Honors & Awards

URMIA Awards

The University Risk Management and Insurance Association each year presents several awards to celebrate outstanding individuals and achievements that have enhanced the higher education risk management community.

These awards highlight the URMIA members who continually go above and beyond in living our mission, vision, and values. The recipients are nominated by their peers and chosen by a selection committee. Some of these awards are named after influential URMIA members who have shaped the association's trajectory, like Larry V. Stephens and Jenny Whittington. These awardees represent the very best of URMIA.

2025 URMIA Awards

Nominations Open

Spring 2025

Nominations Deadline

Summer 2025

Awards Announced

At Annual Conference



Emerging Risk Professional Award

Emerging Risk Professional Award


Recognizes members in the early stages of their career in higher education risk management who have made contributions to and impacts on URMIA

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Jenny Whittington Excellence in Volunteering Award

Jenny Whittington Excellence in Volunteering Award


Honoring members who go significantly above and beyond in their volunteer service and/or leadership within URMIA promoting our mission, vision, and values


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Visionary Award

Visionary Award


Recognizing institutional members who have identified a specific need, acted upon it, and developed an innovative and effective program, process, or service to address an identified need for URMIA members

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Emeritus Award

Emeritus Award


Available to retired institutional or affiliate members who have provided exemplary service to URMIA and higher education risk management as a profession during their careers

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Distinguished Risk Manager Award

Distinguished Risk Manager Award


Presented to institutional members in recognition of a long-term, distinguished career as a risk manager and the contributions made to the field of risk management

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Outstanding Affiliate Service Award

Outstanding Affiliate Service Award


Awarded to affiliate members who have made career-long contributions of notable service to higher education risk management and URMIA


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Larry V. Stephens Lifetime Achievement Award

Larry V. Stephens Lifetime Achievement Award


Given to institutional members who have made career-long contributions of notable service to higher education risk management and URMIA

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Award Recipients by Year

Award Recipients by Year


View URMIA's award recipients by year

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Honors Committee Members

Honors Committee Members


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