Class of 2006

May 2006

NAME AND DEGREE INITIAL PLACEMENT
Salih Akbunar, MS in Actuarial Science  
Patrick Arnett, BS in Actuarial Science Mercer
Charlotte, NC
Levent Bayman, MS in Statistics Statistician
Center for Research in the Implementation of Innovative Strategies in Practice (CRIISP)
VA Hospital
Iowa City, IA
Itayi Walter Charakupa, MS in Actuarial Science Nationwide Ins.
Des Moines, IA
Siying (Emma) Chen, MS in Statistics AFLAC
Columbus, GA
Yuhui (Cindy) Chen, MS in Actuarial Science Swiss Re
Armonk, NY
Chu-Yu Chung, MS in Actuarial Science  
Shaun Cullinane, BS in Actuarial Science Milliman
Brookfield, WI
Ziqiang Deng, MS in Actuarial Science continuing studies in Statistics
Minh Doan, MS in Actuarial Science Watson Wyatt
Chicago, IL
Indryia Dodson, BS in Statistics  
Karen Emmerson, BS in Statistics Lake Research Partners
Washington, DC
Natalie Foreman, BS in Actuarial Science CIGNA
Hartford, CT
Cory Gusland, BS in Actuarial Science Mercer
Chicago, IL
Kyle P. Hays, MS in Actuarial Science Hewitt
St. Louis, MO
Jin (Alex) He, MS in Actuarial Science  
Nienh Tac Ho, BS in Actuarial Science PricewaterhouseCoopers
Chicago, IL
Michael Janechek, BS in Statistics  
Krishna Kothoor, MS in Actuarial Science AmerUs Group
Des Moines, IA
Hai Liu, MS in Statistics continuing PhD studies
Xiongbin Liu, MS in Actuarial Science AFLAC
Columbus, GA
Ying Liu, MS in Actuarial Science AEGON
Cedar Rapids, IA
Zhu Liu, MS in Actuarial Science ARAG North America
Des Moines, IA
Krishna P. Madabushi, MS in Actuarial Science Pinnacle Actuarial Resources
Bloomington, IL
Emily Montag, BS in Actuarial Science Mercer
Chicago, IL
Yuen Teng Ng, MS in Actuarial Science

Unified Life Insurance Company, Overland Park, KS
Reilly Peterson, BS in Actuarial Science Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, IA
Emily Roling, BS in Actuarial Science Principal Financial Group
Des Moines, IA
Jennifer Sternemann, MS in Actuarial Science Swiss Re
Fort Wayne, IN
Elsa Su, MS in Actuarial Science MetLife
New York, NY
Chuong Q. Thi, BS in Actuarial Science  
Jingyan Wang, MS in Actuarial Science Allianz Life, Minneapolis, MN
Zhen Xiang, MS in Actuarial Science AEGON
Cedar Rapids, IA
Chunfang Xiao, MS in Actuarial Science Frederick Bass & Co
Houston, TX
Shaowei Yang, MS in Actuarial Science AEGON
Cedar Rapids, IA
Su-Chun Yang, MS in Actuarial Science  
Haibin Zheng, MS in Actuarial Science AEGON
Cedar Rapids, IA

August 2006

NAME AND DEGREE INITIAL PLACEMENT
Elizabeth Hansen, PhD in Statistics
thesis: "Penalized likelihood estimation of a mixed-effect transfer function model"
advisor: Kung-Sik Chan		 Assistant Professor
Western Illinois University
Macomb, IL
Rui Qin, PhD in Statistics
thesis: "Modeling bivariate survival times by copulas"
advisor: Michael Jones		 Research Associate
Cancer Center Statistics
Mayo Clinic
Rochester, MN
Noelle Samia, PhD in Statistics
thesis: "A generalized threshold mixed model for analyzing non-normal nonlinear time series"
advisor: Kung-Sik Chan		 Assistant Professor
Northwestern University
Evanston, IL

December 2006

NAME AND DEGREE INITIAL PLACEMENT
Sebastian Carrillo Tejada, MS in Actuarial Science Deloitte Consulting LLP
Chicago, IL
Yan Li, MS in Actuarial Science (and PhD in Economics) Assistant Professor
Department of Economics
University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire
Eau Claire, WI
Peng Sun, PhD in Statistics
thesis: "Bayesian analysis and applications of a generalized threshold autoregressive model"
advisor: John Geweke		 Biometrician
Merck & Co., Inc.
North Wales, PA
Lili Zhao, PhD in Statistics
thesis: "Bayesian decision-theoretic group sequential analysis with survival endpoints in Phase II clinical trials"
advisor: George Woodworth		 Senior Statistician
BD (a medical technology company)
Baltimore, MD