As announced in an Insights article in February, Larry V. Stephens, AIC, ARM, CPCU, AAM, DRM, Indiana University's director of insurance, loss control and claims (retired), became the first recipient of URMIA's Lifetime Achievement Award at the 2019 Annual Conference.
The award, which will be granted on rare occasions as URMIA's new highest honor for an institutional member, was created this year to specifically honor select individuals for their extraordinary leadership and commitment to URMIA and the profession of higher education risk management. It was announced at the conference that henceforth the award will be known as the Larry V. Stephens Lifetime Achievement Award.