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Gift Supports Women in RMI Program

l-r: Morgan Wyman, Sandra Blain, Dr. Burke Christensen and Cissy Musselman

“The insurance industry,” said Dr. Burke Christensen, “is a place where women are free to rise as high as their talents will take them.”

RMI Students Attend National Gamma Iota Sigma Conference

EKU students at the 2017 GIS conference in Dallas

This year nine of EKU’s Risk Management and Insurance students took a four day trip to Dallas, Texas to learn the ins and outs of the insurance business.

This conference was open to any RMI student who is a member of the insurance fraternity, Gamma Iota Sigma. Nine students, all RMI majors, attended along with program coordinator Debbie Ellis:

RMI Hosts 27th Annual Golf Outing

(l-r) Pete Kensicki, Shawn Weir, Richard Showden, and Brian Dickey

EKU’s College of Business and Technology’s Risk Management and Insurance program hosted its 27th annual golf outing at The Arlington Golf Club on September 7, 2017.

Alumni Spotlight: Will Baker

Will Baker

I graduated in December 2016, was hired as a Claims Representative in January 2017, and made the move to Denver, Colo. Through the seven months of claims adjusting and working from home, I became unhappy with working from home, and began to view claims adjusting as a job and not a career. I knew it was time to look for a change.

Alumni Spotlight: Zach Whitmer

Zach Whitmer

Hard to believe I’ve already been graduated for several months - hasn’t quite sunk in that I’m ACTUALLY done with school.

RMI Honors Spring Graduates

RMI candidates at spring commencement

Donning black and gold sashes to signify affiliation with Gamma Iota Sigma, graduation candidates for EKU's Risk Management and Insurance program walked the stage for spring commencement. Ceremonies for the College of Business and Technology were held Friday, May 12th, in Alumni Coliseum on the EKU Campus.

Kear Wins Erie Writing Scholarship

(l-r) Kepperling, Ellis, Kear, Aliff, and Christensen

Sophomore Evan Kear may be studying hard to wrap up finals week, but he has plenty to be happy about. The Risk Management and Insurance major from Richmond just received a $3,000 scholarship from Erie Insurance.

Paraplegic Senior Eyes Brighter Future

Jeff Guest photo

Thousands of students will say farewell to Eastern Kentucky University in May. They will cross the commencement stage, receive their diplomas and throw their caps into the air as they celebrate another milestone.

EKU Risk Management and Insurance Degree Available Online Fall 2017

EKU Online graphic

Eastern Kentucky University will offer an online degree in risk management and insurance beginning fall 2017. The bachelors of business administration will be the only online undergraduate insurance degree offered in Kentucky and one of the few available in the United States.

RMI Students Participate in 2017 NAPSLO Symposium in Chicago

EKU RMI students participate in national NAPSLO symposium

Students from the Risk Management and Insurance program attended the National Symposium of Professional Surplus Lines “Extreme Risk Takers” Symposium, March 31-April 1, 2017.

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