Professor receives endowment

YOUNGSTOWN

Thomas Wakefield, professor and chairman of the Department of Mathematics and Statistics at Youngstown State University, has been named the first Medical Mutual of Ohio Endowed Professor of Actuarial Science at YSU.

Medical Mutual established the professorship earlier this fall through a gift to the YSU “We See Tomorrow” fundraising campaign. The professorship funds the salary and administrative support for a professor to teach undergraduate and graduate courses, maintain an active agenda in research and scholarships, and serve as a nationally recognized scholar of actuarial science.