Matt Berry of the William Gammon Agency in Austin, Texas, and former president of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas, has received the Woodworth Memorial Award, the highest honor the Independent Insurance Agents & Brokers of America (the Big “I”) bestows upon an individual.
The Woodworth Award was established in 1925 in memory of C.H. Woodworth of Buffalo, N.Y., the second president of the association. It is awarded annually to the Big “I” member who best demonstrates outstanding service to independent insurance agents and the entire insurance industry.
Berry has contributed to the independent agency system first at the state level on the board of directors of the Independent Insurance Agents of Texas for 13 years, serving as its president in 1991. In 2002, Berry received the Drex Foreman Award – the Texas association’s highest individual honor.
At the national level, Berry served from 2003-2006 as chairman of the Professional Liability Task Force, leading the Big “I” national professional liability program through crucial negotiations with Westport while exploring new ways for the national association to work with its state association partners. He also served as the State National Director from Texas from 1993-1998. Prior to that, he served on the Direction and Resource Coordination Committee from 1993-1996, the Planning Committee from 1993-1999 (chairman from 1996-1999) and on the Finance Committee from 1995-1996.
Source: IIAT, IIABA
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