mandy Lee Bratten, FSA 2011
- Charles Tommy Axford, FSA 2010
- Dipti Girish Patel, FSA 2010
- Richard Waggoner, FSA 2005
- John Daniel, FCAS 2004
- Jeffery Finefrock, ASA 2004
- Kimberly Hand, ACAS 2003
- Kevin Smith, ACAS 1995
- John P. Booher, ACAS 1992

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