New York (August 13, 2026) – RIMS, The Foundation for Risk Management™, (The Foundation) has established the 2026 RIMS Texas Scholarship program to provide early-career risk management professionals with financial support to attend the RIMS 2026 Texas Regional Conference in San Antonio (August 10th through 12th).
This year, with support from Rosenberg & Parker, The Foundation’s 2026 RIMS Texas Scholarship provided five rising risk professionals with complimentary registration and accommodations for them to attend the conference. The 2026 scholarship recipients are:
- Megan Ceballos; Senior Insurance Analyst at Quanta Services, Inc.
- Ashley Edney; Senior Risk Management Specialist at Michaels, Inc.
- Steven Grindinger; Insurance, Customer Service Rep., Risk Management at Hillwood, a Perot Company.
- Christopher Holloman; Director of Risk Management at Emergy Oil, LLC.
- Angelina Varela Bale; Corporate Insurance Analyst at USAA.
"Supporting the next generation of risk professionals is an investment in this profession’s future,” said Chad Rosenberg, Senior Partner, Enterprise Commercial Practice Leader at Rosenberg & Parker. “Rosenberg & Parker is proud to sponsor this initiative and to help create meaningful opportunities for early career risk management professionals to connect with experienced practitioners, exchange ideas with peers, and begin building a professional network that will support them throughout their careers.”
"The Foundation is centered on creating opportunities for emerging risk professionals to learn, connect, and grow,” said Foundation Chair Patrick Sterling. “The 2026 RIMS Texas Scholarship is a great example of not only investing in the development of these future leaders, but it also allows us to build a stronger pipeline of dynamic risk leaders who will be prepared to navigate tomorrow's risks and steer our organizations into the future. The Foundation is proud to present this opportunity and sincerely thanks Rosenberg & Parker for its support.”
The Foundation is currently accepting sponsorship bids to support the RIMS Texas Scholarship Program in 2027 and moving forward. Interested parties should contact RIMS Vice President, Business Development Kris Wolcott at kwolcott@RIMS.org.
To learn more about RIMS, The Foundation for Risk Management and to contribute, visit www.RIMS.org/FRM.
About RIMS, The Foundation for Risk Management™
Launched in 2025, The Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization focused on generating funding through corporate and individual contributions to further enable RIMS to deliver resources and opportunities that empower risk professionals worldwide. The Foundation’s goals include: enhancing the risk profession; building capacity of RIMS and RIMS Chapters; fostering inclusivity and belonging within the risk community; accelerating future-focused research; and advancing the Spencer Educational Foundation.
About RIMS
RIMS, the risk management society®️, empowers risk professionals to make the world safer, more secure, and more sustainable. Through networking, professional development, certification, advocacy, and research, RIMS serves more than 200,000 risk practitioners and business leaders from over 75 countries. Founded in 1950, the Society publishes the award-winning Risk Management Magazine, RIMScast podcast series, and produces RISKWORLD®️, the largest annual gathering of global risk professionals. RIMS welcomes all risk professionals to explore the online Risk Knowledge library, earn the RIMS-CRMP certification, and connect with the global risk community via the RIMS Engage online forum. Follow RIMSorg on X, Facebook, Instagram, and RIMS on LinkedIn. To support the future of the risk management profession, visit RIMS, The Foundation for Risk Management®. To learn more or to join, visit www.RIMS.org.