Donnie Dottei Passes Society of Actuaries' Financial Mathematics Exam

Donnie Dottei, a senior majoring in Actuarial Science, has passed the Society of Actuaries’ Financial Mathematics exam (Exam FM). The exam covers the fundamental concepts of financial mathematics and how those concepts are applied in calculating present and accumulated values for various streams of cash flows as a basis for future use in: reserving, valuation, pricing, asset/liability management, investment income, capital budgeting, and valuing contingent cash flows. Exam FM is one of the exams required to achieve professional status as an actuary.

Actuaries are professionals who provide expert advice and relevant solutions for business and societal problems that involve economic risk. The actuarial profession is consistently ranked as one of the top 5 careers in the United States.

Donnie has had outstanding academic success and has been honored for his academic achievement as a freshman, sophomore, and junior. Donnie is actively involved in the Mathematics and Computer Science Department as well as on campus. He is president of Pi Mu Epsilon, the mathematics honorary, and plays on the Ashland University football team.

For more information about the Actuarial Science program, contact Dr. Christopher Swanson, at cswanson@ashland.edu or visit the website www.beanactuary.com.