We have been especially fortunate to benefit from the advice, support and participation of the members of two advisory groups for the program.  One, the Actuarial Studies Advisory Council, provides advice for the actuarial program on all its activities.  The other, the Red McCombs Advisory Board, is composed of business school alumni interested in encouraging business students to participate in the actuarial program.  Students with questions about actuarial careers are encouraged to contact any of the listed members.

Actuarial Studies Advisory Council

Douglas Brown, ASA, MAAA, American National Insurance, Galveston, TX
Lillian Cho, ASA FCA, Towers Watson, Dallas, TX
Jorge Cisneros, ASA, Towers Watson, Dallas, TX
Philip S. Dial, FSA, Rudd & Wisdom, Austin, TX
Ryan Daniels, FSA, Trustmark Insurance, Lake Forest, IL
Brian Frost, FSA, Towers Watson, Houston, TX
Christian Goodman, ASA, Milliman, Dallas, TX
Serhat Guven, FCAS, EMB America, San Antonio, TX
Amanda Ellis, FSA, AIG American General Life Insurance, Houston, TX
Meagan Hughes, Deloitte Consulting, Dallas, TX
Brian Kasper, FSA, PhD, AEGON Direct Marketing, Plano, TX
Brian Levine, FSA, EA, hewitt Associates, Irving, TX
Shawn Loftus, FSA, USAA Life Insurance, San Antonio, TX
Sumi Parekh, Mercer, Dallas, TX
Roger F. Ray, ASA, FCA, Leggette Actuaries, Dallas, TX
George Sanger, FSA, Hewitt Associates, The Woodlands, TX
Tamara Shelton, FSA, Buck Consultants, Dallas, TX
Karen Nowiejski Smith, FSA, Nova Pension Valuations, Houston, TX
Tom Struppeck, ASA, FCAS, PhD, Longhorn Analytics & Drake University, Austin, TX
Alan S. Taper, FSA, Hewitt Associates, Irving, TX
Catherine Taylor (Council Chair), FCAS, USAA Insurance, San Antonio, TX
Glenn Tobleman, FSA, FCAS, Lewis & Ellis, Richardson, TX
Gregory Young, ASA, EA, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Dallas, TX
Valerie Zinzer, FSA, Nova Pension Valuations, Austin, TX

Red McCombs Advisory Board

Bryan Avant, ASA
Wayne Barnard, FSA, AIG American General Life Insurance, Houston, TX
Frank V. Broll, Jr., FSA, American National Insurance, Galveston, TX
Mark Callahan, FCAS, HHC Insurance Holdings, Houston, TX
Rick Davenport, FSA, Deloitte Consulting, Dallas, TX
Allen Jacobson, Jr., FSA
Linda A. Konarik, ASA, EA, ACA Buck Consultants, Houston, TX
Richard Mallett, FSA, Towers Watson, Dallas, TX
Lorie Pate, ACAS, USAA, San Antonio, TX
Matt Sicking, ASA, EA, FCA, Towers Watson, Dallas, TX
Alan S. Taper (Board Chair), FSA, FCA, Hewitt Associates, Irving, TX
Mark Trieb, FSA, Milliman, Dallas, TX
Gregory Young, ASA, EA, Pricewaterhouse Coopers, Dallas, TX