The Insurance Record - May 3, 2012

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AUSTIN — The Insurance Council of Texas’ (ICT) spring scholarships and annual funding for students enrolled in insurance and risk management classes in Texas universities has topped the half million dollar mark. The program which began in 2002 with two schools has now provided scholarships and funding to 241 students at ten universities.

Scholarships were awarded this spring to students at the University of Texas Pan American, Huston-Tillotson University, the University of Texas at San Antonio, and the University of Houston Downtown. Many of these students will graduate this year, and surveys have shown that more than half of the graduates will land jobs in the insurance marketplace.

ICT Education Foundation Chairman Tony Gonzalez said the scholarship recipients are the cream of the crop. “Companies who are looking for new employees don’t have to look much further than ICT scholarship recipients,” Gonzalez said. “These students have a huge interest in insurance, make the top grades and have been recommended by their professors. These young men and women will become tomorrow’s leaders in the workplace.”

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Huston-Tillotson scholarship honorees are joined by ICT’s Mark Hanna; recipients include, front row against fence L-R, Heather Tunduwe, Clara Okafor, Jessica Nino; back row L-R, Ashley Simbanegavi; also Professor Jesus Pedre, Business School and Dean Steven Edmond.