The members of the Central Ohio Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) are proud to provide the Phil and Suzanne Renaud/Central Ohio Scholarship funds for the next generation of risk practitioners.
- Scholarship Amount: $5,000
- Academic Year: 2018-19
Ohio University alum Eric W. Spalsbury ’83, Director of Risk Management for Stanley Steemer International Inc. in Dublin, Ohio, invites Ohio University students to apply. Spalsbury participated in the Networking Reception last week for Arts & Sciences students and alumni. He earned a B.S. in Plant Biology from the College of Arts & Sciences.
Eric Spalsbury
Spalsbury provides some tips for how Arts & Sciences students
- Do a little online research into the Risk and Insurance industry. Applicants need to have a basic understanding of the profession and the various technical areas of expertise that are typically employed in enterprise risk management applications. Enterprise Risk Management is the holistic approach to reducing risk and its associated impacts to a business. It is a cradle-to-grave consideration of risk factors and tempering tactics that can be employed in a given industry or business operation.
- Do a little introspective exercise and look at your educational background. One needs to assess one’s knowledge strengths and where these would support a related field supporting a risk management agenda.
- Think creatively and “outside the box.” The arts and science world contains the vast majority of the technical skill sets needed by the supporting and ancillary industries. To name a few:
- Labor Management (written communication, interpersonal communication, relationship building)
- Product Liability (chemical formulations, product design, process design)
- Loss Control (psychology/behavioral modification, procedural development, training)
- Quality Assurance (statistical prep/analysis, metrics and trending, process analysis)
- Risk Transfer (insurance policy design, mathematics, actuarial evaluations)
- Quantitative Services (industrial hygiene, environmental sampling, forensic investigation, root cause analysis)
“All of these aspects come into play in the business world. Find a niche, understand your role, communicate the value,” he says.
Scholarship Requirements
- A college student (full-time preferred) that is currently enrolled in Risk Management or a related program; such as, Occupational Safety and Health, Business, Ergonomics, Accounting, Fire Protection and Environmental and has completed at least their freshman year or 30 credit hours.
- Overall G.P.A. of 3.0 or higher.
- Has a permanent residence in Ohio.
- Summarize (on a separate document) why you would like to enter the Risk Management or your specific field. The essay should not exceed 300 words.
- It is encouraged that the recipient will attend one of the RIMS meetings in 2018 in order to officially accept the scholarship.
- The scholarship of $5,000 applies to the fall 2018 and spring 2019 school year.
- Applies to tuition only. Some exceptions may apply.
- The Central Ohio RIMS Scholarship Committee will review the information required in the attached application and determine who will receive the scholarship. The scholarship will be awarded based upon the sole discretion of the committee.
All sections of the attached application must be completed in order to be considered for the scholarship.
Please email completed application and supporting documents to centralohiorims@gmail.com by Feb. 16, 2018. Applications submitted after Feb. 16, 2018, will not be eligible for the 2018 scholarship. Recipient will be notified by March 9, 2018.
RIMS Scholarship Application Form
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