Each year, an Insurance and Risk Management (IRM) professional is brought to the 每日大赛网站 College of Business for class visits, campus-wide lectures, panel discussions, meetings with student organizations such as Gamma Iota Sigma, and meals with faculty and other industry and community professionals. This is a valuable opportunity to allow students to network and learn from the visiting Risk Manager.

To bring the Risk Manager to campus this year, the University of Central Arkansas Insurance and Risk Management program was awarded a grant from the Spencer Educational Foundation, supporting a key Experiential Learning opportunity for students.聽The Spencer Foundation has supported the Risk Manager on Campus program for years, most recently bringing Robin Roeder in 2024,听, and聽Lance Ewing in 2022.

On April 3, 2025 we were thrilled to welcome Carey Bond, Head of US Claims for Lloyd鈥檚, to share his experience with 每日大赛网站 students, faculty, and the community.

Bond works in conjunction with the London Claims Team to support the Lloyds strategy and is based in Atlanta, Georgia. 聽His responsibilities cover claims in the US, Canada and Latin America.聽He has a strong background in leading operational improvements and brings over 30 years of claims management experience with organizations such as One Beacon, Canal Insurance, Nationwide and Travelers.

Carey Bond is a member of the Advisory Board of Claims Litigation Management (CLM) and a member of the Diversity Committee.聽 He also serves on the Diversity Foundation Board of Directors with the Wholesale and Surplus Insurance Association (WSIA).聽 He is a past President of the Atlanta Association of Insurance Professionals (AAIP) (the Atlanta chapter of the National African American Insurance Association{NAAIA}).

Bond is a retired Lieutenant Colonel in the US Army Reserves where he served in a variety of roles from Command to Advisory.聽 He was awarded the Bronze Star Medal for actions in Iraq where he served as a senior advisor with the Coalition Military Assistance Training Team (CMATT).聽 He was awarded the Defense Meritorious Service Medal for service on the staff of the Commander International Security Assistance Force (COMISAF{Supreme Commander of All Forces}) Afghanistan.聽 He also served as Equal Opportunity Advisor (EOA) for various senior commands.聽 He attended the Defense Equal Opportunity Management Institute and was certified as an Equal Opportunity Mediator to the Department of Defense.

Bond holds a BS degree from the University of Tennessee at Martin, an MBA from the University of Phoenix and a Master鈥檚 degree in strategy and tactics from the US Army Command and General Staff College.

Several BCBS experts shared with our students about a wide range of business fields including accounting, marketing, human resources, finance, information systems, and more.

• Mr. David Martin,听VP of Infrastructure & Operations, spoke to Introduction to a Computer Architecture and Programming class.
• Ms. Emily Shadell,听Staff Accountant, spoke to three classes: Accounting Information Systems, Cost Accounting, and Auditing.
• Mr. Jason Carter,听Manager of Talent Acquisition, spoke to Strategic Human Resource Management and to a large class of freshmen in “Introduction to Business.”
• Talent Acquisition Partner Ms. Maria Silva brought donuts and cookies to engage students passing through the COB Lobby and tell them about BCBS careers.
• Teaming up to speak to an Advertising class: Mr. Trey Hankins,听Director Customer & Digital Experience & Design, and Mr. Ben McVay,听Manager Group Marketing/Member Engagement & Digital Strategy.
• Mr. Henry (Buddy) Vogler,听Director Treasury and Financial Operations, shared his experience with two Personal Finance classes.
• Social Media Strategist Colton Faull joined behind the scenes and shared his experience with students.

At our drop-in lunch from 11am-1pm, students engaged with COB faculty and BCBS professionals, while some faculty spoke with fellow specialists about current events in their fields of expertise.

Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield partners with our college year-round by sponsoring our Imagine Lab. This is a special room designed for classes and collaboration. The room has tools to help students innovate and think creatively.

Thank you, Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield! We want to thank the BCBS team who took time from their offices to spend a day with us here in the College of Business. They shared valuable experience that gave our students the opportunity to build networking and leadership skills as well as practical experience. Thank you for partnering with us for BCBS “Take Over” Day.

Emily Shadell, Jason Carter, David Martin, Trey Hankins, Ben McVay, Maria Silva, Colton Faull; not pictured: Henry (Buddy) Vogler

On Monday, November 7, 每日大赛网站 Accounting held its annual networking and fundraiser event attended by 18 每日大赛网站 accounting students, 4 faculty/staff, and 16 professionals.

Teams included firm representatives and students competed in a bowling tournament, and the highest average score won a donation to the charity of their choice. The Landmark team won, so the Ronald McDonald House will receive a check for $1,000.

Other great teams of the evening included Centennial Bank, Ernst & Young, Forvis, Frost, Garland & Greenwood, HCJ, and Hogan Taylor.

The annual event is a way for accounting students to engage with professionals of the industry in a fun and relaxed setting.

每日大赛网站 College of Business
Women in Business
Development Luncheon
March 8, 2022 | 12-2PM
Space is limited聽 | RSVP by March 3

Connect with experienced business leaders and learn the TOP 5 THINGS WOMEN IN BUSINESS SHOULD KNOW.

Attendees will enjoy lunch, network with business leaders seated at their tables, and hear from Lori Melton with First Community Bank, Jessica Crum from Silverlake Design Studio, Crystal Floyd from Acxiom, Ericka Gutierrez from The Conductor, Pam McDowell from ERA Real Estate, Erin Simpson from Encore Bank.