St. Louis Chapter of RIMS Memorial Scholarship
The endowment was established in 1998 by the St. Louis Chapter of RIMS (Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc.) in memory of John Hamilton. The scholarship is awarded to a student majoring in insurance. Assets of this endowment are invested in the Illinois State University Endowment Investment Pool. The endowment was established in 1998 by the St. Louis Chapter of Risk and Insurance Management Society, Inc. (RIMS) in memory of John Hamilton. The purpose of the fund is to help attract and retain the brightest students to pursue careers in risk and insurance. The name of the endowment was changed in 2013 so as to honor the memory of all deceased members of the chapter. The St. Louis Chapter of RIMS is one of 81 chapters across the U.S., Canada, Mexico, and Japan. RIMS represents more than 3,500 industrial, service, nonprofit, charitable and governmental entities serving more than 10,000 risk management professionals around the world.