In the general session, the 1985 Insurance Education Award was presented to Frank L. Rowland. This award is presented to an individual who has made an outstanding contribution to insurance education.

Rowland, co-founder of LOMA (along with Franklin B. Mead), became the association’s secretary, a member of the board of directors, and later was executive secretary and managing director.

As outlined by LOMA’s new chairman, John J. Marakas, president of Nationwide Life, Rowland participated in every major decision concerning LOMA from its inception in 1924 until his retirement in 1956. This included the formation of an education program for non-technical, non-sales life insurance company employees, now known as the highly successful FLMI program—the world’s largest university-level professional education program.

Accepting the award was Rowland’s son, Don Rowland, FLMI, assistant vice president, Mutual of New York, who read a statement given by his father.

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