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:
- Nominee’s accomplishments represent a broad, sustained (career) and/or significant positive impact on the property/casualty insurance industry.
- 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
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
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