Posted: 9/20/2006

Nine Receive Merit Society Award

TAMPA, Fla. (September 20, 2006)—The NAMIC Merit Award was presented to nine certified applicants at the Society’s annual breakfast, held during NAMIC’s 111th Annual Convention, or at the applicant’s state/provincial association annual convention.

Those receiving the award were:

• Ann Buchanan
  Shelter Mutual Insurance Company
  Columbia, Mo.
• Susan Hardebeck
  Remington Farmers Mutual Insurance Company
  Remington, Ind.
• Debora Liden
  Bray-Gentilly Mutual Insurance Company
  Thief River Falls, Minn.
• Bruce Lidstrom
  NAMIC
  Indianapolis, Ind.
• Marcus Marsh
  Minnesota Association of Farm Mutual Insurance Companies
  St. Joseph, Minn.
• Allen Muehlhausen
  Kelso Farmers Mutual Fire Insurance Company
  LeSueur, Minn.
• Harlan Rise
  Halstad Mutual Fire Insurance Company
  Halstad, Minn.
• Laurie Wellnitz
  Agassiz & Odessa Mutual Insurance Company
  Odessa, Minn.
• Roberta Stauffacher
  Darlington Mutual Insurance Company
  Darlington, Wisc.

The NAMIC Merit Award encourages the advancement of professionalism in the insurance industry. The award is designed to encourage individual professional development of individuals associated with NAMIC member companies and to recognize those who demonstrate educational attainment, service or contributions through NAMIC or State/Provincial association activities.

Award recipients are enrolled as members of the NAMIC Merit Society and are eligible to attend society meetings and receive attendant benefits as determined by the Society’s Board of Directors.

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For further information, contact
Laura Biddle-Bruckman
(317) 875-5250 Tel
(317) 879-8408 Fax
lbruckman@namic.org