NEW YORK (April 16, 2018) — RIMS, the risk management society™, today announced the winners of its series of industry awards presented during RIMS 2018 Annual Conference & Exhibition Awards Luncheon in San Antonio.
RIMS’ most prestigious honor, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award, was presented to Ward Ching, Managing Director, Western Region at Aon Global Risk Consulting. Named in honor of RIMS’ first president, the award pays tribute to an individual who has furthered the goals of the Society and the risk management discipline through outstanding service and achievement.
RIMS Risk Manager of the Year and Risk Management Honor Roll aim to raise the profile of the risk management profession and the outstanding programs practitioners have implemented within their organizations. This year’s winner was Rebecca F. Cady, Vice President and Chief Risk Officer at the Children’s National Medical Center. Inductees to the RIMS Risk Management Honor Roll were Sandy Aspinall, Jr., Vice President of Global Risk Management for Comcast Corporation; Jennifer Hills, Director of the Office of Risk Management Services for King County (Washington); and Joseph Meaney, Jr., Vice President of Global Insurance and Risk Engineering for The AES Corporation.
The Ron Judd “Heart of RIMS” Award pays tribute to the legacy of Ron Judd, who served as the RIMS Executive Director for 22 years. Individuals are nominated by chapters for outstanding performance in furthering risk management at the chapter level. This year’s Heart of RIMS recipient is Randy Jouben, Risk Manager at Fairfax County Government and active member of RIMS Potomac Chapter.
The RIMS Rising Star Award honors up-and-coming risk management professionals under the age of 35 or who have seven or less years of professional experience in the industry. This year, Lindsey Harris, Risk Manager at Dollar Tree Stores, Inc. and Jaci Mennenga, Manager, Corporate Risk Management at COUNTRY Financial were honored for demonstrating exceptional initiative, volunteerism, professional development, achievement and leadership potential.
The RIMS Ambassadors Group award recognizes individuals for their continued service with RIMS, going above and beyond to help strengthen and support the Society’s strategic initiatives. This year, the Society welcomed Andrew Bent, Risk Manager at The Sage Group PLC and Lori Seidenberg, Head of Global Real Assets Insurance at BlackRock, Inc. to the group.
The Risk Management Hall of Fame is a joint venture of RIMS and AIG, and was created to preserve the history and tradition of the profession. This year’s inductee into the Hall of Fame is former RIMS President Berry Griffin.
The Richard W. Bland Memorial Award was presented to Terry Fleming. The award was created by RIMS Kansas City Chapter in 1974 to recognize a member’s dedicated commitment in the area of legislation or regulation.
The Cristy Award was presented to Peter Galvin, Risk Manager at Uline. This award acknowledges the individual who earned the highest marks on the three exams required to earn the Associate of Risk Management designation.
The J.D. Power 2017 Large Commercial Insurance Study,SM conducted in association with RIMS the risk management society,™ has named Lockton as the top-performing broker for 2017 and XL Catlin as the top-performing insurer for 2017.
RIMS also recognized the exceptional work of its chapters for their outstanding chapter programming and resources, as well as member engagement initiatives. Details about chapter award recipients are available at www.RIMS.org/newsroom.
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About RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition
Launched in 1963, RIMS Annual Conference & Exhibition attracts some 10,000 risk and insurance professionals at all experience levels, business executives with risk management interests, brokers, insurers and service providers for the ultimate educational and networking experience. The four-day event offers more than 160 educational sessions, keynote presentations, special events and an expansive Marketplace Exhibit Hall with nearly 400 exhibitors. Following San Antonio, the event will be hosted in Boston in 2019. For more information, visit www.RIMS.org/RIMS2018.
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Josh Salter, Director of Communications, (212) 655-6059 or JSalter@rims.org
About RIMS
As the preeminent organization dedicated to promoting the profession of risk management, RIMS, the risk management society®, is a global not-for-profit organization representing more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and government entities throughout the world. Founded in 1950, RIMS is committed to advancing risk management capabilities for organizational success, bringing networking, professional development and education opportunities to its membership of more than 10,000 risk management professionals who are located in more than 60 countries. For more information on RIMS, visit www.RIMS.org.