| TORRANCE CA, October 9, 2007 -- Keenan & Associates has selected University of Southern California School Business Management Certificate students Leonard Kahn of Val Verde Unified School District and Penny Lauseng of Wheatland Union High School District to each receive a scholarship of $1,750. Keenan & Associates has supported California public schools for more than 35 years, and is pleased to extend that support to students through the Keenan Foundation which is funding four scholarships totaling $7,000 for the Business Management Certificate Program. The first two scholarships were open to students enrolled in the Fall programs at Sacramento and the USC Los Angeles campuses. The two remaining scholarships for this school year will be awarded in early 2008 for the Paso Robles session and the Spring session in Sacramento. The Keenan Foundation Scholarship recognizes and supports students at the University of Southern California/School Services of California Certificate Program campuses, which include Sacramento, Paso Robles and Los Angeles. Each of the recipients must be currently enrolled in the University’s School Business Management Certificate Program, and are selected based on financial need and the student’s potential to serve as a Chief Business Official.Kenneth Hall, Director, USC Rossier School of Education said, "Keenan’s scholarship is a great contribution toward our efforts to ensure that California will continue to have well-trained professionals to manage the business side of academia. With the help of these scholarships, Leonard and Penny can prepare for their future roles as business leaders in education." “We’re pleased to be able to support these deserving students and make a difference in their professional development,” said Bill Poland, Chairperson of the Scholarship Committee. “Through our many years of serving California schools, we remain close to the issues, so that we can provide solutions to both our clients and to our communities.” The scholarship program’s selection committee is led by Bill Poland, President, Property & Casualty at Keenan & Associates and is comprised of industry leaders Richard Lord, Principal & Consulting Actuary, Milliman USA; Isa Castro, Senior Strategic Sales Executive, United Healthcare; and Dennis Lum, Vice President - Channel Strategy & Systems, Kaiser Permanente. About Keenan Keenan is a full service broker, dedicated to providing superior insurance products and services. Our exceptional growth is directly related to our concentration on meeting the risk management, employee benefits, workers' compensation and property & liability consulting and brokerage objectives of public entities, health care systems and high-tech firms. For more information, call 1.800.654.8102, or email info@keenan.com. Visit our web site at www.keenan.com. |