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John C. Etling Award Winners Announced at Insurance Education Institutes

Indianapolis IN (October 23, 2001) Six teachers from around the U.S. were awarded the John C. Etling Scholarship Award for outstanding achievement at an insurance institute this summer. This award was presented by the Indianapolis based Insurance Education Foundation, which sponsors the insurance institutes, and GeneralCologne Re, Stamford, Connecticut, in honor of John C. Etling, past President and CEO of General Reinsurance Corp., who passed away in 1997. Mr. Etling believed in and supported the mission of IEI and was known to his colleagues as a champion of insurance education.

The Etling award recognizes the teacher at each institute who demonstrated the highest level of achievement during the two-week program. These insurance institutes are an annual event designed for teachers who teach insurance either as a specific course or as part of another subject.

The universities who conducted the institutes in 2001 and their respective Etling award winners are: (1) Drake University, Des Moines, Iowa--Julie Binneboese, Iowa City West High School, Iowa City, Iowa; (2) California State University, Sacramento--Ann Neely, McClellan Business Technology Magnet High School, Little Rock, Arkansas; (3) St. John's University, School of Risk Management, New York, New York (two teachers shared this award)--Diana Weinapple, Dulaney High School, Timonium, Maryland and Don Darling, Cambridge Central School, Cambridge, New York; (4) Illinois State University, Normal--Patty Wilkinson, Stark County High School, Toulon, Illinois; and (5) Florida State University, Tallahassee--Tomica Wright, Griffin Middle School, High Point, North Carolina.

October 23, 2001

The Insurance Education Institute is a nonprofit charitable organization devoted to improving public understanding of the role of insurance in society. The foundation pursues this mission primarily through the education of secondary school teachers and students.

For more information, contact IEI at 1-800-IEI-4811 or email info@IEI.org.

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