WASHINGTON, DC — (Marketwired) — 06/04/13 — Established in 2010, the IASA Scholarship Program is a demonstration of the association-s commitment to aiding students at the sophomore level or above who are enrolled in a university with an insurance program and whose course of study includes working toward a degree in Information Technology (IT), Actuarial Science, Accounting or Risk Management.
After a thorough evaluation process, IASA-s Scholarship Committee has selected fifteen worthy candidates to receive the association-s 2013 scholarships. All of the scholarship recipients have proven dedicated not only to academic excellence, but to the betterment of themselves, their campuses and their communities through service and leadership.
This year, IASA has been able to expand the scholarship program through the generous funding received from a number of IASA chapters, companies and individuals who view the scholarship program as making a difference in the lives of the candidates, as well as the industry. The fifteen outstanding recipients of the 4th Annual IASA Scholarship Program, including the Walt Mason Scholarship, are:
Thomas Fiorillo, St. John-s University, Actuarial Science
Alyssa Bouchard, Appalachian State University, Risk Management and Insurance
Gurpreet Bedi, Virginia Commonwealth University, Finance/Risk Management and Insurance
Davy Lim Ah Tock, St. John-s University, Actuarial Science
Guadalupe Cotto, Roosevelt University, Business Administration/Accounting
Janice Tallman, Appalachian State University, Risk Management and Insurance
Nicole McArdle, Illinois State University, Actuarial Science
Stephen Craigmiles, Missouri State University, Risk Management and Insurance
Andrew Litchfield, Ball State University, Risk Management and Insurance
Anna Pan, University of Hartford, Accounting
Dana Thomas, Illinois State University, Insurance
Jennifer Richey, Missouri State University, Risk Management and Insurance
Sabrina Weislak, Ball State University, Actuarial Science
Rachel Roberts, Indiana State University, Insurance/Risk Management
Sonisha Shrestha, University of North Texas, Risk Management and Insurance
This year-s recipients will be recognized during the 2013 IASA Annual Educational Conference and Business Show, June 2nd – 5th, in Washington, DC. IASA and have sponsored the Walt Mason Scholarship winner, Thomas Fiorillo to join us in Washington, DC.
The Insurance Accounting & Systems Association, Inc. (IASA) is a non-profit, education association that strives to enhance the knowledge of insurance industry professionals, and participants from similar organizations closely allied with the insurance industry by facilitating the exchange of ideas and information. IASA is one of the insurance industry-s largest, and most well represented trade associations. IASA membership includes insurance companies of all types (Property & Casualty, Life, Health, Fraternal, HMO and others) as members, as well as companies serving the insurance industry, regulators and also organizations more broadly representative of the financial services industry, including banks and investment brokerage firms.
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Jennifer Overhulse
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