The Council Foundation Awards $400,000 in Academic Scholarships to 80+ Interns at Member Firms

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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 Kimball	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.

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