The Alabama Actuarial Council (AAC) is comprised of industry leaders who are instrumental in the continued
growth and success of the Actuarial Science program at the University of Alabama. These working actuaries
support the strategic planning of the Actuarial Science program as well as assist in the career development and
job placement of students. The Insurance & Financial Services, Risk Management, and Actuarial Science (IRMAS)
program appreciates the AAC members for helping our students!
ACC Chairman
Kevin Borie, FSA, MAAA
Life/Health Directors
Noel Carden, FSA, MAAA
Faculty Members
J. Michael Hardin, Ph.D., Dean
Senior Vice President and Chief
Valuation Actuary
Protective Life Corporation
Senior Manager and Chief Actuary
Blue Cross and Blue Shield of
Alabama
Culverhouse College of Commerce
The University of Alabama
Property/Casualty Directors
Dan Carstarphen, FSA, MAAA
Matthew Holt, Ph.D.
Charles Angell, FCAS, MAAA
Deputy Commissioner and Actuary
Alabama Department of Insurance
Lee Bowron, FCAS, MAAA
Casualty Actuarial Society
Representative
Kerper and Bowron, LLC
Ruth Howland, FCAS, MAAA,CPU,
ARM
Senior Vice President and Chief
Actuary
American Mining Insurance Co.
Don Manis, FSA, MAAA
Vice President and Actuary,
Property Casualty
Alfa Insurance Co.
John R. (Russell) McCullough, FCAS
Senior Vice President and Actuary
Southern Farm Bureau Casualty
Insurance Co.
Senior Manager & Actuarial
Valuation
Aflac, Inc.
Department Head
Economics, Finance & Legal Studies
The University of Alabama
Wei-Shen Hsia, Ph.D.
Jerry Enoch, FSA, MAAA, MBA
Vice President and Chief Actuary,
Life Operations
Alfa Insurance Co.
Department Chair and Professor
Mathematics
The University of Alabama
William Rabel, Ph.D., FLMI, CLU
Lonnie Ethridge, FSA, MAAA
Actuarial Consultant
Alfa Insurance
John and Mary Louise Loftis Bickley
Endowed Teaching Chair in
Insurance & Financial Services
The University of Alabama
J. Steven Keck, FSA, MAAA
Executive Vice President and
Secretary
Life Insurance Company of Alabama
Harris Schlesinger, Ph.D.
Frank Park Samford Chair of Insurance
Professor of Finance and Economics
The University of Alabama
Steven Ostlund, FSA, MAAA
Life and Health Actuary
Alabama Department of Insurance
James Washer, FSA, MAAA
Chief Executive Officer
The Infinite Actuary
Rodney Windham, Ph.D., ASA, MAAA
Adjunct Professor of Actuarial Science
The University of Alabama