A. Douglas Lang is the 1995 recipient of LOMA’s highest educational honor, the Fellow, Life Management Institute (FLMI) Insurance Education Award.

First granted in 1979, the award recognizes individuals for their contributions to insurance education and the FLMI program. Lang becomes the 11^th recipient of this honor. He will receive the award September 1995 at LOMA’s Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida.

In announcing this year’s award winner, William H. Rabel, Ph.D., FLMI, CLU, senior vice president, LOMA’s Education Division, said, "Doug Lang has provided invaluable service to the insurance industry through his career-long efforts to promote education and training." Lang served in key positions on LOMA’s Education Council, including Chair of the Administrative Committee and representative of the Life Insurance Institute of Canada (LIIC). He also played an important role in the development of LOMA’s award-winning textbook, Operations of Life & Health Insurance Companies.

According to Rabel, "There is no way to truly measure the size of Doug’s contribution. He was continually thinking of ways to create new programs and activities, and to leverage existing ones for the benefit of the industry." As president of the LIIC board of directors, Lang was an early leader in the effort to expand the FLMI program in the French language. In addition, as pas-president of the Insurance Accounting and Statistical Association (IASA), he initiated activities that led to LOMA’s cooperating with the Insurance Institute of America to offer the Associate in Insurance Accounting and Finance (life-track) designation.

Lang recently retired as senior vice president, Human Resources, Sun Life of Canada. During his tenure Sun became recognized for its leadership role in the development of human resources.

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