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Contact: Nicole Vasile
Vice President, Marketing & Communications
Nicole.Vasile@ciab.com

THE COUNCIL FOUNDATION AWARDS $400,000 IN ACADEMIC SCHOLARSHIPS TO 80+ INTERNS AT MEMBER FIRMS

WASHINGTON, D.C. — The Council Foundation announced today that it is awarding $400,000 in academic scholarships to 83 college students interested in pursuing careers in insurance brokerage (full list below). Each intern selected will receive between $2,500 and $5,000 toward their college education. Since 2017, The Council Foundation Scholarship program has awarded more than $3.2 million to 648 interns.

“It’s so important that we continue to open doors for students without exposure to our industry, and potentially change their perception of what a career in insurance may look like,” said Joel Wood, President/CEO of The Council. “These interns have proven themselves to be top performers at some of the most successful firms in the world. They should be very proud of what they’ve accomplished, and we hope this is the beginning of a life-long career in insurance brokerage.”

The mission of The Council Foundation is to bring fresh, diverse talent into the brokerage sector. The scholarship program is a partnership between the Foundation and leaders of internship programs at Council member firms. Member firms conduct their own review process and identify their most exceptional interns to be awarded the scholarship, with the goal of eventually bringing these students on full-time and/or retaining them in the commercial insurance brokerage sector.

“Our internship resources are designed to complement and enhance our members’ existing internship programs,” said Elizabeth McDaid, Council Foundation EVP. “We have a self-paced, 6-week, virtual course that provides students with a foundational knowledge of our industry and the role it plays in the economy. And we have our Scholarship program, which allows our members to build on their relationships with top-performers and hopefully keep that talent within our community.”

Six of this year’s recipients have also been honored by named scholarships (*) administered by The Council Foundation – Jack Smith, Assurex Robert P. Ashlock scholar, Eva Winn, Assurex Game Changer scholar, Andrew Hull, IMA Financial Group scholar, Alex Madson, Franklin Wheeler scholar, Alexis Sanchez, Dave Oberkircher scholar, and Jackie Lawrence, Tom Motamed scholar.

Scholarship Recipient University
William Abel University of Florida
David Alatorre Bridgewater State University
Katelyn Batten East Carolina University
Hrisha Bhatty Appalachian State University
Kaitlyn Chan University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign
Julie Chou University of California, Davis
Allison Clark Texas Tech University
Brianna Clary Stetson University
Daniel Cohen University of Kansas
Elizabeth Crevar University of Georgia
Lewis Cuello University of Georgia
Dominick Dao Eastern Connecticut State University
Tanner Esplin Southern Utah University
Quinn Fellin Indiana University
Grace Firman University at Albany, SUNY
Samuel Fox Indiana State University
Jaxon Garrett Southern Utah University
Katrina Genca Pennsylvania State University
Brooks Griffith University of Georgia
Eleana Hammond University of South Florida
Christopher Hargon Louisiana State University
Max Hemsky University of Colorado Boulder
Lizbeth Hernandez University of Illinois Chicago
Will Hoover Miami University
Tristan Huerta Seattle University
Andrew Hull* University of Oregon
Andrew Jarecki University of California, Los Angeles
Kaylynn Johnson Grove City College
Jacob Johnson University of Wisconsin-La Crosse
Megan Johnson York College of Pennsylvania
Avery Kimbrell University of Mississippi
Jaden Kolinski University of Wisconsin Oshkosh
Ava Krippaehne California Polytechnic State University, San Luis Obispo
Meah La Rocco University of Mississippi
Walker Lanier Texas A&M University
Jackie Lawrence* Butler University
Laura Lukowicz Babson College
Alex Madson* Transylvania University
Charles Mata Hendrix College
Megan Miller Luther College
Ginna Mohr Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University
Jimena Morillo St. Mary’s University
An Nguyen University of South Carolina
Tirth Pahouja University of the Fraser Valley
Olivia Peakes University of Maine
Christopher Pettinato St. John’s University
Hunter Preston University of Dubuque
Rayann Pruss Ohio University
Victory Rhodes Florida A&M University
Macie Rice University of Oklahoma
Allison Robinson George Washington University
Christopher Ronek Hampden-Sydney College
Brooke Ruiter University of South Carolina
Joshua Rutkowski Syracuse University
Jack Rutz University of Iowa
Brooke Rypel Florida State University
Alexis Sanchez* La Salle University
Angelina Sanchez University of Mary Hardin-Baylor
Jade Sanni Western Governors University
Nicholas Seminario Hofstra University
Jack Smith Ohio State University
Renae Smith University at Buffalo
Jack Smith* University of Alabama
Scott Son University of Texas at Dallas
Aidan Stimatz Baylor University
William Talbott University of Michigan
Jameson Treadwell University of Maine
Peyton Twelmeyer University of Iowa
Adam Utter Florida State University
James Walsh San Diego State University
Emma Whitehead University of Alabama
Caroline Wilkins University of Connecticut
Lake Williams University of Kansas
Jordan Willingham Arizona State University
Grant Willis Creighton University
Marzavier Willis Mississippi Valley State University
William Willis University of Georgia
Jason Wilson Kennesaw State University
Allie Wilson Texas A&M University
Eva Winn* Upper Iowa University
Ethan Wright West Virginia University
Jiahong Wu University of Colorado Denver
Zakaria Zakaria Florida State University

 


Founded in 1913 and based in Washington, D.C., The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers is the premier association for the top 170 regional, national and international commercial property/casualty insurance and employee benefits intermediaries worldwide. Council members are market leaders who annually place 90 percent of U.S. commercial P/C premiums and 70 percent of all employee benefits business. The Council’s Government Affairs team represents our member firms with a strong, unified voice on Capitol Hill and within the regulatory space. CouncilPAC, The Council’s political action committee, consistently maintains its position as the leading PAC in the insurance industry. In addition to providing best-in-class talent development resources through The Council Academy and publishing Leader’s Edge, an award-winning industry content platform, The Council hosts two marquis events for our membership and their carriers and strategic partners – the Insurance Leadership Forum for the commercial P/C sector and the Employee Benefits Leadership Forum for EB executives.