COLUMBUS, Ohio, Feb. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Griffith Insurance Education Foundation, promoting insurance and risk management education since 1947, has named two new trustees: James Clay, Westfield Group Leader and CEO, Westfield Insurance; and Noelle Codispoti, Executive Director, Gamma Iota Sigma.

"We're extremely appreciative of the insight both offer," said Eschol Curl, Griffith's Interim President and CEO and VP of Operations for State Farm Insurance Companies prior to his retirement. "They're joining an impressive group of 43 other high profile industry professionals on our board of trustees. Along with our officers and executive slate, the trustees helped Griffith accomplish an incredible amount this past year."

In addition to Curl, The Griffith Foundation officers include:

• Chairman: Michael Fusselbaugh, Senior Vice President, Hartford Steam Boiler
• Vice Chairman: Michael A. Winner, President and CEO, Ohio Casualty Group
• Secretary: Elizabeth Haar, President and CEO, Accident Fund Insurance Company
• Treasurer: Dana W. Rudmose, Principal, Rudmose and Noller Advisors, LLC

At-Large Members on the Executive Slate are:

• ­Barbara A. Baurer, Chief Operating Officer of COUNTRY Financial®
• ­John J. Bishop, Chairman, President and CEO of Motorists Mutual Insurance Company
• ­Education Committee Chair Peter Hohman, President and CEO of The Insurance Institute of Canada
• Development Committee Chair John Smith, President and CEO of Pennsylvania Lumbermans Insurance Co.
• David C. Washburn, Vice President – Ohio Branch of CNA Insurance
• ­Thomas E. Workman, President and CEO for Life Insurance Council of New York
• ­Assistant Treasurer Clyde L. Pehl, Partner at KPMG, LLP.

To continue its mission of promoting understanding of insurance during 2011, Griffith:

• Awarded over 300 scholarships for teachers to attend Insurance Education Institutes.
• Sponsored seminars and workshops about risk management and insurance for more than 160 public policymakers.
• Hosted an Insurance and Education Careers Summit to create a collective industry-wide response to talent shortages. Over 100 participants attended the first session and began formulating a long-term approach to attract individuals to insurance.

Curl summarized, "With the commitment of our donors and the dedication of our industry supporters, we're looking forward to another incredibly productive year. You'll be hearing great things from The Griffith Foundation in 2012."

About Griffith:  This 501(c)(3) non-profit promotes risk management and insurance study, offering resources to students, teachers, academic institutions, and public policymakers.  www.griffithfoundation.org

SOURCE Griffith Insurance Education Foundation

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