Gratitude from MCFAM
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MCFAM is deeply grateful for the charitable donations and sponsorships we have received from individuals, alumni and organizations over the past year. All of their gifts have helped educate well deserving students in our undergraduate and graduate programs as well as our Machine Learning Summer Camps for high school students. 

Individuals

Julie Kerekes
Thomas Lee
Perry (Yunpeng) Li)
Erik Rasmussen

Organizations

MFM Diversity and Inclusion Fellowships

Four firms with deep local roots, who frequently hire MFM alumni, have made major gifts to recently-established fellowship funds that are dedicated to increasing diversity in our MFM incoming classes.  The applicants who are awarded the fellowships include but are not limited to: the first generation in their family to go to college, have demonstrated financial need and/or who will add diversity to the student body.  

Parametric Financial Mathematics Fellowship for Opportunity and Advancement 

  • Parametric, A Morgan Stanley Company

MFM Fellowship for Opportunity and Advancement

  • Cargill Risk Management, US Bank and Allianz Investment Management

Allianz Life of North America Exam Reimbursement Fund  

  • In a continuing tradition, Allianz led a 2021 Financial Mathematics Exam (MF) workshop on campus last fall to help actuarial students prepare for the FM exam.  
  • Students who pass their exams and meet requirements, receive full reimbursement from Allianz.

The Travelers Companies

  • Exam Reimbursement   For CSE undergraduate students taking Actuarial Exams
  • Machine Learning (ML) Summer Camp for High School Students

MinneAnalytics

  • 2021-2022 Scholarship to MCFAM for Talented Analytics Student
  • 2022 Machine Learning Summer Camp for High School Students

Rasmussen Family Actuarial Scholarship 

  • Erik Rasmussen
  • Voya Foundation
  • Benevity Community Impact Fund

Institute for Mathematics and its Applications (IMA) – ML Summer Camp for High School Students

Federated Insurance Actuarial Scholarship

Twin Cities Actuary Club (TCAC)

United Health Group Inc.

 

Charitable contributions like the ones our esteemed donors have made go a long way toward helping MCFAM continue its education, service and research missions at the University of Minnesota.  If you are interested in making a contribution as an individual or organization, consider making a gift to the following MCFAM Funds:  Actuarial Science Program Fund, MFM Program Fund, and MCFAM Fund for Excellence.  If you are thinking about other ways to make a gift, please contact Dr. Rina Ashkenazi at ashke004@umn.edu and Emily Strand at ecstrand@umn.edu.

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