1. WHY ARE FINANCIALLY HEALTHY EMPLOYERS FREEZING THEIR DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS? Open Access Author: Shultz, Allison L. Title: WHY ARE FINANCIALLY HEALTHY EMPLOYERS FREEZING THEIR DEFINED BENEFIT PENSION PLANS? Area of Honors: Actuarial Science Keywords: pensiondefined benefitdefined contribution File: Download final_thesis.pdf Thesis Supervisors: David Arthur Cather, Thesis SupervisorDavid Arthur Cather, Thesis SupervisorRon Gebhardtsbauer, Faculty ReaderDavid Arthur Cather, Thesis Honors Advisor