Scholarship
Greg Smith Memorial Insurance Scholarship
The National Association of Benefit and Insurance Professionals (NABIP) Illinois Chapter Gregory Smith Memorial Insurance Scholarship was established in 2015 in memory of one of its colleagues, Gregory Smith. Gregory was a loving husband and father, a dedicated volunteer and a hard worker. He lived a life of service by always putting others' needs before his own. He was an agent for RW Garrett Insurance for 21 years, since 1994, and was formerly an agent for Travelers Insurance, from 1977 to 1994. For 37 years, he worked in health insurance, helping employers and individuals make good choices in their insurance programs. Gregory was a founding member of the National Association of Benefits and Insurance Professionals Heart of Illinois Chapter, where he twice served as president. He believed that the only way to make a difference was to get involved. This scholarship will help prepare the next generation of insurance professionals for the industry.
Donate direclty to this scholarship via Illinois State University's (ISU) website https://giving.illinoisstate.edu/fund/nabip-illinois-gregory-smith-memorial-insurance-scholarship/
2016 Nick Mullinax – 2018 Katie School graduate and a Senior Underwriter of Complex Casualty at Chubb, Chicago
2017 Morgan Loy – 2018 Katie School graduate and an Account Executive at Travelers, Chicago
2018 Megan Smalter – 2020 Katie School graduate and an Underwriting Specialist at CNA, Chicago
2019 Mark Murdoch – 2020 Katie School graduate and a Senior Actuarial Analyst at Allianz Global Corporate & Specialty, Chicago
2020 Sarah Puleo – 2020 Katie School graduate and a P&C Risk Engineer at Chubb, Nashville, TN
2021 Shelby Burmeister – 2021 Katie School graduate and a Property Underwriter at General Star, Chicago, IL
2022 Segal Pamnani – 2024 Katie School graduate and P&C Actuarial Intern at State Farm, Bloomington, IL
2023 Rudy Morr – 2023 Katie School graduate and 1st Year Master’s Student at Illinois State University, Normal, IL
2024 Jessica Duffield - Anticipated 2025 Katie School graduation in Actuarial Science and Pinnacle Actuarial Resources Intern in Bloomington, IL
2025 Nathan Manthey - Anticipated 2028 Katie School graduate in Actuarial Science and Intern at Country Financial, Bloomington, IL
2026 Emma Patrick - Anticipated 2028 Katie School graduate in Actuarial Science and Intern at Reinsurance Group of America
