Appalachian State team wins RIMS' risk management student challenge
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Appalachian State University’s risk management student team won the Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge at the 2015 Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. conference in New Orleans.
Made up of Grant Jared, Wesley McDaniel, Bruce Thomas and Eric Vickers, the team from Boone, North Carolina-based Appalachian State competed against seven other universities and delivered their winning risk management presentation in front of 100 industry leaders at the conference, RIMS said in a statement. Their academic adviser is Karen Epermanis.
“Universities and their students are realizing the rewarding career opportunities that are available within risk management, and the Challenge is yet another way for us to showcase this exciting profession,” RIMS Executive Director Mary Roth said in a the statement.
The challenge began three months ago with 20 universities each presented with a risk management situation to which they developed programs to address.
Eight of the teams were selected to attend this year’s conference, where the field was narrowed to three finalists who presented one last time in front of risk professionals at the conference.
Missouri State University took second place in this year’s challenge, while Temple University took third. The first place university received $4,000, the second received $3,000, and the third got $2,000
“Congratulations to Appalachian State, all of the competing teams, their academic advisors and to all of the professionals who continue to support our mission and the future of the industry,” Brion Callori, chairman of the Spencer Educational Foundation, said in the statement.
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