Mathematics Major and Pre-Actuarial Studies Minor
Charles T. Brown Endowed Scholarship
Joining Travelers Insurance’s Actuarial Leadership Development Program in Hartford, Connecticut, before beginning a full-time MBA program in the fall at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business in Boston
Between studies, practice and travel, it’s a wonder student-athletes find the hours in their days to get it all done. Yet, somehow, cross-country runner Roger Brown not only got it all done – he completed his degree in just three years.
“CofC taught me how to perform under pressure and manage competing demands without losing sight of what matters,” says Brown, who served as his team’s captain and secured a place on the Top 10 record board while also serving as president of the Student Athlete Advisory Committee, leading community initiatives across 18 athletics teams. “Balancing a full course load, Division I athletics, work and leadership roles simultaneously gave me a level of discipline and time management that no single experience could have provided on its own.”
Brown also co-founded Run Your City Charleston, a free six-week youth fitness program for children in the Charleston community, and managed it through its first season. The recipient of the Charles T. Brown Endowed Scholarship shined academically as well, presenting original actuarial research at the College of Charleston Department of Mathematics Colloquium Series in March 2026.
“The mathematics faculty pushed me to think rigorously and communicate clearly, and the community I found here gave me the confidence to take on challenges bigger than myself,” says the first-generation student.
Earlier this year, Brown passed the Society of Actuaries Probability Exam and completed the 2026 SOA Student Research Case Study Challenge, “Actuaries in Space: The Pricing Frontier,” which simulated a futuristic multi-line insurance environment. It all led to his summer internship with Travelers Insurance’s Actuarial Leadership Development Program, after which he’ll start the MBA program at Northeastern University’s D’Amore-McKim School of Business.
“I am most excited about the transition from student to professional and the opportunity to apply everything I have built at CofC in a real environment,” says Brown.