William H. Rabel, professor of insurance & financial services at The University of Alabama, won the 2008 John Bickley Innovation and Creativity Award.
Rabel led a team of professors that developed the new actuarial science program at the university. A cooperative venture between the mathematics department and the business school, the program is designed to attract gifted students with a quantitative bent to The University of Alabama. Initially Rabel will be responsible for administering and marketing the new program.
Established by John S. Bickley, emeritus professor of insurance, the award recognizes a faculty member in the Culverhouse College of Commerce and Business Administration who has created an idea to enhance the image of the college in the eyes of the education world.
The award is given to a faculty member for instituting creative study courses and for initiatives beneficial to students.
Source: The University of Alabama
Topics Education Alabama Universities
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