Committees, Working Groups, & Membership
VCU Faculty Senate Member, 2009 for three years; a member of the executive committee
On the award selection committee for 2011 for the International Insurance Society and the Geneva Association
On the Bob Witt award committee of the ARIA - 2011
Editorial Boards:
o The Geneva Papers on Risk and Insurance Issues and Practice of The International Association for the Study of Insurance Economics. (www.palgrave-journals.com/gpp/)
o International Research Journal “Insurance Markets and Companies: Analysis and Actuarial Computations” (http://www.businessperspectives.org/content/view/125)
Invited by the Provost to be a member of the VCU 2020 Strategic Plan Recalibration: Theme III Recalibration Work Group - 2010
A member of the committee evaluating the 2011 Business School Summer Research Grants
Head of assessment for the FIRE department
Referee of many academic papers in JRI, Geneva Papers, Geneva Review, the Risk Management and Insurance Review, The Journal of Insurance Regulation, and The Journal of Banking and Finance, and more…
Served on the VCU business School Undergraduate Curriculum Committee - 2001 – 2009.
Committee member of 2007, 2008 and 2009 ARIA meeting program
Chair RMIR award committee – ARIA 2007
Search committee for FIRE Department Chair – 2006-2007
Serving on ARIA program and best JRI article selection committees – 2006 and 2007
Serving on the ARIA committee for the 2004 Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award
A visiting scholar at the University of Texas at Austin since 2001
A member of the Kulp-Wright book Award Committee for ARIA, 2004
Serving on the VCU Business School Technology committee since 1999 and Global Scholar Committee since 2000
A member of the Kulp-Wright book Award Committee for ARIA, 2000
A member of the Risk Theory Seminar, since 1998
Serving on the selection committee for the 1998 winning article of the Journal of Risk and Insurance, 1999
Serving on the selection committee for the 1997 winning article of the Journal of Insurance Regulation, 1998
Serving on the VCU Business School Undergraduate Curriculum committee, 1997 and 1998. Continuing a second term, 1999
Served on the ARIA committee for the 1997 Les B. Strickler Innovation in Instruction Award, 1997
A member of the Insurance Committee of the Richmond JCC, 1995-1998
A member of the Human Resource Committee of the Richmond JCC, 1995-1998
Served on the VCU Business school scholarship committee, 1997
Served on the VCU Business School’s FIRE Department Salary Committee, 1997
Chaired the Texas Department of Insurance Statistical Data Collection, 1991-1993
Participated in National Association of Insurance Commissioners (NAIC) Research and Development (for financial analysis) Working Group, 1991-1994
Participated in the NAIC Life/Health, Property/Casualty, and Health Organizations Risk Based Capital Working Groups, 1991-1994
Participated in the NAIC Invested Assets Working Group – 1991-1994
Participated in the Texas Workers' Compensation Facility Rating Committee, 1991