First Ever ‘Riskies’ Recognize Leadership in Risk Management
Risk Management isn’t the sort of field you get into if you’re looking to live a life in the limelight. But just because these folk don’t strut their stuff on stage at every opportunity doesn’t mean they don’t deserve it.
Georgia State University J. Mack Robinson College of Business recognized that risk management can mean making a difference in the world, but often out side of the public eye. “Everybody tends to go in different directions and get pulled into their own little silos, because that’s where their compatriots are,” said David Buechner, director of the Risk Management Foundation. “[The Riskies] is a way for the greater risk community to recognize some of its own and build a network.”
Below is a list of the award winners from the event:
Career Achievement Award:
- Gary Meggs, director, Risk Management Southern Company Services
- BBA, ’74; MBA, ’78; MS, risk management and insurance, ’83
Icon Leadership Award:
- Mike Anderson, chief operating officer, Assurant Solutions
- Jeffrey T. Bowman, president and CEO, Crawford & Company
- James C. Brooks Jr., retired president and CEO, Life Insurance Company of Georgia
- MS, actuarial science, ’69
- Michael Crowley, president and co-chief operating officer, Markel Corporation
- David M. Holland, retired vice chairman, president & CEO, Munich American Reassurance Company
- BBA, ’67; MS, actuarial science, ’69
- Samuel H. Turner, retired president and CEO, Life Insurance Company of Virginia
- BBA, ’61; MS, actuarial science, ’63
Risk Sciences Education Advancement Award:
- Bruce A. Palmer, professor emeritus and chair, Department of Risk Management & Insurance, Robinson College of Business
Young Professional Innovator Award
- Seph Mard, senior model validation analyst, Ally Financial Inc.
- MS, mathematical risk management, ’12
Rising Champion Award:
- Salmaan (Sam) Baig, executive vice president, AmWINS Group
- MS, risk management and insurance, ’95
- Jane Sandler, director of risk & compliance, eSecuritel
BBA, ’95; MBA, finance and risk management and insurance, ’09
