QBE North America has announced three scholarship recipients from St. John’s University as part of its QBE Women in Insurance Scholarship Program. Sharon Adickes, Allison Conboy and Sylvia Watroba have each been awarded a $5,000 scholarship to support their pursuit of graduate or undergraduate degrees.
The scholarships are the result of a partnership between St. John’s University and QBE’s Women’s Initiative Network employee group, which receives funding from the QBE Foundation.
“Ensuring women have equal access to growth, development and advancement opportunities all starts with a good education,” said Erin Fry, QBE senior vice president of specialty programs. “To encourage an inclusive workforce with employees of all backgrounds, it’s important to help build a pipeline of talented women who can step into the leadership roles of our industry’s future. Our employee group wants to support one another, but also take action to solidify the growing presence of women in leadership in insurance.”
Adickes, Conboy and Watroba were selected as scholarship winners by the St. John’s University School of Risk Management Scholarship Committee. Eligible applicants included undergraduate or graduate-level candidates pursuing degrees in actuarial science, risk management and insurance or enterprise risk management. All three winners are juniors majoring in risk management and insurance.
“The QBE Women in Insurance Scholarship Program is designed to create a direct connection between the company and scholarship recipients,” said Maureen Furlong Weber, director of the School of Risk Management, Insurance and Actuarial Science. “This provides a unique value to the students well beyond financial support, including professional enrichment and quality networking opportunities as a part of their educational experience.”
The success of the scholarship program has also led the QBE Foundation to expand its partnership with St. John’s University to support veteran, multicultural, and LGBTQ students.
