Richard Hull Scholarship established

The Derek Hughes/NAPSLO Educational Foundation announced that senior managers of Hull & Company, Inc., in conjunction with Brown & Brown, Inc., have contributed $100,000 to establish an insurance scholarship in the name of Hull & Company founder and current CEO, Richard Hull.

The scholarship, managed by the Foundation, will provide for the annual financial needs of one student enrolled in an Insurance & Risk Management degree program. The qualifications are triggered by academic performance and need.

The scholarship was announced on March 11 at a Hull & Company dinner recognizing Mr. Hull. Hull & Company managers involved in setting up the scholarships were President Ed Calabrese; Executive Vice President Mike Riordan; Senior Vice Presidents Bill Simons, Bob McGrew and Bruce Bowers; and Vice President Chris Hull.

"Dick has provided us with many wonderful opportunities and we wanted to do something that would honor him for his generosity and thank him for his years of support," said Mr. Calabrese.

Mr. McGrew added "education is something that Dick strongly believes in and he believes it's critical to the growth of our business. Teaming with the Foundation and NAPSLO, which Dick helped to establish in the early 1970s, to train future leaders in our business, is a perfect way to thank him for all he has done for us."

The Foundation's Scholarship program was established in the 1990s with contributions by Scottsdale Insurance Co. to recognize Rolland Wiegers. Additional scholarships have since been established to recognize Herbert W. Kaufman, Scott W. Polley, Kevin A. McLaughlin, and Russell Bond.