STAD Student Awards
Welcome to the prestigious showcase of student excellence within the Department of Statistics, Actuarial, and Data Sciences—a testament to the remarkable achievements and contributions of our talented individuals.
Miles Actuarial Awards
The Miles Actuarial Award was established in 2007 by CMU professor Dr. Thomas Miles and his spouse Cindy. This financial award, presented to students in the STAD Department who have passed one or more actuarial exams, offsets the expense of taking actuarial exam(s), including Exam FM, Exam IFM, Exam P and PA. Preference will be given to active members of Gamma Iota Sigma.
Students successfully passing Exam Financial Mathematics since fall 2019
- Saheed Akinbode
- Terrance Chandler
- Julie Colling
- Emma Davis
- Emily Dolan-Baker
- Ally Hatfield
- Rachel Kauflin
- Michael Lambesis
- Michael Leiby
- Kelsey McElroy
- Olivia Moeggenborg
- Gavin Purgiel
- Landen Roggenbaum
- Ryche Roggenbuck
- Jacob Setnicky
- Myla Soulliere
- Tyler Thompson
- Nicolai Vincent
- Xiwen Wang
Students successfully passing Exam Investment and Financial Markets since fall 2019
- Emma Davis
- Zachary Honiss
- Kelsey McElroy
- Nickolas Olechnowicz
Students successfully passing Exam Probability since fall 2019
- Saheed Akinbode
- Emily Dolan-Baker
- Cody Brown
- Julie Colling
- Emma Davis
- Aminat Gbadamosi
- Ally Hatfield
- Drake Hath
- Rachel Kauflin
- Michael Lambesis
- Michael Leiby
- Kelsey McElroy
- Ben Norrito
- Julia Plotkowski
- Ryche Roggenbuck
- Myla Soulliere
- Tyler Thompson
- Xiwen Wang
Students successfully passing Exam Predictive Analytics since fall 2019
- Xiwen Wang
Students successfully passing Exam Statistics for Risk Modeling since fall 2019
- Saheed Akinbode
- Xiwen Wang
Outstanding Senior Student Award
This annual award recognizes outstanding senior students in the STAD Department for their exceptional academic and extracurricular achievements. STAD graduating seniors with a minimum 3.50 cumulative gpa are asked to submit an application explaining their extracurricular activities and future plans. Recipients of this award are chosen by STAD faculty based on:
- CMU cumulative gpa
- Statistics and Actuarial Science gpa
- Faculty recommendations
2020
- Award recipient: Brian Tanner Brown
- Award finalists: Laura Conklin, Jessica Netzley and Evan Schumacher
2021
- Award recipient: Zachary Honiss
- Award finalists: Samantha Lowe, Julie Colling, Michaela Tawney & Matthew Yager
2022
- Award recipients: Emma Davis and Olivia Moeggenborg
- Award finalist: Morgan Tong
2023
- Award recipient: Ryche Roggenbuck
- Award finalists: Jordan Leh and Kamryn Yue
2024
- Award recipients: Myla Soulliere and Tyler Thompson
- Award finalists: Rachel Kauflin and Julia Plotkowski
Outstanding Teaching Award
- 2021 Outstanding Doctoral TA award recipient: Lateefat Rufai
- 2021 Outstanding Master’s TA award recipient: Milan Neupane
- 2022 Outstanding Doctoral TA award recipient: Emmanuel Nartey
- 2022 Outstanding Master’s TA award recipient: Samantha Lowe
- 2023 Outstanding Doctoral TA award recipient: Aminat Adefolu
- 2023 Outstanding Master’s TA award recipient: Diana Gyimah
- 2024 Outstanding Doctoral TA award recipients: Saheed Akinbode and Md Mahmudul Mamun
Outstanding Tutor Award
This annual award recognizes students in the STAD Department who provide outstanding tutoring on STA 282QR or other statistics subjects at the Mathematical Assistance Center.
- 2020 Outstanding Graduate Tutor Award recipient: Kenneth Goward
- 2020 Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor Award recipient: Jessica Netzley
- 2021 Outstanding Graduate Tutor Award recipient: Margaret Amissah-Mensah
- 2021 Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor Award recipient: Samantha Lowe
- 2022 Outstanding Graduate Tutor Award recipient: Sarah Kushion
- 2022 Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor Award recipient: Benjamin Krogman
- 2023 Outstanding Graduate Tutor Award recipient: Lisa Platt
- 2023 Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor Award recipient: Valerie Schafer
- 2024 Outstanding Graduate Tutor Award recipient: Md Mahmudul Mamun
- 2024 Outstanding Undergraduate Tutor Award recipient: Michael Leiby