NASBP Winter Surety School Outstanding Students Recognized

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More than 100 students from across the nation, Canada, and Guam attended the William J. Angell Surety School held in January in Houston. There were 58 students in Level I and 60 students in Level II.

At every NASBP school, the 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 Wyeth Shabel, Underwriter, AIG Surety, Berkeley Heights, NJ. The Level I Yellow Team chose Peggy Firth, AVP, Account Executive, Wells Fargo Insurance Services, Seattle, Washington. Level II Blue Team selected Corey Fayette, Underwriter, Zurich Surety, Metairie, Louisiana; and Level II Green Team selected Jason Sayers, Surety Account Manager, BB&T Construction Risk Services, Durham, North Carolina. Two  MOPs, Shabel and Sayers, were unable to stay for the the graduation dinner and missed being photographed with faculty.

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, two faculty members received service awards: Erle Benton for 15 years of service and Jim Lareau for 25 years of service. Congratulations and thank you for your many years of service to NASBP and the surety industry!

On Wednesday, the Level II students were treated to a luncheon with a panel of guest speakers:NASBP Immediate Past President Susan Hecker, who is Director of National Contract Surety of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.; John Knox, Jr., who is founder and Chairman of the Board of NASBP Affiliate SureTec; NASBP President Lynne Cook, who is Senior Vice President of Early, Cassidy and Schilling, LLC.; and NASBP Past President Tom Padilla,who is Vice President of Surety of HUB International Insurance Services in Albuquerque, NM. The panel was moderated by NASBP Professional Development Committee Chair Dedi Belis , who is Seniur Vice President of Marsh & McLennan. All the Level II students were able to ask questions of the distinguished panel of surety experts. 

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Level I Yellow Class MOP: Peggy Firth of Wells Fargo Insurance Services, center, with instructors, from left, Dawn Nevill and Erle Benton, proudly displays her signed football.
 
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Level II Blue Class MOP: Corey Fayette, center, of Zurich Surety is congratulated by Level II instructors Tom Padilla, left, and Nick Newton, right.

Not pictured are: the MOP from the Level I Red Team, Wyeth Shabel of AIG Surety, and the MOP from Level II Green Team, Jason Sayers of BB&T Construction Risk Services.

 
The Level II Panel of Guest Speakers: from left, NASBP Immediate Past President Susan Hecker; John Knox Jr., founder and Chairman of the Board of SureTec; NASBP President Lynne Cook; and NASBP Past President Tom Padilla.

Registration for the NASBP 2017 Summer Session of the Surety School for Levels I, II, and III is now open for NASBP Members, Affiliates, and Associates.

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, of the next generation of bond producers and underwriters, and of the surety industry as a whole:

  • Dedi Belis of Marsh & McLennan Agency, LLC – Florida Region
  • Erle Benton of Truss, LLC
  • Jeff Broyles of Willis of Seattle
  • Matt Cashion of The Cashion Company, Inc.
  • NASBP President Lynne Cook of Early, Cassidy and Schilling, LLC
  • Donnie Doan of Marsh & McLennan Agency LLC
  • Susan Hecker of Arthur J. Gallagher & Co.
  • Bud Herndon of CNA Surety Corporation
  • Jim Lareau of Travelers Bond
  • Steve Nelson of SureTec Insurance Company
  • Dawn Nevill of The Guarantee Company of North America, USA
  • Nick Newton of Newton Bonding
  • Tom Padilla of HUB International Insurance Services of Albuquerque NM 
  • Ralph Pulver of Travelers Bond
  • Bob Shaw of Skillings, Shaw & Associates, Inc.