2000-01 Wooddy Scholarships Awarded

Four college seniors will receive $2,000 scholarships, established by the estate of the actuary, John Culver Wooddy. The Actuarial Education and Research Fund (AERF) administers the scholarships as part of its mission to carry out research and education projects in the field of actuarial science on behalf of the actuarial profession and its sponsoring organizations.

The 2000-01 Wooddy Scholarship recipients are: Alexandre Aquereburu, Heriot-Watt University, Edinburgh, Scotland; Neil Gohill, University of Calgary, Alberta, Canada; Shannon Naujock, Bryant College, Smithfield, Rhode Island; and Benny Wan, University of Waterloo, Ontario, Canada.

The next round of applications will be accepted in March 2001. Previous Wooddy Scholarship recipients are listed on AERF's Web Site at www.aerf.org/awards.html.