University trustee honored with the naming of The Karen Carter Chair of Risk Management and Insurance in the Sorrell College of Business

Trustee Karen Carter was honored by the Board with the naming of the chair in Risk Management and Insurance.

Trustee Karen Carter was honored by the Board with the naming of the chair in Risk Management and Insurance.

Troy University’s Board of Trustees honored one of its own by naming a newly endowed chair of Risk Management and Insurance in the Sorrell College of Business.

The Karen Carter Chair of Risk Management and Insurance honors her service to the University and recognizes her “outstanding professional career in the insurance field,” according to the…

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Sorrell grads are finding success in the field of risk management and insurance after college

RMI graduates are finding post-college success thanks to their instructors. (TROY photo)

RMI graduates are finding post-college success thanks to their instructors. (TROY photo)

Since its introduction, TROY’s risk management insurance focus has been committed to setting students up for future success. 

While demanding academic coursework is important, much of that success is predicated on the personal involvement of expert faculty members who mentor each RMI student.

“It was a very friendly, welcoming staff and environment,” said Evan Legassey,…

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Risky Business: Risk Management and Insurance

TROY's Beta Iota won the

TROY's Beta Iota won the "Excellent Chapter" award in 2019 at the International Risk Management National Conference for Gamma Iota Sigma.

Many things in life — driving a car, traveling, buying a home, growing crops, starting a business, even choosing where to live — carry an element of risk. And although not every risk is insurable, insurance products exist to help mitigate and protect against uncertainty and the potential for loss, injury, or damage from many…

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Alumna takes helm of insurance program in Sorrell College of Business

Bibb Graves Hall serves as the home of the Sorrell College of Business. (TROY photo)

Bibb Graves Hall serves as the home of the Sorrell College of Business. (TROY photo)

A graduate of Troy University’s Risk Management and Insurance Program has taken the reins of the program as its director.

Dr. Courtney Bass Baggett, a 2012 RMI graduate, was appointed to the role by Sorrell College of Business Dean Dr. Judson Edwards, following the retirement of past director Dr. Ed Duett in May.

“I have…

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