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Risk Management and Insurance

2009 RMI Alumni Club Undergraduate Student of the Year Award
This annual award—sponsored by the RMI Alumni Club—recognizes a senior-level student majoring in risk management and insurance who has demonstrated academic excellence in coursework related to managing risk.

Jesse L. Franklin

2009 Outstanding Personal Financial Planning Graduate Student of the Year Award
This annual award recognizes a graduating personal financial planning student who has demonstrated academic excellence in graduate-level coursework and whose efforts have enhanced the quality of education for other students in the personal financial planning program.

Brian Horner

2009 Outstanding Risk Management and Insurance Graduate Student of the Year Award
This annual award recognizes a graduating risk management and insurance student who has demonstrated academic excellence in graduate-level coursework and whose efforts have enhanced the quality of education for other students in the risk management and insurance program.

Nan Ma
Svetlana Titova

2009 Robert W. Batten Actuarial Science Award
Robert W. Batten served as professor and director of Georgia State's Actuarial Science Program for 25 years. This award is presented annually to an actuarial science student in recognition of outstanding performance in actuarial mathematics.

Seong Hee Kim

2009 Floyd S. Harper Actuarial Science Award
The late Dr. Floyd S. Harper joined Georgia State's faculty in 1958 and was instrumental in the creation of the Department of Risk Management and Insurance's Actuarial Science Program. This award is presented annually to a graduating senior in actuarial science in recognition of outstanding scholastic achievement and character—qualities that Dr. Harper strove to develop in his students.

Jessica Morse

2009 Eli A. Zubay Actuarial Science Award
The late Dr. Eli A. Zubay co-founded Georgia State University's Actuarial Science Program in 1958. This award recognizes academic excellence and is presented annually to the undergraduate actuarial science major with the highest overall grade-point average. Recipients must have accumulated at least 60, but no more than 90 semester credit hours, and must have completed at least 12 semester credit hours of actuarial science coursework with no grade lower than a "B."

George Wu

2009 Gamma Iota Sigma Leadership Awards
This award recognizes Gamma Iota Sigma—Zeta Chapter members who demonstrate outstanding leadership and initiative within the organization. Recipients must also exhibit ethics in leadership and mindfulness of others.

Daniel A. Browning

2009 Gamma Iota Sigma Service Awards
This award recognizes Gamma Iota Sigma—Zeta Chapter members for distinguished service to the organization and to the Department of Risk Management and Insurance and its activities.

Veranika Baravik
Chloe Ingendaay
Dominic R. Innocenti
Adriana P. Lievano

Aon Scholarship
This annual scholarship awards up to $5,000 to an undergraduate or graduate student enrolled in any of the academic programs offered by the Department of Risk Management and Insurance. Selection is based on scholarship and need.

Samit Shrivastava
Te'Shounda Fleming

Assurant Group Scholarship
Assurant Group sponsors two annual $2,500 scholarships. One award is given to a Robinson College junior or senior student majoring in risk management and insurance. The other award is given to a junior or senior Robinson College student majoring in actuarial science. Selection is based on merit.

Cheuk Yam Tam
Rebecca Watters

Atlanta Claims Association Scholarship
This annual scholarship awards up to $1,500 to an undergraduate or graduate Robinson College student who exhibits an interest in the claims function or who majors in risk management and insurance. Selection is based on scholarship, past accomplishments, and growth potential.

Noel Diaz Agodio
David Montlick

Sam Baig (Colemont Insurance Brokers) Scholarship
This annual scholarship—established in honor of Robinson College alumnus Sam Baig (MS-RMI 1995), Executive Vice President of Colemont Insurance Brokerage—awards up to $7,500 to an undergraduate or graduate full-time student majoring in risk management and insurance. Recipients must have a GPA of 3.5 or higher. Selection is based on merit and need.

Brett Carpenter
Dominic Valentino

Robert W. Batten Chair Scholarship
Established to honor retired professor and director of Georgia State University's Actuarial Science Program, Robert W. Batten, this fund awards annual scholarships to undergraduate and graduate students majoring in actuarial science. Selection is based on merit and financial need.

Jin Gao Roy P. Joseph Hae Won Jung Jimmy Martinez Lin Miao Xue Qi Paula Reyes del Toro Yangqian Shao

Andres Vésga Mahecha Xiangjing Wei Yi Xu Zhiqiang Yan Bo Zhang Dan Zhang Nan Zhu

J. Ed Bell Scholarship
This annual scholarship of up to $1,000 honoring retired State Farm agent J. Ed Bell, is awarded to a junior, senior, or graduate RMI student. Selection is based on academic performance.

Jessica Robinson

Bermuda Scholarship Fund
This annual scholarship is designed to attract outstanding Bermudian undergraduate and graduate students who wish to study risk management in the Robinson College. Selection is based on merit and financial need.

Ade Brown
Leticia Smith

Educational Foundation, Inc. Scholarship
The Department of Risk Management and Insurance, through the Educational Foundation Inc. (EFI)—its fundraising arm—provides a variety of scholarships and fellowships to students enrolled in academic programs offered by the department. Selection is based on leadership, integrity and scholarship.

Jenianty Tang

John W. Hall Fellowship
This fellowship of up to $3,000 is named in honor of Professor John W. Hall, whose 19-year tenure as chair of the Georgia State University Department of Risk Management and Insurance was noted as a period of growth and excellence. It is available to qualified graduate students majoring in a program offered by the Department of Risk Management and Insurance. Selection is based on leadership and integrity.

Ryan Erickson
Yu Meng
Paula Reyes del Toro
Jessica Robinson

Leyton B. Hunter Fellowship
Fellowships are awarded to doctoral students with concentrations or research in risk management. This fund was established by friends of Leyton B. Hunter in honor of his numerous contributions to the insurance industry.

Tao Guo
Fan Liu
Jimmy Martinez
Thorsten Moenig
Xue Qi
Jason Strauss

Insurance Professionals of Atlanta Scholarship
This scholarship awards up to $2,000 annually to a female student currently enrolled in a Robinson undergraduate or graduate program with a risk management and/or insurance major/concentration, who has a minimum GPA of 3.25 and is planning to pursue a career in the insurance field. Selection criteria include merit and financial need.

Veronica Ray

The Helen C. Leith Fellowship
Endowed by the Helen C. Leith Foundation, this fellowship program makes available fellowships to doctoral students in an insurance-related field. Selection is based on merit.

Guo Tao
Hae Won Jung
Jimmy Martinez
Thorsten Moenig
Xue Qi
Jason Strauss
Nan Zhu

John W. Morgan Scholarship
This $2,500 annual scholarship was endowed by Pritchard & Jerden, Inc. and 11 of its employees in honor of their friend and colleague John W. Morgan. The scholarship is awarded to an undergraduate or graduate student who exhibits a strong interest in the claims function and is majoring in risk management and insurance. Selection is made on the basis of scholarship, character, and need.

Ryan Erickson
Rebecca Watters

James W. Morton Jr. Scholarship
This $2,000 scholarship is awarded annually to an undergraduate or graduate student majoring in risk management and insurance or personal financial planning. The scholarship honors James W. Morton Jr. who was instrumental in the development of State Farm Insurance Company in Georgia. Selection is based on merit.

Chris Runfola
Cheuk Yam Tam

PLUS Foundation Graduate Research Assistantships
The PLUS Foundation sponsors two Graduate Research Assistantships (GRA's) for full-time students enrolled in any of the RMI Department's graduate degree programs. Each grant awards up to $3,500 annually to support a student's participation in a research project or major paper/article supervised or headed by a department faculty member.

David Otero Bahamon
Adriana Rojas Mora

Risk and Insurance Management Society Scholarship
The Atlanta Chapter of the Risk and Insurance Management Society sponsors annual scholarships of up to $2,400 for undergraduate and graduate students interested in risk management. Selection is based on merit.

Andrew Shannon
Shaughna Stephenson

C. V. STARR Scholarship
Endowed by the Starr Foundation, this fund provides several annual scholarships of up to $4,000 to students majoring in actuarial science or any of the risk management programs. Priority is given to graduate students, but undergraduate students who have completed at least two years of coursework and who have outstanding potential are considered. The scholarship may be held for two years.

Han Chen
Xiaozhe Chen
Yan Ge
Ming-Hua Lee
Zijun Liang
Yu Meng
Shuenn Teng Ng

Sam & Joyce Turner Scholarship
This scholarship awards up to $5,000 to a full-time undergraduate or graduate Robinson College student majoring in actuarial science. Selection is based on merit and need. The scholarship honors Robinson alumnus Sam Turner (BBA 1961, MAS 1963) and his wife, Joyce. Mr. Turner had a long and distinguished career as an actuary with Tillinghast, IT&T International, Life of Virginia, and ING North America.

Chris Runfola

Windham Brannon Financial Group Scholarship
In support of the financial planning profession and Robinson's Personal Financial Planning (PFP) programs, Windham Brannon Financial Group, Inc. has established this annual scholarship in support of an outstanding PFP student. Selection is based on merit.

Charles Stalzer, Jr.