NASBP Outstanding Surety School Students Recognized

Despite a heavy snowstorm that blanketed the East Coast in January a week prior to the Winter School Session, more than 105 students from across the nation and Canada attended the William J. Angell Surety School held in January in Houston. There were 57 students in Level I and 50 students in Level II.

NASBP students in each class identify the student who they consider to be the most outstanding pupil (MOP) to receive a memento signed by all the members of the class and faculty. Receiving the coveted football in Level I Red Team was Sarah King, Commercial Underwriting Assistant, SureTec Insurance Company, Houston, Texas. The Level I Yellow Team chose Ted Lee, Associate Contract Bond Underwriter, HCC Surety Group., Orange, California.

Level II Blue Team selected Zachary Dixon, Producer, Delmarva Surety Associates, Inc., Timonium, Maryland; and Level II Green Team selected Lillian Pobojewski, Surety Underwriter, Western Surety Company, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada.

As a small way of saying thank you for their hard work and dedication to NASBP, faculty members are given a crystal apple in recognition of every five years of service. This winter, three faculty members received service awards: Larry McMahon and David Castillo, each for 15 years of service, and Ralph Pulver for 25 years of service. Congratulations and thank you for your many years of service to NASBP and the surety industry!

The Level II students were treated to a luncheon with guest speaker John Knox, Jr., the founder and Chairman of the Board of SureTec, a top 20 surety company in the United States, who offered his perspective on the industry–past, present and future.

Registration for the Levels I, II and III during the Summer 2016 session, to be held in Kansas City, Missouri, is now open for NASBP Members, Affiliates and Associates.

The Most Outstanding Pupils were recognized at a graduation ceremony. See their pictures here.

 Red Team MOP – King
Sarah King of SureTec Insurance Company, Houston, Texas, stands with her Red Team trophy and (from left) with NASBP Second Vice President Howard Cowan, President Susan Hecker, Third Vice President and Professional Development Committee Chairman Robert Shaw, First Vice President Lynne Cook, and Level I Red Team faculty–Robert Fricke, Tom Padilla, and David Castillo.

 Yellow Team MOP – Lee

Ted Lee of HCC Surety Group, Orange, California, poses with his trophy and (from left) NASBP Second Vice President Howard Cowan, First Vice President Lynne Cook, Third Vice President and Professional Development Committee Chairman Robert Shaw, President Susan Hecker, and Level I Red Team faculty Erle Benton and Nick Newton.

 
Blue Team MOP – Dixon

In a classic pose with his trophy, Zachary Dixon of Delmarva Surety Associates, Inc., Timonium, Maryland, stands with (from left) Blue Team faculty Larry McMahon, Professional Development Committee Vice Chair and faculty member Dedi Belis, NASBP First Vice President Lynne Cook, Third Vice President and Professional Development Committee Chairman Robert Shaw, President Susan Hecker, faculty Bob Fricke and Immediate Past President and faculty member Tom Padilla.

 
Green Team MOP – Pobojewski

Green Team MOP Lillian Pobojewski of Western Surety Company, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada, shows off her trophy with (from left) Third Vice President and Professional Development Committee Chairman Robert Shaw, faculty member Bud Herndon, President Susan Hecker, Immediate Past President Tom Padilla, First Vice President Lynne Cook, Professional Development Vice Chair and faculty member Dedi Belis and Second Vice President Howard Cowan.

NASBP would like to thank the NASBP Members and Affiliates who helped teach the school, dedicating their time and expertise once again for the benefit of NASBP, the next generation of bond producers and underwriters, and the surety industry as a whole. They are as follows: