The members of the Essex/Middlesex Chapter of Massachusetts Association of Insurance Women (“MAIW”) are proud to announce the following winners of the 2021 Estelle Jeter Scholarship:
The annual scholarship awards a $500 to an individual for use as a college scholarship or as a reimbursement for those with a passing grade for a licensing course and/or exam of an insurance designation course.
To be eligible, applicants must be either be in the insurance industry or be a family member of someone who is employed in the insurance industry. The applicant must all be planning on attending college and/or any other higher education/trade school, or is planning to acquire a new insurance designation or work related license.
The submission deadline for this year’s scholarship was May 31, 2021.
Camden Wheeler
Camden Wheeler from Rockport MA. Camden is the grandson of Ingrid Brown, a former member of the Massachusetts insurance industry who retired from Cleaves Insurance Agency. Camden will be attending Sacred Heart University in Fairfield CT, where he will be pursing a bachelor degree in Nursing.
Abbey Mills
Abbey Mills of Washington NH. Abbey is the niece of Sarah Lawrence of Merchants Insurance. Abbey will be attending Maine College of Art in Portland, ME, where she will be pursing a bachelor degree of Fine Arts.
Both recipients are full of promise and we admire them for their accomplishments. On behalf of all the members of the Essex Chapter of the MAIW, we wish them much success in their future endeavors.
The MAIW is now in its 83rd year of operation
Founded in 1938, the MAIW’s missions and goals continue to be the same ones that it started with “…to provide opportunities for insurance professionals to both further their education and alliances within the Massachusetts insurance industry.”
Currently, the organization has ten chapters that meet regularly throughout the year in different regions of the Commonwealth. In addition, the MAIW’s holds association-wide meetings held throughout the year.
For those insurance professionals interested in joining the MAIW, the non-profit organization is open to anyone living or working in an insurance-related occupation in Massachusetts. The MAIW welcomes interested individuals to attend one of its monthly Chapter meetings to learn more.