President's Message

The 83rd edition of I-Day is over and what a success it was! Chairperson Elaine Barnes and her assistant Dennis Lewandowski did an outstanding job. The CE classes were very successful, the reports back from our exhibitors were all very favorable and our luncheon speaker Rick Sebak was one of the best we've had.

I would like to echo Elaine's comments thanking our general sponsors and exhibitors who make I-Day such a success and to our cocktail party sponsors who make my I-Day such a success!

Our Insurance Person of the Year, Sylvia Fitzmaurice, is very deserving and was a lovely and gracious recipient.

A new award was presented this year, the Robert Reynolds scholarship. The scholarship is funded by the CPCU Society and the old Independent Agents of Pittsburgh, and is a joint effort by both groups to honor this former President of the Insurance Club of Pittsburgh, Independent Agents of Pittsburgh, National Independent Agents of America, CPCU member and instructor, and a former Insurance Person of the Year.

This year's scholarship recipient was Stephanie Kuntz, the daughter of Debbie and Russ Kuntz. Russ is from Woodus K Humphrey and Company. Congratulations to Stephanie from the Insurance Club as she heads off to Cornell University.

A Special thanks must go out to all of the I-Day committee chairs and their committees who work so hard to make I-Day such a great day every year and of course to our top notch Executive Director, Joyce Chezosky, without whom, as the saying goes, none of this would be possible.

Have a great summer and let's go Bucs!
Tom O'Malley