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• CHRISTOPHER H. PINKERTON, Senior V.P. and President, U.S. Division, The Independent Order of Foresters. • JAMES R. STOKER, National Secretary-Treasurer, CEO, Greater Beneficial Union of Pittsburgh. • and, HOWARD J. WOLFE, President, Western Fraternal Life Association. IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE NFCA CONSTITUTION, ARTICLE IX, Board of Directors, Section 2 – the three highest dues-paying NFCA member-societies have the option to name an Appointed Director to the Board for a one-year term. The following names have been submitted to serve as the representatives of their respective societies: • TERESA J. RASMUSSEN, Senior Vice President, General Counsel and Secretary, Thrivent Financial for Lutherans • EMILIO B. MOURE, Supreme Secretary, Knights of Columbus • DARCY CALLAS, Director and General Counsel, Modern Woodmen of America The Governance Committee submits for your consideration at this annual meeting the following names: FOR CHAIR OF THE BOARD: (In accordance with Article X of the Constitution) • MARK D. THEISEN, Executive Vice President, Fraternal, Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society. FOR VICE-CHAIR OF THE BOARD: • STUART B. BUCHANAN, High Secretary-Treasurer, Catholic Order of Foresters. FOR THREE DIRECTORS FOR TERMS OF THREE YEARS EACH: • JOSEPH E. GADBOIS, Senior Vice President of Fraternal and Marketing, Catholic Financial Life. • DAVID GAUTSCHE, Senior Vice President of Products and Services, Mennonite Mutual Aid Association. • and HARALD BORRMANN, Senior Vice President and Secretary-Treasurer, The Catholic Aid Association. This is the Report of the Governance Committee, which consists of the following: Teresa J. Rasmussen (Thrivent Financial for Lutherans), Barbara A. Cheaney (Catholic Life Insurance), Mark D. Theisen, (Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society), and Howard J. Wolfe (Western Fraternal Life Association). You have heard the report of the Governance Committee. Are there additional nominations from the floor? 46
Hearing no further nominations, is there a motion to close nominations? MR. MEL RAMBO, EQUITABLE RESERVE ASSOCIATION: Madam Chair, I move that nominations be closed. CHAIR RASMUSSEN: Thank you, Mel. We have a motion from Mel to close the nominations. Is there a second? And who seconded? Patrick Murphy? Thank you, Patrick. All those in favor of the slate of candidates, as nominated, say “aye.” (“AYE”) Any opposed? Congratulations to all the new officers and directors. They will be installed at this evening’s Closing Dinner. (Applause) Jacobson-Rugland Award Presentation We are proud to present the 2010 Actuaries Section Jacobson-Rugland Award. Please welcome Blake Warneke, Director of Valuation for Woodmen of the World/Omaha Woodmen Life Insurance Society. MR BLAKE WARNEKE, PRESIDENT, NFCA ACTUARIES SECTION PRESIDENT: It is an honor to be a part of this morning’s program and to present this award on behalf of the Actuaries Section. The Jacobson-Rugland Award honors an outstanding fraternal actuary affiliated with an NFCA member-society. Our Jacobson-Rugland Award recipient this year is Sharon Giffen of The Independent Order of Foresters. For 30 years, Sharon has worked in the life insurance business, with over 20 of those years in marketing and product development in Canada and the U.S. She has worked for a variety of insurance organizations – large and small, stock and mutual, direct insurance and reinsurance – and for the last 10 years with the Independent Order of Foresters. As recently appointed Chief Financial Officer for Foresters, her work encompasses Actuarial, Finance, Investments, Internal Auditing and Risk Management. She is the U.S. Appointed Actuary and Illustration Actuary for Foresters. She is a graduate of the honors co-operative education program in mathematics at the University of Waterloo. She was active in the Examination Committee for the Society of Actuaries for many years, is Past President of the Actuaries Club of Toronto and of the Actuaries Section of the NFCA. She currently serves as Vice Chair of the Smaller Insurance Companies Section of the Society of Actuaries. In 2009, Sharon was proud to receive an award for her essay “A Vision for the Future of the Life Insurance Sector”. Ladies and gentlemen, please join me in recognizing the 2010 Jacobson-Rugland Award winner: Sharon Giffen. (Applause) Sharon was not able to attend today so accepting the award for Sharon in her absence is Chris Pinkerton, Senior Vice President, and President, U.S. Division, for the Independent Order of Foresters. CHAIR RASMUSSEN: Congratulations, again, to Sharon. 47
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