NUOnline News Service, Nov. 15, 12:10p.m. EST

The American Academy of Actuaries announced that Mary FrancesMiller, a consulting actuary with Select Actuarial Services inNashville, Tenn., became the group's new president.

Ms. Miller was installed at a ceremony that took place duringthe Academy's annual meeting and luncheon, where she received thepresidential gavel from outgoing President Ken Hohman.

Ms. Miller was unanimously elected by the Academy's board ofdirectors to the office of president-elect in October 2009.

As president-elect, she served on the Academy's board ofdirectors and executive committee. She also was charged withleading the Academy's Strategic Planning Committee.

Ms. Miller has more than 20 years of actuarial experience. Shefirst served on the American Academy of Actuaries board ofdirectors from 2002-2004 during her tenure as president-elect andpresident of the Casualty Actuarial Society.

The Academy also announced that its members elected five regulardirectors at the annual meeting:

o Marc Oberholtzer, a principal for PricewaterhouseCoopers LLPin Philadelphia.

o Jeffrey Petertil, an independent consulting actuary based inOak Park, Ill.

o Stephen Preston, a life insurance actuary, who was formerlythe U.S. chief insurance risk officer at ING Group and currently ison work sabbatical.

o Catherine Murphy-Barron, a consulting actuary for MillimanInc., in New York

o Shari Westerfield, an actuary for the Blue Cross Blue ShieldAssociation in Chicago.

Ms. Murphy-Barron was elected to serve the remaining year of aterm that was vacated by Stephen Rosen on Oct. 5, when he waselected by the board of directors to the position of secretary.

Ms. Westerfield was elected to serve the remaining two years ofa term that was vacated by Tom Wildsmith on Oct. 5, when he waselected by the board of directors to be the vice president of theAcademy's Health Practice Council.

The other three directors were elected to three-year terms.