Cravens Warren Participates in University of Houston's 'Meet the Industry Day'
On February 11, 2011, the College of Business at the University of Houston Downtown held it's annual "Meet the Industry Day". The event introduced students to a wide variety of industries and careers pertaining to students majoring in but not limited to Finance, Business, CIS, Supply Chain, Accounting, and Insurance & Risk Management, International Business, Management, and Marketing.Confirmed keynote speakers for the event were: Ronald C. Green, Houston City Controller; Thomas Smouse, Human Resources Director, Noble Energy, Inc.; Wil Smith, Business Consultant, Workforce Solutions, and Downey Bridgwater, President and CEO of Sterling Bank. The keynote speakers gave a two hour presentation to over 200 students, giving them an overview of the opportunities the Houston Economy affords new graduates.
Mike Schneider, President of Cravens Warren, and Ashley Western, Commercial Business Development Manager for Cravens Warren, attended the event. Ashley was recognized as a future leader in the industry, and was honored by being asked to participate in a panelist discussion on Insurance & Risk Management career opportunties. Ashley encouraged students to explore the various careers that exist within the industry, and helped them to understand that the industry holds great opportunty for tomorrow's leaders in business.
The moderator for the panel was Wendall Braniff, JD, MS, Director of the UHD Insurance & Risk Managment Center.
Dr. Wendall Braniff joined the UHD faculty in July 2009 as Director of the newly created Insurance and Risk Management Center. In Fall 2009, the first two insurance and risk management courses were offered in the IRM major of the College of Business’ BBA degree program. The program will produce its first graduates in May 2011.
The UHD IRM program is unique in the nation owing to its strong connections with the state and Houston insurance and risk management industry. Because of this industry support and partnership, numerous students have completed internships within the industry, a requirement for the major, many of which have resulted in permanent career positions for students and graduates of the program. The IRM industry has a very strong presence in the state and the Houston business community, and many opportunities for career position exist for UHD IRM majors and minors.
Cravens Warren was honored to be a featured guest & participant at this UHD event, and looks forward to opportunties to support the program further in the future.
Further information on the UHD IRM program can be found at their website: http://www.uhd.edu/academic/colleges/business/mmba/irm.htm
