In its October 2002 issue, Business Insurance ranked Ole Miss' Risk Management and Insurance program as the eighth largest in the nation. Complete Story
On November 1, 2002, insurance executive Donald J. Hurzeler delivered the Otho Smith Lecture. The Otho Smith Lecture Series, initiated in 1981 through a grant from the Phil B. Hardin Foundation, brings prominent business executives to the UM campus as guest speakers. It is named for the late Meridian businessman, philanthropist and former president of the UM Alumni Association. Complete Story
In November 2002, Ole Miss Risk Management assistant professor Karen Epermanis was nominated and elected by the 122 members of the Southern Risk and Insurance Association to become a member of their board of directors for the current term. Complete Story