The risk management society, RIMS, today announced the winners of its series of industry awards presented during RIMS 2017 Annual Conference & Exhibition Awards Luncheon in Philadelphia.

RIMS' most prestigious honor, the Harry and Dorothy Goodell Award, was presented to Scott B. Clark, Area Senior Vice President, Enterprise Risk Management Consultant at Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. Named in honor of RIMS' first president, the award pays tribute to an individual who has furthered the goals of the Society and the risk management discipline through outstanding service and achievement.

RIMS Risk Manager of the Year and Risk Management Honor Roll aim to raise the profile of the risk management profession and the outstanding programs practitioners have implemented within their organizations. This year's winner was Loren Nickel, Director of Business Risk and Insurance at Google. Inductees to the RIMS Risk Management Honor Roll were:

• Benjamin Evans, Executive Director, Office of Risk Management and Insurance at the University of Pennsylvania;
• Juliana J. Keaton, Director of Insurance at CSX Transportation, Inc.; and
• Scot Schwarting, Director of Risk Management at Whirlpool Corporation.

The RIMS Rising Star Award honors up-and-coming risk management professionals under the age of 35 or who have seven or less years of professional experience in the industry. This year, William Lehman, Insurance Specialist at Cook Group Incorporated, was honored for demonstrating exceptional initiative, volunteerism, professional development, achievement, and leadership potential.