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Brantley Board Member Aaron Ammar and associates purchase the Horton Hotel
Oct 21, 2021

Aaron Ammar, former App State RMI student and current Brantley Risk and Insurance Center Board of Advisors member, recently took over ownership of the...

Brantley Board Member Gina Hardy recognized in the Triangle Business Journal
Oct 21, 2021

Brantley board of advisors member Gina Hardy of NCJUA and NCIUA was recently profiled in the Triangle Business Journal.  The article discusses Ha...

SCDOI Director Ray Farmer Speaks with AppState Students
Oct 18, 2021

On Thursday October 14th, South Carolina's Department of Insurance's Director Ray Farmer spoke to students about various pertinent industry topics at ...

AppRISE Cohort Establishes Three Projects for the Fall Semester
Oct 8, 2021

The 2021-22 AppRISE team is happy to be back on campus working together in person, and is busy working on three projects this fall semester. The first...

Interning at ECM Solutions - Jacqueline Salinas
Oct 5, 2021

Gamma Iota Sigma Director of Inclusive Excellence and senior double majoring in finance and banking and risk management and insurance, Jacqueline Sali...

An interview with AppState's new Enterprise Risk Manager, Boris Salvador Maldonado
Sep 27, 2021

Boris Salvador Maldonado is Appalachian State University’s new Enterprise Risk Manager. I bet you’ve never heard of his position before, but he is...

Interning at Builders Mutual - Addisyn Sharkey
Aug 25, 2021

This past summer I had the opportunity to intern with Builders Mutual Insurance Company as a Claims intern, primarily focusing on Workers’ Compensat...

GIS President, Harlee Hawthorne, attends the GIS Leadership Symposim in Columbus, OH
Aug 17, 2021

Gamma Iota Sigma (GIS) Rho Chapter—the Appalachian State Risk Management and Insurance Student Group—participated in the nation-wide GIS Leadershi...

Tanner Grail

Fresh Eyes Upon the World of Insurance - Tanner Grail
Jul 13, 2021

A Risk Management and Insurance Major, Tanner Grail, wrote the following article regarding his summer internship with Founders Professional:When start...

Meet an Alumnus: Cecilia Yanez
Jun 30, 2021

Cecilia Yanez discovered the RMI program at a recruitment dinner during her sophomore year at Appalachian State University. As she began exploring the...