ISU Students Receive Prestigious Actuarial Scholarship Two Years in a Row

Date: 8/23/06   
Contact: Kathy Beal

Illinois State University actuarial science student, T. J. Turner of Bloomington is this year's recipient of the prestigious John Culver Woody Scholarship from the Actuarial Foundation. This is the second year in a row that an Illinois State student has been singled out to receive the Woody Scholarship, with Carol Sorenson of Pekin receiving the honor last year.

The John Culver Wooddy Scholarship is awarded annually to college seniors who have successfully completed at least one actuarial examination, rank in the top quartile of their class and are nominated by a professor at their school. Each year, selected students receive $2,000 scholarships from the estate of John Culver Wooddy, a distinguished actuary who set aside funds to provide scholarships to actuarial students.

Turner is also an Illinois State University Bone Scholar, Presidential Scholar and State Farm Scholar. He served as president of the Illinois State Actuarial Club.

The Actuarial Science Program at Illinois State is one of only 21 programs worldwide, 12 of which are in the U.S., that are recognized as both advanced undergraduate as well as graduate education and research programs by the Society of Actuaries and the Casualty Actuarial Society. The University's program is one of the fastest growing programs in the country, with about 100 undergraduate students and 25 graduate and postgraduate students.