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Financial Management Association
Financial Management Association National Society
UL Lafayette Risk Management and Insurance Society
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Financial Management Association
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Denis Boudreaux
Department: Economics & Finance
Phone: (337) 482-6670
e-mail: dob0896@louisiana.edu
The Financial Management Association is a national honor society. FMA's purpose is to recognize outstanding Finance and Economic students. The premier organization bridges the gap between academic and professional finance worlds.
Financial Management Association National Honor Society
Faculty Advisor: Dr. Denis Boudreaux
Department: Economics & Finance
Phone: (337) 482-6670
e-mail: dob0896@louisiana.edu
The Financial Management Association National Honor Society encourages and rewards scholarship and achievement in finance among undergraduate and graduate students at colleges throughout the United States , Canada , Great Britain and Australia . The FMA National Honor Society is the only international honorary which specifically recognizes outstanding achievement in the discipline of finance.
Eligibility at the undergraduate level is a 3.2 GPA, 3.1 GPA in finance, 6 hours of finance, junior or senior standing.
UL Lafayette Risk Management and Insurance Society
Faculty Advisor: Dr. William Ferguson
Department: Economics & Finance
Phone: (337) 482-6664
e-mail: risk@louisiana.edu
Active membership in the UL Lafayette Risk Management & Insurance Society is open to any undergraduate or graduate student of good character and in good standing with the University who is interested in the fields of risk management and insurance, or a related discipline such as safety management or personal financial planning. Honorary membership is open to individuals of good character and standing who have rendered outstanding service to the profession or the Society, including alumni, faculty, and administrative personnel of UL Lafayette or other educational institutions, governmental personnel and business professionals, as voted by the active members. The objective and purpose of the Society are:
- To promote interest in and a better understanding of the fields of risk management and insurance among all individuals and students in the UL Lafayette community.
- To encourage high ethical, moral, and scholastic standards among its members.
- To further knowledge, enhance the education process and elevate student experience by developing rewarding internship and career opportunities through coordination of risk/insurance course work and interaction with industry leaders and professionals.
- To cultivate fraternal spirit and personal acquaintance among members for business and social betterment, so the highest degree of mutual benefit and cooperation may be obtained. In other words, to have fun and learn at the same time!
