John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 This finding aid was produced using the Archivists' Toolkit February 19, 2015 Describing Archives: A Content Standard Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Alexander M. Bracken Library 2000 W. University Avenue Muncie, Indiana, 47306 765-285-5078 libarchives@bsu.edu John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Table of Contents Summary Information ................................................................................................................................. 3 Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History......................................................................4 Scope and Contents....................................................................................................................................... 4 Arrangement...................................................................................................................................................4 Administrative Information .........................................................................................................................5 Controlled Access Headings..........................................................................................................................5 Collection Inventory...................................................................................................................................... 6 Series 1: Administrative records and personal materials........................................................................ 6 Series 2: Correspondence........................................................................................................................ 7 Series 3: Research materials and publications........................................................................................ 7 Series 4: Monographs and journals.........................................................................................................8 - Page 2 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Summary Information Repository Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Title John Beekman papers Date 1963-2007 Extent 1.5 Cubic feet 5 Boxes Language English Language of Materials Materials in English. Text [Box] 5 Text [Box] 4 Text [Box] 3 Text [Box] 2 Text [Box] 1 Preferred Citation John Beekman papers, Archives and Special Collections, Ball State University Libraries - Page 3 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Biographical Note / Historical Note / Administrative History John Beekman is currently the Lincoln National Corporation Distinguished Professor of Actuarial Science Emeritus within the department of Mathematical Sciences. Professor Beekman began working at Ball State in 1963 as an assistant professor of Mathematics. Prior to working for Ball State he had served as a professor and instructor with the University of Minnesota and the University of Iowa. Much of Professor Beekman's work has been involved in stochastic processes and actuarial science which applies mathematics and statistics to risk assesment in insurance and financial sectors. In addition to his work in academia, he has also performed consulting work with Dow Chemical Company's Pharaceutical Division and Lincoln National Life Insurance Company as well as many other professional organizations. Scope and Contents This collection includes administrative records, correspondence, research materials and published articles, as well as monographs and journals from Professor Beekman's time working with Ball State University as a professor of mathematics and actuarial science ranging from 1963-2007. Arrangement Arranged in the following series: Series 1: Administrative records and personal materials Series 2: Correspondence Series 3: Research materials and publications Series 4: Monographs and journals - Page 4 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Administrative Information Publication Information Ball State University Archives and Special Collections Conditions Governing Access This collection is open for research. Controlled Access Headings Personal Name(s) • Beekman, John Subject(s) • Ball State University--Faculty • Education - Page 5 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Series 1: Administrative records and personal materials Collection Inventory Series 1: Administrative records and personal materials Announcements of presentations, 1981-2000 Annual reports prepared for the Chairman of Mathematical Sciences, Box Folder 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 4 1 5 1 6 1 7 1 8 1 9 1 10 1971-1994 Ball State University grants records, 1963-1964 Harvard actuarial conference records, 1973 Honors and awards newsclippings, 1975-1997 Letters of recommendation, 1990-1993 Feb. National Science Foundation research proposal documents, 1965-1974 NATO Conference - Belgium records, 1983/07 New York Annual Meeting of the Actuarial Society records, 1989 Photographs with students, 1989-1995 - Page 6 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Series 2: Correspondence Sigma Xi lecture notes, Applications of the Stochastic Process, 1 11 1 12 1 13 1 14 1 15 Box Folder 1 16 1 17 1 18 1 19 Box Folder 1 20 1993/04/15 Talk and lecture notes, 1966/12/6 Vita of John Beekman, 1997/07 "Thoughts and Pictures" photo album and journal volume 1, 1999 Feb. "Thoughts and Pictures" photo album and journal volume 2, 2001 Jan. Series 2: Correspondence Correspondence, 1963-1967 Correspondence, 1968-1969 Correspondence, 1971-1973 Correspondence, 1980-1993 Series 3: Research materials and publications 'An Alternative Premium Calculation Method for Certain Long-Term Care Coverages' Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1990 - Page 7 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Series 4: Monographs and journals Articles on actuarial science at Ball State, 1989-2006 Publications - Journal articles - Refereed, part one 1965-1976 Publications - Journal articles - Refereed, part two 1977-1997 Publications - Journal articles - Non Refereed, 1970-1995 'The Relationship Between the Supplemental Security Income and the 2 1 2 2 2 3 2 4 2 5 2 6 2 7 2 8 2 9 2 10 2 11 Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance Programs During the 1990's' paper presented at Actuarial Research Conference, 2000/08/12 Research proposal documents on stochastic processes, 1964 Research correspondence, 1964-1970 Research correspondence, 1986-1989 Research correspondence with Elias Shiu, 1987-1988 Sabbatical documents - 1969-1970, 1981 Fall, 1989 Fall Scandinavian Actuarial Journal articles, 1973 Series 4: Monographs and journals Box - Page 8 - John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Series 4: Monographs and journals Solution to generalized Schroedinger equations via Feynman integrals connected with 3 Gaussian Markov stochastic processes, 1963 (thesis) Wisconsin Actuarial Conference, October 21-23, 1971, “Applications of Moments for the 3 Collective Stochastic Process” Proceedings 13th Annual Actuarial Research Conference, Life Contingency Mathematics 3 New Methods and Applications, 1978, Actuarial Research Conference, from The Actuary, 1978 Nov. Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1980.2 Issue, “Problems in and a Syllabus for 3 Demography” Premium Calculation in Insurance, 1983, “Risk convolution calculations II” and 3 “Population and social security projections for Bangladesh” “Contributions to the History of Ball State University,” 2004 “The relationship between supplemental security income and the old age, survivors and 3 3 disability insurance programs during the 1990s” by John A. Beekman and Eli N. Donkar Problems Books in Mathematics, Demography Through Problems, 1984 (contributor) Actuarial Mathematics, Vol. 35, Proceedings of Symposia in Applied Mathematics, 4 4 “Actuarial Assumptions and Models for Social Security Projections, 1986 Advances in the Statistical Sciences, Volume VI, Actuarial Science, “Ornstein-Uhlenbeck Stochastic Processes Applied to Immunization”, 1987 - Page 9 - 4 John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Series 4: Monographs and journals Actuarial Projections for the Old-Age, Survivors, and Disability Insurance Program of 4 Social Security in the United State of America, 1987 Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1991.2 "Projections of Active Life Expectancies" Actuarial Research Clearing House, 1997.1 Proceedings 31st Actuarial Research 4 4 Conference, in honor of John Beekman, “An Old Age Social Security Program for Bangladesh” Insurance mathematics and Economics, Vol. 21, No. 2, 15 Nov. 1997, Special Issue in 4 Honor of prof. J.A. Beekman North American Actuarial Journal, Vol. 5, No. 4, “The Relationship Between the 4 Supplemental Security Income and the Old Age, Survivors and Disability Insurance during the 1990s”, Oct. 2001 Actuarial Research Clearing House, issues: 1988.2, 1990.2, 1995.2, 1996.1 5 5 ed. P.M. Kahn 5 by John A. Beekman Festschrift in honor of George and Frances Ball Distinguisged Professor of Statistics, Mir 5 Masoom Ali on the occasion of his retirement, May 18-19, 2007, includes article by John Beekman. Focusing on Short-term Achievement Gains Fail to Produce Long-term Gains, 2014 - Page 10 - 5 John Beekman papers RG.04.01.24 Series 4: Monographs and journals Encyclopedia of Actuarial Science, v.1 A-D, ed. Jozef L. Teugels, 'Beekman's Convlution Formula' (p. 167-169) and 'Ruin Theory' (p.1530-1533), Wiley, 2004 - Page 11 - 5