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International Worksite Marketing Hall of Fame

On August 12

On August 12, 1999, the first inductees into the International Worksite Marketing Hall-Of-Fame were recognized at the annual WORKSITE MARKETING MANIA conference in Las Vegas, Nevada. (The conference has since been renamed WORKPLACE BENEFITS MANIA.) Each year new inductees are recognized at our July / August conference.

The Workplace Benefits Association is proud to recognize the following individuals for their contributions to the industry of voluntary employee benefit plans:

WARREN G. BENOIT DAVID A. BIRD ROBERT J. BURKE
J  RICHARD A. ANCY RICHARD BEIGHTOL JOHN BEESLEY
ALAN CASHMAN, CLU BONNIE CASHMAN JIM CHRISTENSON
JAMES D. DAVIDSON, CLU STEVE A. DAVIDSON, CLU JIM EVANS
GLEN FINCH JOE GAUDINO LEON STEELE GOODALL
JAMES V. HUNT, CLU, ChFC DANIEL JUND JOHN R. KEENAN, CLU, CPCU
WILLIAM KELLY JR. RON KLEIMAN JACQUES LABRECQUE
BOB LERAAS PHILLIP W. LESLIE GILBERT W. LOWERRE
JOHN R. MILAM, CLU THOMAS Y. MOON, FLMI CHARLES RICHARD MOORHEAD
GREG MORANO RICHARD MORGAN ROBERT J. MORHAUSER
DOROTHY F. MURRAY JAMES M. OUIMET, MBA, CES JAMES T. PETTAPIECE, CLU
JOSEPH C. PLUMBO JODELLE ROBERTS HARLAN S. SHER
MICHAEL H. SHERIDAN ROBERT S. SHESTACK "GENE" C. SORREL
HARLAND C. STONECIPHER COY STREETMAN CHARLES J. STEPNOWSKI
PETER S. TILLSON RENNY VESTRY THOMAS, SR. MARTIN F. TRAYNOR
THOMAS M. TUCKERMAN, JD W. WAYNE WATKINS CHARLES W. WARNER
ALAN WHEATLAND TURNER P. WILLIAMS  



2011 INDUCTEES



Neiciee Durrence
Vice President, Acquisition Strategies, Unum
 



Lou Pantalone
co-founder, principal, Executive Vice President of Univers Workplace


2010 INDUCTEES


Dan Amos
Chairman & Chief Executive Officer
Aflac Incorporated


Paul Shelby Amos
Co-Founder
Aflac Incorporated


Jim Christenson
Field Vice President
Allstate Workplace Division


Robert S. Shestack, WBC,
Managing Director,
National Sales Leader | Employer Benefits Business, Marsh U.S. Consumer, a service of Seabury & Smith, Inc.




2009 INDUCTEES

The Workplace Benefits Association is pleased to announce that William Kelly Jr. and JoDelle Roberts have been selected to be inducted into the International Worksite Marketing Hall-Of-Fame. Induction ceremonies took place at Workplace Benefits Mania 2009, Paris Hotel, Las Vegas, NV on August 4th.

Every industry has a cluster of high achievers that help set the pace and show what the possibilities are. To be elected to the Hall of Fame one must have formed, altered, enabled or impacted the worksite landscape. In the worksite marketing arena, these individuals have distinguished themselves and their profession over their careers, and the Workplace Benefits Association extends them our thanks and congratulations.

William Kelly Jr.
President & CEO
Voluntary Employee Benefit Advisors
JoDelle Roberts
President
JD Administrative Services, Inc.



2008 Inductees

The Workplace Benefits Association is pleased to announce the following professionals have been selected to be inducted into the International Worksite Marketing Hall-Of-Fame. Induction ceremonies took place at Workplace Benefits Mania 2008, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV on July 29th.

  • Martin F. Traynor, Vice President, Voluntary Benefits, Mutual Of Omaha
  • Turner P. Williams, Turner P. Williams & Associates

 

Martin F. Traynor
Vice President, Voluntary Benefits
Mutual Of Omaha
Turner P. Williams
Turner P. Williams & Associates
 



2007 Inductees

The Workplace Benefits Association is pleased to announce the following professionals have been selected to be inducted into the International Worksite Marketing Hall-Of-Fame. Induction ceremonies took place at Workplace Benefits Mania 2007, Caesars Palace, Las Vegas, NV on July 17th.

  • David A. Bird, President, Allstate Workplace Division
  • Glen Finch, President & CEO, CancerAmerica (Retired)
  • Joe Gaudino, Co-Founder, Worksite Communications
  • Harland C. Stonecipher, Founder, Board Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President, Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

David A. Bird
President
Allstate Workplace Division
Glen Finch
President & CEO
CancerAmerica
Joe Gaudino
Co-Founder
Worksite Communications
 
Harland C. Stonecipher
Founder, Board Chairman, Chief Executive Officer & President
Pre-Paid Legal Services, Inc.

“We are proud to be able to recognize the accomplishments of these individuals” commented Jeff Grabiak, President, Worksite Benefits, Inc. and current President of the Workplace Benefits Association. “Every industry has a cluster of high achievers that help set the pace and show what the possibilities are. To be elected to the Hall of Fame one must have formed, altered, enabled or impacted the worksite landscape. In the worksite marketing arena, these four individuals have distinguished themselves and their profession over their careers, and speaking for the organization, we extend them our thanks and congratulations.”




2006 Inductees

The Workplace Benefits Association is pleased to announce the following professionals have been selected to be inducted into the International Worksite Marketing Hall-Of-Fame.

  • Warren G. Benoit, President, Benoit & Associates (introduced by Jim Christenson & Walt Podgurski)
  • Ron Kleiman, President, BenefitVision, Inc. (introduced by Virginia Eanes)
  • Gilbert W. Lowerre, CLU, CHFC, President, Eastbridge Consulting Group, Inc. (Introduced by Bonnie Brazzell)
  • Eugene “Gene” C. Sorrel, President and Chief Marketing Officer, Continental American
    Insurance Company (CAIC) (Introduced by Chip Sorrel)

Warren G. Benoit Ron Kleiman Gilbert W. Lowerre “Gene” C. Sorrel

Induction ceremonies took place at the Benefits Marketing Mania 2006 Meeting at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 19th.




2005 Inductees

The Workplace Benefits Association is pleased to announce the following professionals have been inducted into the International Worksite Marketing Hall-Of-Fame. Induction ceremonies took place at the Benefits Marketing Mania 2005 Meeting at Bally's Hotel in Las Vegas on Wednesday, July 27th.

  • John Beesley, Chairman of the Board, Mass Group Marketing / UNUM Educator Plans
  • John R. Milam, CLU, Executive Vice President, Willis of Tennessee, Inc.
  • Greg Morano,President & CEO, CBP Technologies, Inc.
  • W. Wayne Watkins, President, CBIZ Worksite Services, Inc.

John Beesley John R. Milam, CLU Greg Morano W. Wayne Watkins

 




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