Investing in the Future: Spencer Educational Foundation Awards Record-Breaking Number of Scholarships in 2024

Empowering Tomorrow's Risk Management and Insurance Leaders

New York, NY (July 2, 2024) – The Spencer Educational Foundation celebrates a monumental achievement in its 45-year history, awarding a record-breaking $717,500 in scholarships to 105 deserving students. 2024 marks the highest number of recipients and total amount awarded.

The merit-based scholarships support undergraduate, full-time master's, part-time master's, and Ph.D. students across the United States and Canada who are pursuing careers in risk management, insurance, and actuarial science.

"The industry is stepping up in a big way to address the looming talent crisis, and this level of scholarship funding is a testament to that," said Megan Miller, Spencer Executive Director. " We are committed to fostering a diverse and talented pipeline of candidates for our partners. We congratulate all our scholarship recipients and look forward to their contributions to the industry!”

Spencer continues to expand its scholarship offerings, including six newly named scholarships from donor partners Arch Insurance Group, Marsh McLennan Agency (MMA), Philadelphia Insurance Companies, RIMS Connecticut Valley Chapter, RIMS New Jersey Chapter, and the Young Risk Professionals of Georgia. This year, Spencer awarded 66 named scholarships totaling $382,500, with 30 of them designated explicitly for merit-based diversity scholarships to support students from historically underrepresented groups.

The Foundation partnered with 32 companies, organizations, and individuals in 2024 to award named scholarships:

AF Group

Allied World Assurance Company Ltd.

Arch Insurance Group, Inc.

Argo Group International Holdings, Ltd.

AXA XL

The Beckage Firm

Brown & Brown Insurance

Chubb

Elizabeth M. Lisle (Spencer Scholar)

FM Global

Gabe Cossio (Spencer Scholar)

Gallagher  

Hylant

LAAIA

Liberty Mutual Insurance

Lockton Companies

Marsh McLennan Agency

Milliman

Philadelphia Insurance Companies

Risk and Insurance Management Society (RIMS)

RIMS - Atlanta Chapter

RIMS - Chicago Chapter

RIMS - Connecticut Valley Chapter

RIMS - Dallas-Fort Worth Chapter

RIMS - New Jersey Chapter

RIMS - New York Chapter

Risk Strategies

RSUI Group

Sedgwick

Travelers

Young Risk Professionals of Georgia

Zurich Insurance Group

Congratulations to the 2024 Spencer Scholarship award recipients:

·        Ernest Aboagye, Georgia State University

·        Siegfried Anyomi, University of Iowa

·        Alvaro Arcia, St. Mary's University

·        James Owusu Asare, Georgia State University

·        Kooper Ashmore, East Carolina University

·        Abigail Baidoo, University of Connecticut

·        Dylan Balon, University of Georgia

·        Skye Balonis, Temple University

·        Luke Barbaryka, Appalachian State University

·        Hugh Bartlett, Drake University

·        Katherine Bednarz, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

·        Slaven Bekic, Illinois State University

·        Hrisha Bhatty, Appalachian State University

·        Sarah Bloemer, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Alyssa Bonino, St. John's University

·        Connor Bowen, University of Chicago

·        Xavier Brewington, Howard University

·        Kaylee Campbell, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Trent Cappaert, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

·        Lorenzo Casanova, St. John's University

·        Brittnee Cox, British Columbia Institute of Technology

·        Grace Dai, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Emma Daughtrey, University of Central Arkansas

·        Parker Davis, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Nii Amoo Decardi-Nelson, University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee

·        Yamo Deniz, University of Miami

·        Je’Quan Dias-Hines, Georgia State University

·        Casady Dinkel, Illinois State University

·        Zoe Engelbert, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Cacilia Enyan, Georgia State University

·        Cole Epler, Olivet College

·        Hamza Essaidi, University of Hawaii

·        Samuel Essuman, Illinois State University

·        Samuel Fox, Indiana State University

·        Sophia Fulgham, University of Arkansas

·        Omar Gonzalez, Appalachian State University

·        Avianna Gordon, Florida State University

·        Thomas Patrick Gormley, University of Cincinnati

·        Taylor Graciano, University of Georgia

·        Max Graves, Georgia State University

·        Carley Habing, Illinois State University

·        Morgan Hackworth, Olivet College

·        Gilbert Hagan, Georgia State University

·        Jade Harlow, Appalachian State University

·        Olivia Harmison, Illinois State University

·        Mary Harrington, Appalachian State University

·        Shimeng Huang, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Nelson Ibeh, Columbia University

·        Ikponmwosa Idada, Georgia State University

·        Kathryn Johnson, Illinois State University

·        Anish Joshi, St. John's University

·        Harizah Kabiruddin, University of North Texas

·        Tyler Keener, Pennsylvania State University

·        Kasyoki Kimeu, Georgia State University

·        Brady King, Saint Joseph's University

·        Lanai Kovacs Csuzi, British Columbia Institute of Technology

·        Oscar Lahti, University of St. Thomas

·        Hannah LaMaster, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Diana Lara Gomez, University of Texas at El Paso

·        Jessica Larson, Drake University

·        Nguyet Le, DePauw University

·        Reihonna Lema, Georgia State University

·        Honglin Li, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Joie Li, University of Texas at Austin

·        Eric Locke, University of South Carolina

·        Manuel Martorell, Saint Joseph's University

·        Natalie Maruyama, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Matthew McGarrigle, Saint Joseph's University

·        Alejandro Mendoza Lunatti, Southeastern University

·        Prerna Mishra, Georgia State University

·        Luke Mostello, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Caitlin Murphy, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Quynh Nguyen, University of St. Thomas

·        Naomi Nwokoma, Temple University

·        Chikwerendu Obasih, Georgia Institute of Technology

·        Selynne Ochieng, Saint Joseph's University

·        Vincent O'Connell, St. John's University

·        Diego Orellana, Arizona State University

·        Chloe Ouedraogo, Georgia State University

·        Robert Petrella, Temple University

·        Zachary Rodgers, Texas A & M University

·        Zach Rubin, Temple University

·        Bridget Rush, Villanova University

·        Yiying Shao, University of Calgary

·        Melvin Shimba, St. John's University

·        Xiaoyu Song, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Lauryn Stallworth, Georgia State University

·        Peter Steinhoff, St. John's University

·        Trevor Stevens, Drake University

·        Raelyn Stiller, University of Minnesota

·        Srikar Sunil, Pennsylvania State University

·        Princess Tagoe, East Tennessee State University

·        Dana Telljohann, Florida State University

·        Madalyn Trevino, St. Mary's University

·        Jillian Turner, Indiana State University

·        Aleena Ukkan, University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign

·        Nandisha Uppiah, York University

·        Emma Wagner, University of Nebraska-Lincoln

·        Gabe Weber, University of Michigan-Ann Arbor

·        Tyler Welch, University of Wisconsin-Madison

·        Sophie Wokatsch, Drake University

·        Woongchae Yoo, Georgia State University

·        Alec Yoon, Texas A & M University

·        Alexis Young, Arizona State University

·        Samantha Zelling, Temple University

Donors who create a named scholarship or contribute $10,000 or more annually to the Foundation are eligible to receive Spencer’s Resume Book, which compiles the achievements of this elite group of students for outreach and recruiting purposes. 

For more information about the Foundation’s scholarship program, please visit www.spencered.org/scholarships.

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About the Spencer Educational Foundation:

The Spencer Educational Foundation is a non-profit organization committed to fostering the education and professional development of risk management and insurance students. Since its establishment in 1979, the foundation has been helping students succeed by providing scholarships, grants, and internships to talented individuals pursuing careers in these fields. To learn more about the Spencer Educational Foundation and its programs, please visit www.spencered.org.

Media Contact:

Tandeka Nomvete

External Engagement Director

Spencer Educational Foundation

Email: tandeka@spencered.org