IRES Hall of Fame
The Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society annually presents a number of awards to honor its members who have made significant contributions to the work of the Society or to insurance regulation. A list of these awards appears below. Click on the name of the award to learn more about the award and to see a list of the most recent past recipients. Click here to view a full list of all past recipients of these awards.
IRES Awards
The Al Greer Award
The Schrader-Nelson Publications Award
The Presidents Award
Past Presidents
IRES Foundation Awards
The Paul DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award
The Al Greer Award
In 1998, the IRES Board of Directors established the Al Greer Achievement Award in honor of Al Greer. Mr. Greer was one of the original state insurance examiners who had the vision to establish the Insurance Regulatory Examiners Society in the late 1980s. As a founding father of IRES, Mr. Greer helped fashion the mission of IRES, namely, to raise insurance regulation to a highly respected profession marked by technical proficiency and ethical behavior. He went on to serve on its Board of Directors and was later elected treasurer and was always willing to help where ever he was needed.
The Al Greer Achievement Award is presented annually to an insurance regulator and IRES member who not only embodies the dedication, knowledge and tenacity of a professional regulator, but who exceeds those standards.
Mr. Greer himself was the first recipient of this award in 1997. Recently, the Al Greer Award has been presented to the following recipients:
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- Bruce Ramge, CIE, Nebraska, 2007
- Lynette A. Baker, Ohio, 2006
- Dale Emerson, Illinois, 2005
- Michael D. Gibbons, CIE, Missouri, 2004
- R. Weldon Hazlewood, CIE, Virginia, 2003
This year's Al Greer Achievement Award was presented to Bruce Ramge of Nebraska Insurance Department. Mr. Ramge began his insurance career in 1984 as a market conduct examiner, and later was promoted to chief examiner. When departments started reorganizing to handle an overall market regulation program, Mr. Ramge headed up one of the first programs nationally. He has worked on various NAIC workgroups including the one that developed the market conduct examiners handbook. Mr. Ramge is credited with writing the Continuum procedures for Market Analysis, served as the first chairperson of the NAIC Market Analysis Working Group where he created the procedures for regulators to use when recommending collaborative actions, and continues to be active in MAWG. Mr. Ramge's input into just about every phase of market regulation has been invaluable, as a contributor, a mentor, a leader, a teacher and a role model.
Click here for a list of all those to which the Al Greer Award has been presented.
Candidates for the Al Greer Award must be insurance regulators who not only embody the dedication, knowledge and tenacity of a professional regulator, but also exceed those standards. In addition, a nominee must:
- Have at least ten years of regulatory experience
- Have at least five years as an IRES general member and
- Be a current general member of IRES.
To nominate a deserving individual, complete an Al Greer Award Nomination form and send it to IRES.
The Schrader-Nelson Publications Award
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In 1994 the IRES Board of Directors established an award for the most significant contributions to IRES publications over the previous year. The Schrader-Nelson Publications Award, honors the most outstanding original contribution to the Society's newsletter, The Regulator.
The award is named in honor of the first chair of the Publications Committee, Tony Schrader, and the first recipient of the award, Ben Nelson. Mr. Schrader is one of the Society's founding members, the first chair of the Publications Committee and a former editor of The Regulator. Mr. Nelson was the first recipient of this award and received it for his feature article in the March 1994 edition of The Regulator dealing with workers compensation reform in Nebraska.
The Schrader-Nelson Publications Award has recently been presented to the following individuals for their outstanding contribution to The Regulator:
- J. Robert Hunter, 2007
- Rebecca Westmore, California, 2006
- Mark Gardner, 2005
- California Department of Insurance Rate Regulation Staff, 2004
- Gerald A. Milsky, CIE, 2003
This year's recipient, J. Robert Hunter, was awarded The Schrader-Nelson Publications Award this year for his article entitled "How Regulators Can Return P/C Profits to Reasonable Levels". The article appeared in the March 2007 issue of The Regulator. Mr. Hunter is Director of Insurance for the Consumer Federation of America and has served as Texas Insurance Commissioner and as Federal Insurance Administrator in the Carter Administration. Mr. Hunter also won the Schrader-Nelson Award in 2002 and is thus our organization's first two-time winner.
Click here for a full list of Schrader-Nelson Publications Award recipients.
The Presidents Award
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The President's Award is presented annually by the Society's president to a person of his or her choice who has made a significant contribution to the Society and the regulatory profession.
The President's Award has been recently presented to the following individuals for their excellent service to IRES and the regulatory profession:
- Stephen Martuscello, CIE, New York, 2007
- Jo A. LeDuc, CIE, Wisconsin, 2006
- Douglas A. Freeman, CIE, 2005
- Gary L. Domer, CIE, 2004
- Jann Goodpaster, CIE, 2003
Stephen Martuscello (NY) was selected as this year’s Presidents Award recipient for his many contributions over the years to IRES. Mr. Martuscello is a long time member of the IRES Board of Directors. He served as IRES President and continues to serve on the Past President’s Council. Mr. Martuscello has chaired the Education Committee and has vice-chaired the Finance & Budget Committee and the Accreditation & Ethics Committee. He is a two-time CDS Co-Chair and has always been willing to help where ever needed.
Click here for a full list of all those to which the Presidents Award has been presented.
Past Presidents
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IRES also bestows the title of past president upon one IRES member each year in recognition of the individual's past year of service as IRES President. The following is a list of the most recent past presidents of the Society:
- Douglas A. Freeman, CIE, Missouri, 2007
- Stephen E. King, CIE, 2005
- Kirk Yeager, CIE, 2004
- Bruce Ramge, CIE, 2003
- Paul Bicica, CIE, 2002
Click here for a list of all Past Presidents of IRES.
The Paul DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award
In Recognition of Excellence in Insurance Education
The Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award in Recognition of Excellence in Insurance Education was created by the IRES Foundation and presented to the family of Mr. DeAngelo in 2001. The IRES Foundation bestows this award annually in memory of Mr. DeAngelo to honor an insurance regulator or former regulator who has distinguished himself/herself in the field of insurance education and training.
The Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award in Recognition of Excellence in Insurance Education has been presented by the IRES Foundation to the following recipients, many of whom are members of the Society:
- Bruce Ramge, Nebraska, 2007
- Dudley Ewen, 2006
- Dennis Shoop, 2005
- Michael W. Hessler, CIE, 2004
- Michael Bownes, 2003
Click here for a list of all those to which the Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award has been presented.
For more information about the IRES Foundation, the Paul L. DeAngelo Memorial Teaching Award and nomination forms to go to the IRES Foundation website.
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