{"id":1396,"date":"2019-05-06T14:28:07","date_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:28:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/?p=1396"},"modified":"2019-05-06T14:28:10","modified_gmt":"2019-05-06T14:28:10","slug":"rist-differencemaker-institute","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/2019\/05\/06\/rist-differencemaker-institute\/","title":{"rendered":"RIST DifferenceMaker\u00ae INSTITUTE"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"1024\" height=\"307\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DM-rist-logo-one-line-blue-on-white-1-1024x307.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1397\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DM-rist-logo-one-line-blue-on-white-1-1024x307.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DM-rist-logo-one-line-blue-on-white-1-300x90.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DM-rist-logo-one-line-blue-on-white-1-768x230.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DM-rist-logo-one-line-blue-on-white-1-500x150.jpg 500w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The Rist Family donation is a significant step forward in the development and growth of the DifferenceMaker\u00ae Program. Through the Rist DifferenceMaker\u00ae Institute, we will increase the participation and recognition of UMass Lowell student innovation and creativity across the northeast and the country. We are very grateful to Kim and Brian Rist \u201977, Manning School of Business, for this generous contribution, and for their past support of the program.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/kim-and-brian-rist.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1398\" width=\"377\" height=\"383\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/kim-and-brian-rist.jpg 549w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/kim-and-brian-rist-296x300.jpg 296w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 377px) 100vw, 377px\" \/><figcaption><em> Kim and Brian Rist \u201977, Manning School of Business<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Thank you to Kim and Brian Rist for supporting the DifferenceMaker\u00ae Program and UMass Lowell\nstudents in the following ways:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Establishment of the Rist DifferenceMaker\u00ae Graduate student fellowship.<\/li><li>Funding to support DifferenceMaker\u00ae student team participation in regional and\nnational competitions.<\/li><li>Naming of the Rist Campus-wide DifferenceMaker\u00ae award.<\/li><li>Support of the Rist DifferenceMaker\u00ae co-op student award.<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image\"><figure class=\"aligncenter is-resized\"><img loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DSC_8705-1024x684.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1384\" width=\"442\" height=\"295\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DSC_8705-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DSC_8705-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DSC_8705-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/6\/2019\/05\/DSC_8705-449x300.jpg 449w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 442px) 100vw, 442px\" \/><figcaption> <em>Brian Rist \u201977, Manning School of Business, being recognized at the 2019 $50,000 Idea Challenge.<\/em> <\/figcaption><\/figure><\/div>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Brian Rist is the Founder, President, and CEO of\n<a href=\"https:\/\/www.stormsmart.com\/\">Storm Smart Industries<\/a>. He is also\nthe President &amp; CEO of Storm Smart\u2019s parent company The Smart Companies.<\/li><li>Brian Rist is considered an expert in the field\nof innovative hurricane protection.<\/li><li>Since founding Storm Smart in 1996, Brian has\ndedicated his energies to customer service, product development, company growth\nand sustainability.<\/li><li>A Massachusetts native, he had the idea for\nhurricane protection after Hurricane Andrew in 1992 revealed how garage-door\nfailures destroyed homes. Initially focused on helping homeowners protect their\nhomes from storms, Storm Smart\u2019s business jumped more than 300% after Hurricane\nCharley struck the Gulf Coast in 2004. <\/li><\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rist Family donation is a significant step forward in the development and growth of the DifferenceMaker\u00ae Program. Through the Rist DifferenceMaker\u00ae Institute, we will increase the participation and recognition of UMass Lowell student innovation and creativity across the northeast &hellip; <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/2019\/05\/06\/rist-differencemaker-institute\/\">Continue reading <span class=\"meta-nav\">&rarr;<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":783,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[1],"tags":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/783"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1396"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":1399,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1396\/revisions\/1399"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1396"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1396"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blogs.uml.edu\/differencemaker\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1396"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}