Posted: 6/30/2006
Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year Award
The NAMIC Farm Mutual Conference board of directors created the Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year Award in 2002 to recognize the accomplishments of an outstanding farm mutual manager. The award recipient must be a PFMM designate and must perform at a high level in marketing, administrative, and financial management.
To nominate someone who has the PFMM designation, the nomination form must be completed and submitted with any supporting documentation. In addition, letters of recommendation may be included from individuals such as company board president, reinsurance company representative and/or state association executive.
Nominees from the previous year will automatically be carried over for a one year period of time. NAMIC will contact the nominator to confirm consideration for a second year prior to the nominee being presented for consideration to the Selection Committee. Past award winners will not be automatically carried over to the next year but can be nominated, and win, again.
The selection committee will review all nominations and select each year's recipient of the award on the basis of exceptional achievements in both the short and the long term during the nominee's career. The 2013 award will be presented at the NAMIC's 118th Annual Convention in Seattle, Wash..
All 2013 nominations must be received at NAMIC no later than Thursday, August 1, 2013.
Completed nomination forms can be sent to pfmm@namic.org, by fax at (317) 879-8408, or by mail to:
NAMIC
Attn: PFMM Manager of the Year
PO Box 68700
Indianapolis, IN 46268
Previous recipients of the Professional Farm Mutual Manager of the Year Award are:
- 2002 | Bernita Shamel, PFMM - Secretary/Treasurer/Manager, Laclede Mutual Insurance Company in Lebanon, Mo.
- 2003 | Beverly Fick, PFMM - Manager, Bradford Victor-Adams Mutual Insurance in Franklin Grove, Ill.
- 2004 | Duane Smith, PFMM - Secretary/Manager, Farmers Mutual Insurance Company of Johnson and Shelby Counties in Franklin, Ind.
- 2005 | Charles Smith, PFMM - General Manager, Billings Mutual Insurance Company in Billings, Mo.
- 2006 | Priscilla Hughes, PFMM - Manager, Hope Mutual Insurance Company in Tyler, Minn.
- 2007 | Arthur Meadows, PFMM – President/CEO, Pan Handle Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, Moundsville, W.Va.
- 2008 | Patrick Faga, PFMM – President/CEO, Central Iowa Mutual Insurance Association, Story City, Iowa
- 2009 | Jerry Zenke, PFMM - General Manager/Treasurer, Mound Prairie Mutual Insurance Company, Houston, Minn.
- 2010 | JoAnn Kuschel, PFMM - Secretary/Treasurer/Manager, Boeuf & Berger Mutual Insurance Company, New Haven, Mo.
- 2011 | Douglas Fincannon, PFMM - President, Alamance Farmers Mutual Insurance Company, Graham, N.C.
- 2012 | Wilbur Maas, PFMM – President, Farmers Mutual Insurance Association, Hull, Iowa
Please direct any questions to Amanda Byrd, meeting planner & PFMM administrator, at abyrd@namic.org or (800) 336-2642 ext. 1082.