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Nominate a deserving colleague

This is your chance to honor the standouts in the association – professionals who go above and beyond – professionals who make a direct impact for your agency and/or your peers.

Company Award of Excellence
This award is presented to a company who, during the last year, has demonstrated outstanding creativity in the development of new products and has a strong relationship with agents and their insureds. This company also has a firm commitment to the principles of the American Agency System.

Professional Field Agent of the Year
This award is presented to a company field representative for absolute professionalism and interest. The nominee must be a full-time, salaried employee of an agency company and should have actively served portions of the Indiana area to which he/she was assigned for two full years as an employee of the same company. This award recipient then competes with other state and regional association winners for the Professional Field Representative of America award at PIA National’s annual convention held in the fall

Ralph Cleveland Professional
Agent of the Year
This award is presented to a member agent for dedication and awareness for the industry and takes a professional approach to his/her career. This award recipient then competes with his/her counterparts from other state and regional associations for the Professional Agent of America award at PIA National’s annual convention held in the fall. Learn more about Ralph Cleveland.

Download a nomination form.

Nominations are due
March 3, 2008

Award recipients are then recognized at the Annual Business Meeting and Awards Ceremony, held in conjunction with the Annual Convention in May. Winners are notified prior to the event and are encouraged to attend the entire convention.


2008 Oustanding Customer Service Representative of the Year Award
The National Alliance is now accepting nominations for the 2008 Outstanding Customer Service Representative of the Year (OCSRY) award. This award honors the CSR who has demonstrated the highest level of personal and professional achievement during the past 12 months. Download the brochure for more information and the nomination form. 
 

Ralph Cleveland Professional Agent of the Year

1961 Ralph Cleveland
1963 M. Higgins
1964 H.L. Musselnan
1965 R.O. Wells
1967 Dale E. Amstutz
1968 Carl M. Tyler
1969 John Norris
1970 John Norris
1971 Charles A. Colligan
1972 Raymond Olinger
1973 William Chapin, Jr.
1974 David B. Hunter
1975 Gene Duke
1976 F. Neal Johnson
1977 William K. Nellans
1978 David A. Diehm, CIC
1979 R. Douglas Walker, CIC
1980 Charles A. Colligan
1981 Philip E. Yunker, CPIA
1982 Philip E. Yunker, CPIA
1983 Gary R. Webster, CIC
1984 Gary R. Webster, CIC
1985 Richard W. Byrd, CIC
1986 Theresa A. Cleveland, CIC
1987 Michael McCormick, CIC
1988 Douglas M. Charles, CIC
1989 Gary Cleveland, CIC
1990 James W. Funk, Jr. CIC
1991 R. Douglas Walker, CIC
1992 Pierre H. Miller, CPLU
1992 Paul C. Hardy, CIC
1993 Kevin Krekeler, CIC
1994 Paul C. Hardy, CIC,LIMI, LUTC
1995 Kevin N. Wheeler, CIC
1996 Dick T. Corle, CPIA
1997 Ramon D. Folk
1998 Karl Buetow
1999 Douglas M. Charles, CIC
2000 John Burnette, Jr., CIC
2001 Bill Baker
2002 Marc D. Graber
2003 James H. Gislason
2004 John T. Smith
2005 James Funk, Jr. CPCU, CIC, CPIA
2006 Steven Uphaus, LUTCF
2007 Paul Sites, CPIA


















  

 

Company Representative of the Year

1967 James O'Neal
1968 William P. Hoke
1969 Luther H. Wrenn
1970 Donald L. Ferguson
1971 Jon F. Moore
1972 Charlie Hodges
1973 Robert Hulley
1974 Jack Mark Powell
1975 Gary Cleveland, CIC, CPIA
1976 Dewight L.M. Dickerson Jr
1977 Roger Looyenga
1978 Jon F. Moore
1979 William J. Gillespie
1980 Arlo Yake
1981 Walter Mesick, CIC
1982 Jack F. Josway
1983 Joan Davidson
1984 Joan Davidson
1985 Douglas J. Cowan
1986 Carol Anne Iacobelli, CIC
1987 Stephen B. Curtis, CIC
1988 Ronald C. Schafer, CIC
1989 Walter Mesick, CIC
1990 H. David Moore
1991 Michael Fleetwood, CIC
1992 Douglas R. Burtch
1993 Suzanne Denny
1995 Carol Anne Iacobelli
1996 Russ Glassford
1997 John McBride
1998
1999
2000 Todd Kidder, Motorists Mutual Ins. Co.
2001 Kevin Wallace
2002 Bob Chaszer
2003 Mike Smith
2004 Ryan Hartzler, Auto Owners
2005 David Clay, CIC, Central Insurance
2006 Valarie Mullins, Celina
2007 David Moore, CIC, Standard Mutual






















 

  

Company Award of Excellence

1998 Indiana Insurance Company
1999 Preferred Small Risk
2000 Central Insurance Companies
2001 Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group
2002 Motorists Mutual
2003 No recipient
2004 State Auto Companies
2005 Indiana Farmers Mutual Insurance Group
2006 Auto-Owners Insurance Company
2007 Standard Mutual Insurance Company

Presidential Citations

1998 Jerry Roush
1999 None Given
2000 Theresa Cleveland and John Smith
2002 William G. Ritchie, JR and Raymond Gage, Jr.
2003 Jerry Roush
2004 No recipients
2005 No recipients
2006 Leslie Petulla and John T. Smith, CIC
2007 No recipients

CSR of the Year (selected by the National Alliance)

1998 Laverne Carr, John R. Moore Agency, Inc.
1999 Jo Ann Hurst, Conseco Risk Management
2000 Brenda Wiley, Cousins Insurance Agency
2001 Le’Ann Linsmeyer, Burnette-Dellinger Insurance Agency
2002 None Selected
2003 Lisa Kite, Gibson Insurance Agency
2004 Jane McGarvey, Bob Byrd Agency
2005 Martha J. Sena, CIC, AAI, ACSR, Daly Insurance Services Inc
2006 Christine Kneifel Smith, Smith, Sawyer & Smith, Inc.
2007 Kay E. Chiaro, CPIW, ACSR, AIS, First Source Insurance