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RIMS pledges US$30,000 to William H. McGannon Foundation


December 4, 2007   by Canadian Underwriter


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The Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) has pledged US$30,000 to the William H. McGannon Foundation.
The Canadian foundation is dedicated to providing financial resources and career development opportunities to risk management students and practitioners. The funds provided by RIMS will go towards the development of risk and insurance management student enrichment programs and grants, a RIMS release reports.
“As the leading association for risk professionals, RIMS feels an obligation to support and educate the next generation,” Janice Ochenkowski, RIMS president and managing director for Jones Lang LaSalle Inc., said in the release. “RIMS is impressed with the William H. McGannon Foundation’s dedication and successes in supporting risk management education, and we are confident this donation will be used to continue and expand the foundation’s fine work in supporting promising students in the discipline.”
The foundation in 2007 awarded three scholarships for a total of Cdn$7,500. In addition, it launched the McGannon Student Involvement Program, which provides funding for students enrolled in post-secondary risk and insurance management-related programs to attend the RIMS Canada conference in Toronto in 2008.
“RIMS is well-known in Canada for its devotion to raising the profile of the risk management profession and this donation will provide the necessary funds to help the William H. McGannon Foundation grow and prosper,” says Joe Restoule, the president of the William H. McGannon Foundation and leader of risk management for NOVA Chemicals Corp. “The foundation is truly honored to receive recognition and support from the premier risk management association. This donation is testament to RIMS’ commitment to educating and advancing the next generation of risk professionals.”


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