ICT Honors University Students with Scholarships

The Insurance Council of Texas announced it has awarded scholarships to 16 university students.

The University of North Texas scholarship recipients were Jeffrey Ambrose, Lauren Heger, Tracey Mallard and Wayne Moore, Jr. Dr. John Thornton, UNT Regents’ Professor of Insurance, said the majority of his scholarship recipients have maintained excellent grades while holding down full-time jobs.

The University of Texas at Austin scholarship recipients were Jeffrey Herbert, Melissa Hall, Nikhil Sharma, Roger Shen and Keyan Marashi. Patricia Arnold, of the U.T. McCombs School of Business, remarked that her scholarship recipients were the cream of the crop in her class.

Baylor University scholarship recipients were Jenny Head, Rosalinda Olivares-Scott, Holly Dunlap, Michelle Haas, Kristin Ray, Jack Starks and Dan Dubose. Dr. Jim Garven, Frank S. Groner Memorial Chair of Finance, said many of his students had held internships in the industry and had lined up jobs upon graduation.

All of the scholarship recipients were asked to write why they should receive a scholarship from ICT. Rosalinda Olivares-Scott of Baylor said she looked forward to graduating and getting a job to help offer financial assistance to her unemployed father and younger sister who is battling cancer.

Olivares-Scott wrote, “My overall goal and purpose for attending college is to help change the lifestyle of my family. Thank you so much for your desire to make a difference in the lives of college students. I appreciate the efforts of the Insurance Council of Texas, and the active role the Council is taking in providing opportunities for the future leaders of America.”

The Insurance Council of Texas remains committed to helping students in higher education learn more of the intricacies of insurance through the financial assistance of scholarships such as these.

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