The CPCU Society’s 2008 Leadership Summit exceeded expectations, drawing nearly 400 attendees, including 180 chapter leaders from 106 chapters. In addition, 38 chapters sponsored events at the Summit—setting a new record for Summit sponsorships. View photos of chapter sponsors.

The Summit, held on April 2-5 in Orlando, Fla., included the Board of Governors’ spring meeting, committee and task force meetings, chapter leader workshops, and CPCU Society Center for Leadership courses.

Special events included a breakfast meeting, three luncheons, and two evening receptions. Luncheon speakers included Marty Murphy, CPCU, senior vice president of Jacobson Associates; F. Scott Addis, CPCU, president and CEO of The Addis Group; and Douglas J. Holtz, CPCU, CIC, CSP, CRM, the Society’s vice president.

Vermont Chapter Wins Award
Congratulations to the Vermont Chapter, which won the Society’s 2008 Ethics Awareness Award for its creativity in celebrating Ethics Awareness Month in March. The chapter received the award and a $100 check on April 4 at the Leadership Summit. See photo of award presentation.

The chapter had invited Art Cohn, an elite diver and historian, to give a presentation on ethics in history. Cohn emphasized that dealing with ethical questions is often difficult because people may disagree on what is proper behavior in a given set of circumstances. He drew upon his experiences in underwater archeology, in which there may be disagreement over what to do with artifacts.

James L. Britt, CPCU, CPCU Society 2007-2008 president, (pictured on left) with Ethics Award Winner, Jeffrey J. Vigne, CPCU, AIC, CIC, Product Development Manager for CO-Operative Insurance Companies, Vermont Chapter.

Leadership Instructor Honored

The CPCU-Loman Education Foundation presented the third annual Richard A. Gerrond Memorial Award to John W. Egan, CPCU, on April 4 at the Leadership Summit.

Egan, who lives in Hunt Valley, Md., is co-founder and chief learning officer of Ripken Leadership Center, a subsidiary of Cal Ripken, Jr. Enterprises, a Maryland-based management/organization development consulting firm. He is an instructor for the CPCU Society Center for Leadership and a past president of the Maryland Chapter.

CPCU-Loman Education Foundation Chairman William E. Sleeper, CPCU, CLU, (pictured on left) presented the Richard A. Gerrond Memorial Award to John W. Egan, CPCU.