Allen T. Craig Award This award is presented to the outstanding teaching assistant of the year. To be eligible, a TA must have taught in the preceding fall semester, or in the current spring semester. The decision is based upon nominating statements, faculty evaluations, and visits to the candidates' classes by members of the Awards Committee. The winner receives a certificate and a plaque. The award may be presented to more than one individual. Henry L. Rietz Award This award is presented to a Ph.D. student if his or her performance on the Ph.D. Final (Comprehensive) Exam in the past year has been truly outstanding. The decision is made by the Ph.D. Comprehensive Examination Committee. The winner receives a certificate and a plaque. The award may be presented to more than one individual.

Lloyd A. Knowler Award This award has been given annually since 1979. It is presented each spring to an actuarial science undergraduate or graduate student who either graduated the previous December or will graduate in May. The student is selected by a committee of faculty whose primary teaching duties are in actuarial science. The major criteria are grades in actuarial science classes and performance on the professional exams. Additional consideration is given for accomplishments beyond those mentioned. The winner receives a certificate and a plaque. The award may be presented to more than one individual. Robert H. Taylor Awards Mr. Robert H. Taylor wishes to encourage all students in the department (as well as students outside the department) to pursue scholarship in the actuarial profession. Accordingly, Mr. Taylor established this fund to support annual awards to be given to the University of Iowa students who demonstrate excellence in research and academic performance.

Craig Awards Reitz Awards Knowler Awards Taylor Awards 2008 TBA on May 1 TBA on May 1 Jun Jiang Kent Schrad Hing Wu Xuemiao Hao Colleen McGlaghlin Kent Schrad Chao Tan Yi Wang Yu Xu Jun Yang 2007 Jayakrishnan Kurup Sorah Park Hai Liu Jie Zhou Wade Daniluk Yu Jiang Bangwon Ko Pui Sai (Sharon) Lau Todd Matteson Kent Schrad 2006 Jennifer Sterneman Dong Liang Shaun Cullinane Minh Doan Cory Gusland Cory Gusland Zhenzhou Lei Zhen Li Andrew Cheuk Yin Ng Nealand Rattanasamay Hing Wu Jie Zhou 2005 Peng Sun Huiliang Xie Luba Aginsky Yin He   2004 Lindsay Coffman Scott Wood Ning Yan Wei Zhou   2003 Beth Hansen Sarah Stoner Rui Qin Tony Langasek   2002 Barry Wagoner   Brad Melton Brooke Swanson Xiaobo Zhou   2001 Emily Bailey Alice Gilchrist Sandeep Singh   Jing Hong Jason Meade Fang Wang   2000 Nate Anderson Eric Friedman Hangsuck Lee May-Yee Ng   1999 Katie Curry Brad Hinesman Nelson Lu Aaron Christ Run Yan   1998 Brian Bedwell Matt Bognar Troy Meyers Serena Tiong Thor Aspelund Nelson Lu Han-Wei Lin   1997 Keith Bower Chris Carolan Josh Tebbs Yanming Jiang Nick Craig   1996 Andy Ferris Dan Nettleton Greg Sheridan Chris Carolan Jeff Isaacson Ming-Chung Li Yi-Feng Kung Larry Licktieg   1995 Joy Jordan Henghsiu Tsai John Castelloe Yong Yao   1994 Gavin Cross Michelle Larson Dan Nettleton Jui-Chuan Fan Dwight Soethout Serena Tiong   1993 Katie Fragodt Joy Jordan Hsiao-Chuan Lu Shu-Fang Chang Frank Zhang   1992 Carmen Arteaga King Jang Yang David Bulin Gavin Cross   1991 Darin Lovelace Myongsik Oh Rob Moser   1990 Bill Dorner Joe Inman Ie-Bin Lian Hani Samawi Harry Goodin   1989 Mark Rothmann Hammou El Barmi Zhen Huang Sze Man Fatima Leung   1988 Randy Bell Bhaskar Bhattacharya Mark Swanson Ling-Ling Wang   1987 Monte Amundson Maria Guerra Chang-Soo Lee Mark Rothmann Diane Chen Yu-Feng Lan   1986 James Morris Carolyn Pillers Chee Jen Chang Steven Book Carol Jo Bradford   1985 Richard Anderson-Sprecher Carol Bradford Richard Anderson-Sprecher Zehua Chen Hassan Kamil Satit Sangsiri Ted Weldon   1984 Michael Kahn Robert Kelly Bradley Bergman   1983 Donna Koelper Sang Moon Han Peter Wollan Charles Boucek Chung-Nien Chen   1982 Mel Peterson Lianng Yuh Deborah Fredricks Barbara Hogg   1981 Gordon Bril Carolyn Pillers Sally Seibert Mike Streck   1980 Clyde Sugahara Lorrie Hoffman Karen Voth   1979     Jane Evans

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