About the Foundation

The Foundation for Agency Management Excellence (FAME) is a 501(c)(3) charitable and educational organization administered by The Council of Insurance Agents & Brokers located in Washington D.C.  FAME is guided by a volunteer board of directors. Click here for the 2009-10 FAME Board of Directors.

 

 

  

The Mission

 

The Council  founded FAME in 1994 to promote leadership and excellence in the agent/broker community through agency management education, training, and research.

 

Scholarship Program

 

In 2006, FAME began an important new initiative: developing future leaders through a scholarship program to support financially needy students majoring in risk management and insurance. Click here for more.

 

 

2009-10 scholarship recipients top row starting from left: Jaclyn Burke; University of Wisconsin Madison, Andrew Chapin; Appalachian State University, Jasmine Cox; California State University Sacramento, Beth Fitzpatrick; University of Georgia, Brad Hamilton; University of Gerogia, Tim McDermott; Temple University, and Thomas Mullins; Illinois State University,
Bottom row starting from left: Rebecca Kagan; Illinois State University, David Pane; California State University Fullerton, Ari Rokni; University of Wisconsin Madison, Jenne Simmons; Howard University, Da'Monique Sonnier; Hoawrd University, Ellen Springer; California State University Sacramento, and
Cain Webber; The University of Mississippi
 

 

 

Fundraising

 

Identifying and training the next generation of leaders is critical but a much larger FAME endowment is needed to do it. Find out how you can help!

 

 

FAME Host Universities

 

With the selection of 14 scholarship recipients for the 2009-2010 academic year, FAME has awarded a total of 37 grants of $5,000 each.  There are now two scholarships at each of five universities – Howard University, University of Wisconsin Madison, University of Georgia, California State University at Sacramento, and the Katie School at Illinois State University – and new this year, one scholarship at each of four universities - University of Mississippi, Temple University, California State University at Fullerton, and Appalachian State University.

 

 

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