January/February 2008 William J. Angell Surety Schools
 
The William J. Angell Level I and II Winter Surety School classes were at maximum capacity again this year! Our esteemed faculty teams: Level I ~ Matt Cashion/Erle Benton, Tom Padilla/Dave Castillo and Level II ~ Bob Shaw/Jim Lareau and Ed Heine/Ralph Pulver, in addition to Paul Amstutz conducting the Commercial Surety session, all shared their expertise with students from around the country. Additional faculty participating in the School were Jack Curtin, Larry McMahon, Lourdes Landa, Bud Herndon, Tom Durkin and current NASBP President Sarah Finn.

Jan/Feb 2008 NASBP Surety School Faculty (not pictured: Ed Heine, Ralph Pulver, Tom Durkin and Sarah Finn)

For the first time, the Level I Red Team had two recipients of the Most Outstanding Student award. The football went to Jimbo Ramsay of The Cashion Company in Little Rock, AK and Ebony Johnson of the Insco/Dico Group in Greenwood, CO. The Level I Yellow Team's Most Outstanding Student was Idan Gadidi of First Sealord Surety in Villanova, PA.

Level II Blue Team’s Outstanding Student was Christopher Rea of Six & Geving in Colorado Springs, CO. The Green Team's Outstanding Student was Will Mingram of Bond Services of California in Los Angeles, CA.

Photos of award recipients who were present are below.

Congratulations to all graduating students and our thanks to an outstanding faculty for sharing their time and talents!

Level I - Red Team's Most Outstanding Students Jimbo Ramsay (second from left) and Ebony Johnson (third from left) with faculty (from left) Tom Padilla, Paul Amstutz and Dave Castillo

Level I - Yellow Team's Most Outstanding Student Idan Gadidi (second from left) with faculty (from left) Erle Benton, Matt Cashion and Paul Amstutz

Level II - Blue Team's Most Outstanding Student Christopher Rea (second from left) with Faculty (from left) Paul Amstutz, Ed Heine and Jack Curtin