SAN DIEGO—A team of students from Temple University won this year’s Spencer-RIMS Risk Management Challenge, concluding a three-month case-study challenge against 20 other universities. Team members Andrew Donchez, Carolyn Murset, Sean Preis and Zilong Zhao, advised by Associate Professor R.
B. Drennan, will take home the competition’s $4,000.
This year, Lego provided a case study for teams from 21 universities to studied the risk portfolio and develop an array of proposed solutions. Eight teams were then invited to attend the RIMS 2016 Conference here in San Diego to present their findings to judges and an audience of risk professionals.
“All of the students who took part in the Spencer-RIMS Risk Challenge are winners,” said Ron Davis, the newly elected chair of the Spencer Educational Foundation. “Each university team was prepared, smart and successfully delivered innovative risk management solutions for a very complex situation. It is truly rewarding to see them have the opportunity to shine during this competition and validates the critical work we do to support tomorrow’s risk management professionals.”
“This competition reinforces that the risk management profession’s future is bright,” said RIMS CEO Mary Roth. “The Rising Risk Professional demographic of RIMS members continues to grow and their contributions and professional needs have directly influenced the resources and opportunities the Society delivers.
We are so proud to be able to introduce these students to the energy and excitement of a RIMS Annual Conference and congratulate all of them for participating in the challenge.”
Second place went to Florida State University, while the team from Butler University took third. The Temple team won $4,000, FSU $3,000 and Butler $2,000 for their achievements.
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