SPENCER GRANT RECIPIENTS
Congratulations to the universities, colleges, companies, and RMI nonprofit organizations below whose applications were selected for a Spencer grant award!
2025 Course Development Grant Recipients
Dominican University | Four (4) in-person RMI undergraduate Courses, including a Core (required) Global Risk Management offering to all Finance & Management students | Alliant Insurance Foundation supported.
Fisk University | In-person Agency Operations & Distributions Channels undergraduate course | R.I.S.E. Opportunity Foundation supported.
Lincoln University | Face-to-face Enterprise Risk Management course for graduate students | Alliant Insurance Foundation and RIMS supported.
Portland State University | Hybrid (including face-to-face) Introduction to RMI undergraduate course | OR RIMS Chapter supported.
Saskatchewan Polytechnic | In-person Risk Management Principles and Practices, Risk Assessment & Treatment, and Risk Financing Courses as a part of a new RMI Certificate.
St. John’s University | Hybrid (face-to-face and simultaneously remote) Excess & Surplus Lines course for graduate students, and with permission of St. John’s, upper-level undergraduate students enrolled in RMI | Westfield Specialty supported.
SUNY Geneseo | In-person RMI elective.
SUNY Oswego | Online/online hybrid Climate Change Risk Management undergraduate course | FM supported.
Tarleton State University | Remote + Asynchronous Risk Management in Supply Chains Course for graduate students | FM supported.
Troy University | Face-to-face Personal Finance and Insurance undergraduate course.
University of Central Arkansas | Life and Health and Corporate Risk Management courses as a part of a new Economics and Insurance of Healthcare Administration Minor.
University of Denver | Face-to-face introductory undergraduate course on RMI as a part of Business Ethics & Legal Studies Minor.
University of Illinois at Chicago | In-person P&C and Insurance Company Operations courses as a part of a new RMI Concentration.
University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill | Face-to-face Innovating RMI undergraduate course as a part of a Risk Management and Insurance Minor.
University of Texas Rio Grande Valley | Principles of RMI Course | AF Group supported).
2025 General Grant Recipients
The Actuarial Foundation | Modeling the Future Challenge Program
Appalachian State University | Training center with insurance lab
Appalachian State University | Attracting student athletes to insurance careers
Bowling Green State University | Student travel 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL)
Brenau University | Student travel 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL)
DePauw University | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference
Dominican University New York | Conference attracting high school students, college students, and recent alumni to RMI careers | Sponsored by the Alliant Insurance Foundation
Drake University | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference
East Carolina University | Experiential learning trip to Atlanta, GA
Eastern Kentucky University | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL)
Fayetteville State University | FinTech, RMI, and Challenge Activities
Florida State University | Intercollegiate insurance sales challenge
HBCU IMPACT® | Annual Symposium
Insurance Knowledge Evolution | Program funding for Insurance is Ikonic (III) and Tadpole Insurance Programs
Mercy University | Career Coaching and Experiential Learning
Morgan State University | Experiential learning trip to Bermuda
National African American Insurance Association (NAAIA) | National Talent Development Competition
NAAIA - New York Chapter | Experiential learning for high school & college students
The National Invest Program | Partnership with national DECA to introduce RMI careers to high school students
Ontario Risk & Insurance Management Society (ORIMS) | Risk education seminars for Canadian high school & college students
Risk & Insurance Education Alliance | CISR High School Program
Risk Management & Insurance Society (University of Wisconsin-Madison) | Experiential learning aimed at developing industry knowledge
Saint Joseph's University | Spencer Digital Insights Lab
State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL)
Temple University | Video and industry Series
University of Akron | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 WSIA Student Symposium
University of Colorado, Denver | RISK 1001 (Introduction to RMI careers high school students) + Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference
University of Connecticut | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL)
University of Georgia | Early Career Development Symposium for Ph.D. Students
University of Houston-Downtown | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference + FM Learning Academy
University of North Texas | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Other Experiential Travel
The University of South Florida | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference
University of St. Thomas | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference
University of Texas at El Paso | Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL)
Virginia Commonwealth University | Fellowship Program + Student travel to 2025 RISKWORLD Conference (Chicago, IL) + Student travel to 2025 GIS Annual Conference
West Virginia University | Insurance Symposium + Career Readiness + Internship T&E for out-of-state
2025 Internship Grant Recipients
AES Corporation
BentallGreenOak (BGO)
Bernards
Bon Secours Mercy Health
Chobani
Columbia Sportswear Company
Cotton Holdings
CURIE
DFW International Airport
Diocese of St. Augustine
Encompass Health Corporation
Equinix
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University
Flow Control Group
Hackensack Meridian Health
Harbor Group Management Co.
Kite Realty Group
Louis Vuitton Moet Hennessy (LVMH)
Martin County Board of County Commissioners
Mastercard
Match Group
Matson
Metropolis Technologies
Oregon Health and Science University
Panda Restaurant Group
Port of Portland
Posillico
Rice University | The Lisa Zimmaro URMIA Internship Grant Recipient
Richmond National Group
University Hospitals Health System
University of Denver
VyStar Credit Union
Western National Group
YMCA of Snohomish County
2025 Risk Manager on Campus (RMOC) Grant Recipients
Appalachian State University
Bowie State University
Bowling Green State University
Bryant University | Dan Kugler RMOC Grant Recipient
California State University, Fullerton
Drake University
Fisk University | Made possible by a generous donation from the R.I.S.E Opportunity Foundation
Illinois State University
Indiana State University
La Salle University
Michigan State University
Mississippi State University
Missouri State University
New Mexico State University
New York Institute of Technology
Old Dominion University
Saint Joseph's University
State University of New York (SUNY) at Brockport | Dan Kugler RMOC Grant Recipient
State University of New York (SUNY) at Oswego
Temple University
University of Akron
University of Alabama
University of Central Arkansas
University of Colorado, Denver | Made possible by a generous donation from Marsh
University of Connecticut | Made possible by a generous donation from Marsh
University of Houston-Downtown
University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
University of North Texas | Made possible by a generous donation from Marsh
University of Rhode Island
Virginia Commonwealth University
West Virginia University
2025 Student Risk Management Challenge - Top 8 Teams
1st Place: University of Wisconsin-Madison | Madison, Wisconsin, USA
2nd Place: DePauw University | Greencastle, Indiana, USA
3rd Place: Institute of Insurance and Risk Management | Hyderabad, Telangana, India
Saint Joseph's University | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Tribhuvan University | Kathmandu, Bagmati, Nepal
University of New South Wales | Sydney, New South Wales, Australia
University of South Africa | Pretoria, Gauteng, South Africa
University of the Witwatersrand | Johannesburg, Gauteng, South Africa
