Insurance Symposium

Since 1995, the Ole Miss RMI program has hosted the annual Ole Miss Insurance Symposium, which serves the insurance industry and allows the students to learn more about the industry while also allowing them to interact with risk management and insurance professionals. Nearly 200 participants regularly attend the Symposium which features national and international industry thought leaders.

Insurance Symposium Award

As part of the Insurance Symposium, the Ole Miss RMI program recognizes one individual each year for long-term involvement and commitment to the program by awarding the "Outstanding Supporter Award."

Charlene Smith - 2023

Outstanding Student Service Award Winner

The Symposium luncheon is a forum for the recognition of a student who has provided outstanding service to the program.

MacKenzie Byrd - 2023

RMI Advisory Board

The Ole Miss Insurance Advisory Board is an active component in the success of the RMI program. The commitment and leadership of the board is evidenced by their involvement in the planning and managing of our special events, such as the annual Ole Miss Insurance Symposium and the Ole Miss Insurance Classic golf tournament. The Board supports career development for students, intern and job placement, fundraising, and strategic planning. The advisory board meets four times a year, alternating between the Ole Miss campus and the Jackson, MS area.

Officers and Members (2022–2023)

Perry Cartlidge, Chair, Mississippi Farm Bureau Insurance
Charlie Chandler, Chair-Elect, Vice-Chair, BXS Insurance
Thomas G. Quaka (emeritus)*, Southern Insurance Consulting, Secretary-Treasurer
Matthew Koury*, Immediate Past Chair, Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc.
Brent Allred, Lipscomb & Pitts Insurance, A Higginbotham Partner
Elizabeth Bounds, Brown & Riding
Madeleine Brown, Jackson, MS
Tammra Cascio, Insurance Coalition of Mississippi
Roger Elfert, FBBInsurance, Jackson, MS
Thomas Y. Elfert (emeritus), Arthur J. Gallagher & Company
Steve England, Houston, TX
Lance Ewing*, San Manuel Band of Mission Indians
Stephen Fountain, Jackson, MS
Clinton A. Graham,* Independent Insurance Agents of Mississippi
Tiffany Hawkins (emeritus),*FCCI Insurance Group
Sydney Hedberg, Marsh McLennan
Van E. Hedges (emeritus),* Southern Insurance Consulting
Jeff Hubbard, Brown & Riding
Shaw Johnson, SouthGroup Insurance Services
Matthew J. Lammel, Lammel & Associates, LLC
John Langcuster*, State Farm Insurance Companies
Jay Lynch, Safeco Insurance
Jay Mooney, Vice-Chair, Liberty Mutual Insurance
Chadwick W. Russell, Southern Farm Bureau Life Insurance
Charlene Smith (emeritus)*, Accident Fund
Ike S. Trotter* Ike Trotter Agency, LLC
Ronald P. Tubertini (emeritus)* SouthGroup Insurance Services
Dan W. Webb (emeritus),* Webb, Sanders, & Williams, PLLC
John P. Wells (emeritus),*Mississippi Insurance Department
Bob Williams,* Mississippi Insurance Department
Dudley D. Wooley*, Ross & Yerger Insurance, Inc.

* Indicates past chairperson of the Board.

Sustaining Partners

Sustaining Sponsors provide crucial financial support that enables us to attract, educate, and place future industry leaders. Their contributions fund key events such as the Fall and Spring Insurance Career Days, the RMI Professional Society Annual Meeting, the re-establishment of Gamma Iota Sigma, the Ole Miss Insurance Symposium, and the Ole Miss Insurance Classic golf tournament. Additionally, these funds help maintain our competitive teaching faculty and facilitate student leader involvement in national activities. We thank the 2023-2024 Sustaining Sponsors for their generosity and commitment to the Risk Management and Insurance Program at the University of Mississippi.

For information on how to become a Sustaining Sponsor, contact Dr. Andre Liebenberg.