ICT Awards Scholarships to
SMU and UHD Students

AUSTIN—The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) recently awarded academic scholarships to students at Southern Methodist University (SMU) and the University of Houston – Downtown (UHD). The students represent each school’s Insurance and Risk Management program.

In Dallas, ICT’s Education Foundation President Tony Gonzalez awarded the academic scholarship to Robert Sajovich, a student at SMU’s Cox School of Business. In Houston, ICT’s Mark Hanna awarded academic scholarships to UHD’s Amanda Underwood and Christopher Alvarado.

Both SMU and UHD were recently added to the list of colleges and universities that the ICT Education Foundation is supporting through academic achievement funds and student scholarships. Hanna said the location of both universities is critical in providing the insurance industry with well-qualified applicants.

ICT Education Foundation President Tony Gonzalez (left) congratulates SMU scholarship recipient Robert Sajovich.

“These ICT scholarship recipients are at the top of their class in each school’s insurance and risk management program and the insurance industry is eager to bring them on board,” said Hanna.

To date, ICT’s Education Foundation has provided academic funding and scholarships to nine universities. They include the University of Texas at Austin, Baylor University, the University of North Texas, the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Texas Pan American, Huston-Tillotson University, Texas Southern University, Southern Methodist University, and the University of Houston-Downtown.

ICT’s Education Foundation has distributed more than $300,000 to 154 students and their degree programs in Texas.

Pictured are (left) UHD Director of Insurance and Risk Management Wendall Braniff, scholarship recipients Chris Alvarado and Amanda Underwood, with ICT Public Relations Manager Mark Hanna.

The Insurance Council of Texas is the largest state insurance trade association in the country consisting of more than 500 property and casualty insurers writing business in Texas. For more information, turn to ICT’s Web site at www.insurancecouncil.org.

14 FEBRUARY 25, 2010 • THE INSURANCE RECORD