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Discovery is Our Business!
College of Business
Risk Management & Insurance Studies Program
Semi-annual Report to
Stakeholders
Jan.-
June
2017
Student Placement – The insurance and risk management industries increasingly recognize the added value of hiring students who have chosen to study these disciplines as part of their university education. New Mexico State University’s Risk Management and Insurance Studies program is continuing to attract opportunities for our graduates and interns.
Careers – Graduates and Recent Alumni
Gina Cascari Pat Campbell Las Cruces, NM
Alex Foulon AmTrust North America Dallas, TX
Lynn Guest AAA New Mexico Las Cruces, NM
Keith Jordan Mass Mutual Albuquerque, NM
Isaac Martinez Advisor Group Phoenix, AZ
Samantha McCarson Marsh Austin, TX
Noah Simpson AXA Advisors Scottsdale, AZ
Interns
Lillie Alexander Gallagher/RPS Orange Co, CA
Alexi Corbin All Risks Scottsdale, AZ
Graham Pinney NM Association of Counties Santa Fe, NM
Taylor Richardson New York Life Las Cruces/El Paso
Nicholas Woods GEICO Tuscon, AZ
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EMPLOYERS MARK YOUR CALENDARS!
Career Expo – September 19, 2017 9:00 AM – 3:00 PM Corbett Center Student Union, Third Floor – Ballrooms Career Services 575-646-1631 [email protected] For additional information click on the following link: https://careerservices.nmsu.edu/career-fairs/career-expo/ If you are unable to participate in the Career Fair, but have career or internship
opportunities available, please contact: Mike McGonigle via ([email protected] /
575-646-4091) or Tim Query via ([email protected] / 575-646-5253). They can
inform RMI and/or College of Business students.
Mountain States Insurance Group Award for Outstanding Achievement in Insurance
This semester’s award winner is Gina Casciani. Gina’s hometown is San Diego, California, and she has also lived in White Sands, New Mexico and Manassas, Virginia. She graduated in May 2017 and recently started her career at Pat Campbell Insurance in commercial lines. Pat Campbell Insurance is a 71-year-old agency located in Las Cruces, NM.
Pictured L-R, Finance Department Chair Hari Sankaran, Gina, RMI Faculty Mike McGonigle
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RMI ALUM FOCUS – Purvaja Soochit Purvaja was an RMI student at NMSU, originally from the country of Mauritius. While attending the University of Alberta, she was selected for a scholarship to study abroad and chose to attend New Mexico State University to pursue risk management courses. During her time at New Mexico State University, she had the opportunity to attend the RIMS Conference in Philadelphia and joined the Gamma Iota Sigma chapter for risk management. Her experiences at NMSU have been a key driver in shaping her interest in the insurance and risk management industry. Purvaja returned to Canada and completed work terms in personal line underwriting, asset management and banking prior to graduating from the University of Calgary with a Bachelor’s of Science specializing in Actuarial Science and Statistics. Currently, Purvaja works as a technology consultant at Deloitte in Calgary. She has had the opportunity to be part of large scale technological transformation across industries in Canada. Purvaja is also hoping to leverage her analytical skills to participate in the innovation efforts in the insurance industry. During her free time, she enjoys getting away to the Canadian Rockies for a hike.
Purvaja Soochit
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Industry Speakers Share Wisdom with Students
We’ve had a good group of guest speakers share their experience and expertise, along with
career advice to RMI classes and Gamma Iota Sigma this past semester.
Spring Semester Speakers:
Shawn Gustafson & William Burke, Jr. – Burke Agency – Las Cruces (upper right photo)
Gordon Thompson – AmeRisk – Albuquerque (upper left photo)
Sandra Callanan – Mountain States Insurance Group – Albuquerque (upper left photo)
Gabe Portillo – Berger Briggs Real Estate & Insurance – Albuquerque (lower right photo)
Veronica Jurney – Hub International – Albuquerque (lower left photo)
If you are interested in talking to students about an exciting career in the insurance/risk management industries, let us know!
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Gamma Iota Sigma
The professional fraternity (Beta Beta chapter) hosted two bake sales on campus over the course of the spring semester as fundraisers. Those efforts will help the organization’s goal of becoming financially independent and will enable our members to attend industry related events, like the GIS Annual Conference in Dallas, TX from September 28-30, 2017.
GIS also designed and purchased t-shirts that will be worn by our members while attending off-campus industry events and community service events.
These shirts were made possible by the support of Hub International - Las Cruces. If you would like to see your company’s name on our shirts or if you would like to support the only insurance and risk management fraternity in New Mexico, please contact advisor Mike McGonigle via email at [email protected] or via phone at (575) 646-4091.
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GIS aims to host a speaker at a meeting at least once a month. We need speakers that can talk about risk management, actuarial science, insurance regulation, reinsurance, insurance marketing, or any other insurance and risk management related topic. If you are interested being a speaker, please contact advisor Mike McGonigle via email at [email protected] or via phone at (575) 646-4091.
Academic Activities and Presentations
PRESENTATIONS
Mike McGonigle presented “Jetsons, Here We Come: How Drones and Driverless
Technology May Revolutionize Our Lives Sooner Than You Think” at the annual
convention of the International Association of Insurance Professionals (IAIP) in
Albuquerque, NM in June.
PUBLICATIONS
Cruz, Evaristo, and J. Tim Query, 2017, “Developing Actuarial Assumptions within
the Framework of a Hyper-Inflationary Environment.” International Journal of
Management & Social Sciences (ISSN 2455-2267), 6(3), 440-460.
Query, J. Tim and Dan Kugler, 2017, “The Structure and Utilization of Advisory
Boards at U.S. Risk Management and Insurance Programs,” Journal of Risk
Education, Vol. 7: 27-52. www.jofriskeducation.org
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Aggies attend RIMS Conference
Thanks primarily to the continued financial support of the Rocky Mountain RIMS Chapter, NMSU sent six RMI students to the 2017 Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS) Annual Conference in April. This year’s conference was held in Philadelphia, PA.
From left to right: Liz Sanchez, Mike McGonigle (faculty), Derreck Kayongo (keynote speaker), Nick Woods, Rain Ponce, Alexi Corbin, and Maya Kennon. Not shown: student Reese Davies.
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May 31, 2017
Kaitlin J. Keller, Regional Vice President, Draper Region, is pleased to inform you that Travis B. White has been promoted to Assistant Manager, Orem Claims Branch. This is a new office in Utah that will open later this year. Travis began his career with Auto-Owners in 2010 as an Associate Claim Representative assigned to our Mesa South/West Claims Branch. In 2011, he was promoted to Branch Claim Representative. Travis was named Field Claim Representative in our Mesa North/East Claims Branch in 2012. In 2016, he was promoted to
Senior Claim Representative and is currently serving in that position. Travis holds a bachelor of business administration degree from New Mexico State University. He has earned the following designations: Chartered Property Casualty Underwriter, Senior Claim Law Associate, Associate in Management, Associate in Claims and Associate in Personal Insurance along with several other designations. Travis is currently active in insurance studies. This change will be effective upon relocation.
Diana R. Allen, Vice President, Human Resources
Alumni send us your news! We have an NMSU RMI Alumni & Friends Group at Linkedin.com
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Looking for producers? In addition to the Risk Management and Insurance minor, the NMSU College of Business now offers a minor in Professional Selling. For more information, contact the advisor for this minor, Dr. Erin Blaugrund at [email protected] or 575-646-3461. Required Courses (9.0 Credit Hours):
MKTG 303, Principles of Marketing MKTG 312, Personal Selling MKTG 462, Advanced Sales
Elective/Additional Coursework (must total an additional 9.0 Credit Hours):
MGT 360V, Negotiation and Business Conflict Resolution MKTG 453, Sales Management MKTG 404, Business-to-Business Marketing MKTG 400, Marketing / Sales Internship Field Experience
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New Mexican Resident / Finance & Insurance Professor / and Bataan Death March Survivor passes away
Finance and Insurance Professor Lester I. Tenney passed away in February at age
96. Dr. Tenney was a past president of the Western Risk and Insurance
Association. While he didn't earn degrees or teach at NMSU (Dr. Tenney taught at
Arizona State University in the College of Business), he was living in Carlsbad, NM at the
time of his death and he was also a survivor of the Bataan Death March. The Bataan
Death March had a large impact on the state of New Mexico, given that many of the U.S.
soldiers in Bataan were from New Mexico, specifically from the 200th/515th Coast Artillery
of the National Guard. Dr. Tenney also wrote a book about his experiences titled, “My
Hitch in Hell.”
A BIG THANK YOU!
For the past several years Renee Brown has been instrumental in putting our semi-annual stakeholder newsletter together. She has a knack for taking my “chicken scratch” and turning it into a professional-looking newsletter. Unfortunately for us, but fortunately for Renee, she will be retiring at the end of June 2017. Renee has worn a lot of hats over the past decade, including Editor of the College of Business web page and as a historian/archivist for the College of Business. Her talents will be missed, but we wish her all the best in retirement!
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Naming Opportunities Share Strong Message
Over the years, many friends of New Mexico State University have chosen to provide support through a contribution for a named fund or facility. A named gift opportunity sends a strong message to our students and community that an individual, business, or organization has loaned their name to the university’s effort to provide quality, accessible education and outreach to all who can benefit from NMSU’s programs and services. The NMSU Foundation offers many opportunities for loyal supporters to contribute to the success of NMSU students, faculty, and staff for generations to come. Naming opportunities include:
Organizational Units
Endowed Faculty Positions
Lecture Series
Fellowships / Assistantships
Scholarships Ready to make an impact through a named fund or facility? Contact Anthony Casaus for more information:
Anthony Casaus Assistant Dean, Development & Alumni Relations
New Mexico State University College of Business
MSC 3AD, PO Box 30001 Las Cruces, NM 88003-8001
[email protected] Phone: 575-646-5817
Cell: 575-644-4379
