31 Students Awarded Scholarships from Insurance Council of Texas

The Insurance Council of Texas (ICT) Education Foundation recently awarded a total of $34,500 in academic scholarships to 31 students at five Texas universities.

The students attend the University of Houston Main campus, the University of Houston Downtown the University of Texas at San Antonio, the University of Texas at Dallas and the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley.

ICT began the program in 2002 as a way to help encourage more students to consider a career in the property and casualty industry, and develop the next generation of insurance professionals. The Education Foundation has awarded more than $970,000 to twelve Texas universities and 460 insurance and risk management students since 2002.

Tony Gonzalez, president of the Education Foundation, said this year’s ICT scholarship recipients come from all walks of life and all over the world, but they all have one thing in common.

“Every one of our ICT scholarship recipients has discovered that an insurance career offers a great opportunity for a good salary and a stable future,” said Gonzalez. “Many of these students have traveled a long way to enhance their education in Texas and we are doing our best to ensure that they have made the right choice in seeking a career in the property and casualty insurance industry.”

ICT scholarship recipients at the University of Houston Main, under Professor Mack Rogers, were Roxanne Chen, Nicholas Moorman, Trent Morgan, Ngoc Pham and Elizabeth Shapiro.

ICT scholarship recipients at the University of Texas at Dallas, under Professor Debra Richardson, were Meegan Alexander, Ke’Chieon Bello, Maria Ecobar, Leo Gonzalez, Meerie Lee, Teuta Luri, Nasrin Mahmud, Alina Moraru, A.C. Ndindjock, Truong Nguyen and Trent Noland.

ICT scholarship recipients at the University of Houston Downtown, under Dr. Priscilla Oehlert, were Ayla Benavides, Madeline Budziszewski, Treston Cook Lincoln, Rebecca Demby, Nancy Dickson, William Drennan, Corey Nelson and Juan Trevizo.

ICT scholarship recipients at the University of Texas at San Antonio, under Professor Ron Sweet, were Michael Lee, Bryan Gonzalez and Jeff Svatek.

ICT scholarship recipients at the University of Texas Rio Grande Valley, under Professor Steven Lovell, were Aicila Hernandez, Nuriddin Kalam, Brittany Owens and Alonso Gutierrez.

Each student received a scholarship as well as an invitation to attend ICT’s annual Mid-Year Symposium in Austin, July 12-13, where insurance industry leaders gather to learn about issues affecting the Texas marketplace. Each year, 100 percent of the Mid-Year Symposium sponsorships, company and individual donations go toward the ICT scholarships and school funding.

Source: ICT

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