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Millicent W. Workman
Research Analyst and Editor of Practical Risk Management
International Risk Management Institute Inc.
Memphis, Tenn./Dallas
Age: 59
As director of corporate risk management for Belz Enterprises, Memphis' largest real estate development and management company, Millicent W. Workman developed state-of-the-art risk and employee benefit management programs. Her effort earned her the 1992 Business Insurance Risk Manager of the Year Award. Ms. Workman then joined residential plumbing products manufacturer Mueller Industries Inc. as director of risk management and human resources. In 2005 she was named president of the CPCU Society. Ms. Workman joined IRMI last month.
Advice to young women: "I think you can't overemphasize the importance of continuous learning--learning about the industry. It's something you do every day. The broader your knowledge of the industry, the better equipped you are" to handle a variety of opportunities. "You come out of college and you think you want to be a risk manager. But you're not going to be a risk manager for a major corporation the day you get out of college."