BOSTON—The Risk & Insurance Management Society Inc. on Monday presented its highest honor, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award, to Stephen M. Wilder, vp of risk management at Burbank, Calif.-based The Walt Disney Co.

The Goodell Award is named for RIMS' first president and is awarded annually to an individual who has advanced risk management as a discipline and has furthered the goals of RIMS.

“This is truly an incredible moment for me,” said Mr. Wilder accepting the award during Monday's General Session.

“I'm joining a who's who of risk management and insurance, the giants before me who've won the Goodell Award….I've been surrounded by the best and the brightest in the industry my whole career, and for that I am truly grateful,” said Mr. Wilder, who is a former Business Insurance Risk Manager of the Year.

RIMS presented several other awards during Monday's awards luncheon, including the Richard W. Bland Memorial Award, which was given to Lance Kayfish, risk manager at the City of Kelowna, British Columbia. The award recognizes efforts in the areas of legislation and regulation.

In addition, the Ron Judd Heart of RIMS Award was presented to Mark Ryan, director of casualty insurance at Occidental Petroleum Corp. and member of the Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter of RIMS. The award, which was established in tribute to the legacy of former RIMS Executive Director Ron Judd, recognizes achievements in furthering risk management at the chapter level.

The Arthur Quern Quality Award, which honors innovations in risk management, was given to Paychex Inc. for its predictive model within its enterprise risk management program, RIMS said.

RIMS also presented the Cristy Award to Stanley Jurewicz, director of risk management at Florida State University in Jacksonville. The award recognizes the individual who scored the highest on the three exams required to earn the Associate of Risk Management designation.

Also at the luncheon, RIMS and Business Insurance presented the 2010 Risk Manager of the Year Award to Debra L. Rodgers, vp of global risk management at Philadelphia-based ARAMARK Corp.

RIMS and Business Insurance also announced the members of the 2010 Risk Management Honor Roll: Scott Borup, director of corporate risk management at Johnson & Johnson in New Brunswick, N.J.; and Christine Eick, executive director of risk management and safety at Auburn University in Auburn, Ala.

RIMS also recognized the achievements of several individual chapters during the luncheon.