Alumni Profiles

Chris Freese
B.S. Mathematics and Statistics 1993
Chief Risk Officer, US Insurance Solutions Business Unit, The Principal Financial Group

Eric Fox
MS Statistics 1987
Global Project Leader with Honeywell Process Solutions

2016 Statistics Outstanding Alumna: Carol Jobusch
MS Statistics, 1977
Special Assistant & Financial Analyst, Washington-area Network Operations, Central Intelligence Agency

Paul Schultz
B.S. Actuarial Science 1996
Chief Actuary, Blue Cross/Blue Shield of Vermont (BCBSVT)

Bhramar Mukherjee
M.S. 1999, Ph.D. 2001
Associate Professor, Department of Biostatistics, University of Michigan

Brian Carteaux
B.S. 2000
Senior Vice President, L&H Liability Portfolio Manager, Swiss Re America Holding Corporation

Brian Lichy
B.S. Actuarial Science and Mathematics 1995, M.S. Applied Statistics 1997
Risk Manager, Porsche Financial Services

Carl Strauch
B.S. 1974
Physician, Galesburg Cottage Hospital

Charles Bryan
M.S. Mathematics 1969
Board of Directors, Medical Mutual of Ohio, Board of Directors, Safe Auto, Board of Directors, Tower Insurance Group

Daniel Rubin
B.S. Actuarial Science 1988
Senior Actuary, Nationwide

Daniel Wolak
B.S. Mathematics 1975, M.S. Statistics 1977
Senior Vice President, General Re Life Corporation

David Annis
M.S. Industrial Engineering 2000, M.S. Statistics 2001, Ph.D. Statistics 2003
Vice President, Wachovia Bank

David Chen
M.S. Statistics 1983, M.S. Electrical and Computer Engineering 1984
Vice President of General Motors (GM) China Group, General Manager, GM Beijing Operation

David Himmelberger
M.S. 1972
CEO and Managing Director, Health Outcomes Group

Diane K. Fasel
M.S. Statistics, 1972, B.S. Mathematics, 1971
Co-founder and President, The Bellwood Group

Dipak Dey
M.S. 1977, Ph.D. 1980
Professor and Head of Department of Statistics, University of Connecticut

Domenic Reda
M.S. Statistics 1976
Director, Hines Cooperative Studies Program Coordinating Center, Department of Veterans Affairs

Gonzalo R. Mendieta
M.S. 1984
Vice President of Academic Affairs, Professor of Mathematics and Statistics, Universidad San Francisco de Quito

H. Paul Root
B.S. Mathematical Statistics 1959, M.S. Industrial Administration 1963, Ph.D. Marketing 1969
Former President, Marketing Science Institute

Izabela Annis
M.S. Statistics 2001
Senior Statistician, Nielsen Analytic Consulting

Jennifer Karas Montez
B.S. Mathematics 1992, M.S. Statistics 1994
Global Strategy Manager, Shell Oil Company

Jerone N. Deverman
B.S. Mathematics 1960, M.S. Mathematics 1962, Ph.D. Statistics 1969
Founder and Principal Consultant, Medical Data Systems

Jessica Lasky Su
M.S. 1999
SUNY Upstate Medical University

Jia-Yeong Tsay
M.S. Statistics 1971, Ph.D. Statistics 1974
Executive Director, Organon USA Inc.

Jing Shyr
Ph.D. 1984
Senior Vice President and Chief Statistician SPSS, Inc.

Joan Varrone
M.S. 1973
CFO Consulting and Service

John J. Deely
M.S. Mathematics 1958, Ph.D. Statistics 1965
Continuing Lecturer, Purdue University Department of Statistics

Julie Parsons
B.S. 1993
Senior Vice President, Allstate Corp.

Karen Snepp
B.S. 1979
Former Director of Market Research, Expedia, Inc.

Kathy Layne
B.S. Mathematics 1976, M.S. Statistics 1993
Engineering Group Manager, Allison Transmission

Kent H. Somers
B.S. Mathematics 1986
FSA, CERA, CFA, MAAA, Vice President, Appointed Actuary and Head of Financial Actuarial Department, Lincoln Financial Group

Marcey L. Hoover
M.S. 1993, Ph.D. 1995
Manager, Strategic Planning & Laboratory Leadership Team

Mrudulla Gnanadesikan
Ph.D. Statistics 1966
Professor Emeritus, Fairleigh Dickinson University

Patricia Nahas
M.S. 1967
Business Systems Specialist: Consultant and Program Manager

Peter Mueller
Ph.D. 1991
Professor, Department of Mathematics, University of Texas at Austin

Ping Ma
M.S. 2001, Ph.D. 2003
Assistant Professor of Statistics, University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign

Shun-Zer "Bill" Chen
M.S. 1967, Ph.D. 1970
President and CEO, The New Era Group

Wen-Jang Huang
Ph.D. 1983
Director, Institute of Statistics, National University of Kaohsiung, Taiwan

William Stout
M.S. 1964, Ph.D. 1967
Research Professor, Learning Sciences Research Institute, University of Illinois, Chicago