Overview

For more than 50 years, NAMIC has recognized one mutual property/casualty insurance industry professional for their leadership, accomplishments, and outstanding service to the association, the industry, and their community with the Chair’s Award.

Chair’s Award honorees are nominated by their peers and are recognized during the NAMIC Annual Convention.

Criteria & Eligibility

The following guidelines will assist you in naming the nominee of your choice:

  1. Nominee’s accomplishments represent a broad, sustained (career) and/or significant positive impact on the property/casualty insurance industry.
  2. Nominee cannot be a current member of the NAMIC Board of Directors.

Achievements that might be considered for nomination for the Chair’s Award include:

  • Service to a state, provincial, national, or international insurance association or organization; to the property/casualty insurance industry in general; or to state, provincial, or federal government in areas of insurance industry policy, for example:
    • Developed/established a valuable service program for NAMIC members.
    • Displayed leadership qualities through involvement with a NAMIC committee or task force, or through a national, international, state, or provincial insurance trade association.
  • A strong supporter of the NAMIC organization, its members, or goals who has worked through affiliated organizations.
  • Introduced or promoted innovations or expanded knowledge or commendable practice in the areas of underwriting, governance, law, claims, loss prevention, public relations, etc.
  • Noteworthy work in academia or industry-related research.
  • Political contributions or action on a local, state, provincial or national level in volunteer, elected, or appointed positions.
  • Service to local, state, provincial, or national civic, charitable, or social service organizations such as United Way, Girl/Boy Scouts, Red Cross, American Cancer Society, etc.

Current Award Recipients

Randy Druvenga headshot

Randy Druvenga

Randy Druvenga, retired president of First Maxfield Insurance Association, served the company for more than two decades and has been called a “steady rock,” always ready to take on a day and relentlessly support his staff.

He also was an active supporter of and participant in NAMIC. Druvenga sat on the NAMIC board from 2016 until 2021, serving as the 2019-2020 board char; the Farm Mutual Conference board from 2014 until 2017; the PAC Board of Trustees from 2018 until 2020; and the NAMIC Mutual Insurance Foundation board from 2019 until 2021. He served numerous committees, task forces, and working groups since 2012. He joined the NAMICO board of directors in 2022.

The Iowa Insurance Hall of Fame inducted Druvenga in 2021 for his service to the state’s insurance industry.

 

 

Previous Award Recipients

F. Timothy Hegarty Jr.

2023

Stu Henderson

2022

Sandra Parrillo

2021

Chuck Chamness

2020

John Smith

2019

Julie Rochman

2018

Ron Borders

2017

James Kennedy

2016

John Paul

2015

John Hill

2014

John Bykowski

2013

Wayne White

2012

Robert Hartwig

2011

Glenn Lambert

2010

Glen Johnson

2009

Herman Bontrager

2008

David Lehman

2007

Warren Heck

2006

John Fisher

2005

Henry Gibbel

2004

Lee Bondhus

2003

Brian O'Niell

2002

L. Gerald Roach

2001

Larry Forrester

2000

Bruce N. Heaton

1999

Jim Ketcherside

1998

Robert L. Harrison

1997

James Schacht

1996

Dale Skupa

1995

Ellen Thrower

1994

Dave Weaver

1993

Vern Inglis

1992

L.M. (Bud) Cornish

1991

James L. Osborne

1990

George Fink

1989

Harold Walters

1988

William Treiner

1987

Pam Allen

1986

Mel Deyoung

1985

Dave Rutledge

1984

Harry Cooper Jr.

1983

John Primrose

1981

Carter Grinstead

1980

Victor Ehre

1979

Howard B. Lang

1978

Kenneth G. Rhode

1977

Gerald I. Lenrow

1976

Richard C. Bloom

1975

Darrell Achenbach

1974

Robert D. Miller

1973

Ezra Harris

1972

W. Judd Wyatt

1971

Alden Ives

1970

Fred W. Benson

1969

William H. Rodda

1968

Otto C. Lee

1967

Claude C. Stubbe

1966

Ray Fuson

1965

Don Raihle

1964

Award Details
Points of Contact
Shannon Ollikainen
Shannon Ollikainen
Chief of Staff & Assistant Corporate Secretary