By Jill Yesko , University Relations
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Posted:3-26-07
GREENSBORO, N.C. – Dr. Ellen Thrower, executive director of The School of Risk Management at St. John’s University, will deliver the Kathleen Price Bryan Lecture, “Managing Risk in a Changing World.”
The lecture, which is open to the public at no charge, will take place on Wednesday, April 11, at 4:30 p.m. in Room 160 of the Bryan Building at the Bryan School of Business and Economics.
Thrower has been named “Woman of the Year” by the Association of Professional Insurance Women. She served as president of the College of Insurance until 2001, when the college merged with St. John’s University and was re-named The School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science. Thrower was named one of the “Top 100 Leading Women in the Insurance Industry” by Business Insurance magazine, and was featured as one of a select number of women advocating for change in the insurance and risk management fields.
Thrower earned a B.S. in business administration in 1975 and M.B.A in 1980, both from UNCG. She received a PhD in risk management and insurance from George State University. She is a member of numerous board of directors and is a trustee of The Insurance Education Institute and The Risk Foundation.
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