Distinguished Risk Manager Award

Purpose

Each year, the URMIA Honors Committee considers Institutional member nominees for the Distinguished Risk Manager (DRM) Award. It is a singularly high honor to receive this award, signifying the profound respect of one’s peers. Those who receive the award will be recognized during URMIA’s upcoming Annual Conference.

Nominations

The Honors Committee accepts nominations at any time. Submissions received after July 17 will be considered for the following year.


Nominate

 

Selection Criteria

The Honors Committee relies upon members to call attention to individuals for consideration. Nominees must be employed by an institution with an URMIA membership in good standing. Other criteria include:

  • Long-term distinguished career as a risk manager

  • Professional accomplishments (e.g., ARM, CPCU, CLU, etc.)

  • Other awards and recognition nominee has received

  • Service to URMIA, RIMS, NACUBO, CPCU, CLU or similar organizations as a board officer or member, committee chair or active committee member, etc.; service as a mentor to others in management, risk management, higher education, insurance industry, or local community; and/or service as a teacher fostering risk management principles.

  • Contributions to the field of risk management demonstrated by the development of new techniques or approaches for addressing risk management issues and/or writing articles that shed new light on the practice of risk management

  • Leadership qualities demonstrated by having marshaled resources to address regular and/or unusual problems in the field of higher education risk management or risk management in general

The committee recognizes that individual accomplishments are unique; we will consider other accomplishments. We also understand that nominators may not have exact details or dates. URMIA staff will verify details.

 

Recipients of URMIA's Distinguished Risk Managers Award
2021 Distinguished Risk Manager Award Recipients

Susan Liden and Lisa Zimmaro


Recipients of URMIA's Distinguished Risk Managers Award

2019 Distinguished Risk Manager Award Recipients

Sandy Mitchell and Samuel Florio



Recipients of URMIA's Distinguished Risk Managers Award in 2018

2018 Distinguished Risk Manager Award Recipients

Kathy E. Hargis and Anita C. Ingram

Chauncey Fagler

Luke Figora
2022 Distinguished Risk Manager Award Recipients

Chauncey Fagler and Luke Figora



Distinguished Risk Managers

 
2022
 
 
2022
 
 
2021
 
 
2021
 
Lisa Zimmaro, Esq.
 
2019
 
 
2016
 
 
2016
 
 
2013
 
 
2009
 
 
2008
 
 
2006
 
 
2005
 
 
2003
 
 
2001
 
 
1999
 
George H. Meeker, ARM
 
1996
 
Michael G. Klein
 
1995
 
 
1995
 
 
1994
 
Benning F. Jenness
 
1994
 
 
1994
 
Truman G. Pope
 
1993
 
Murray C. Edge, ARM, CSSD, WSO
 
1993
 
 
1992
 
Charles D. Emerson
 
1990
 
Stanley Tarr, DHL
 
1989
 
John Adams
 
1989
 
 
1989
 
Lee B. Stenquist
 
1989