RMI student receives prestigious internship opportunity

Risk Management and Insurance Junior Filmon Futsum of Charlotte, North Carolina, applied and received a WSIA Diversity Foundation Internship/Scholarship offered to diverse students interested in careers in the wholesale, specialty, and surplus lines insurance industry. The internship/scholarship program is designed to promote diversity in the areas of race, gender, sexual orientation and disability and to influence meaningful progress in the diversity of the industry’s talent pipeline. Over the summer, Futsum will intern with Fortune 500 company Markel. He’ll receive a $5,000 academic scholarship for the next academic year upon the successful completion of the internship.

How will this internship help you with your career trajectory?

This internship will play an immense role in my professional development. Being able to intern with a company like Markel that’s ranked 311 on the Fortune 500 list is something that excites me. It will allow me to gain experience in an office setting with insurance professionals that will help kickstart my career in insurance.

What have been your experiences with the RMI program?

Dr. Brenda Wells and Professor (Kurt) Fickling run an exceptional program. They always have their students’ best interests in mind. They always provide opportunities for us to grow and achieve our goals, especially through Gamma Iota Sigma events that prepare us for life after college, traveling and other amazing opportunities. For example, Dr. Wells emailed me this internship opportunity, helped me throughout the process and offered me a scholarship for housing over the summer, which was very thoughtful of her. It’s been a short semester in the program, and I’ve already accomplished a lot.

I have nothing but extraordinary things to say about the RMI program.

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