TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Two University of Alabama students have been awarded the prestigious Derek Hughes/ National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd. Educational Foundation scholarships.
The scholarships provide grants of $5,000 per year. To qualify, students must be enrolled in an undergraduate or postgraduate degree program, majoring in actuarial science, business, economics, finance, insurance, management, risk management or statistics. Majors must be related to a career in insurance.
Aldrich Callins, of Birmingham, Ala., has attended college abroad in the United Kingdom, Japan, Botswana and Australia. He also received a NAPSLO scholarship this past summer, which provided training in a surplus lines agency and company, and the scholarship will allow him to attend the NAPSLO annual conference. Aldrich is a board member of the Alabama Insurance Society, a member of Epsilon Honorary Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma, and a leader in several campus initiatives.
The second student, Kate McCulloch, a senior from Woodstock, Ga., is a director of the Alabama Insurance Society, where she has exercised leadership responsibilities for the past two years, as well as a member of Epsilon Honorary Chapter of Gamma Iota Sigma. In addition, she is active in her sorority and other campus activities.
The National Association of Professional Surplus Lines Offices, Ltd., known as NAPSLO, is a national trade association representing the $30 billion specialized segment of the property and casualty insurance industry known as surplus lines. This segment provides insurance coverage for high-risk people and businesses.
It is also the segment of the industry known for cutting-edge innovation through the creation of new types of insurance coverage. According to NAPSLO, this initiative is designed to educate, inform and create a higher level of interest in the profession, particularly among students with majors in liberal arts, business, finance and technology.
Contact
Bill Gerdes, UA Media Relations, 205/348-8318, bgerdes@cba.au.edu
Source
Dr. William Rabel, 205/348-8966, wrabel@cba.ua.edu