While I'm on the subject and because I was talking with a buddy about some of the board members a couple days ago; here is a list of some of the members. This isn't the bunch of yahoo's some would like to think they are. (My opinion)
Benjamin P. Wall.
Mr. Wall joined the Board of Directors of the Company in May 1990 and has served as Chairman of the Board since June 1991. Mr. Wall is also President of Paul Wall Farm Service Center, Inc., President of Cenla Computers, Inc., Vice President of Mid-State Elevator, Inc., and Vice President of Paul Wall Truck Line, Inc., and is a former Board member of Louisiana Agriculture Industries Association. Mr. Wall studied Agri-Business at Louisiana State University.
T. Brent Chapel, CPA.
Mr. Chapel joined the Board of Directors in March 1996 and was elected Vice Chairman in January 1997. He was elected Chief Financial Officer in June 1997. Mr. Chapel is Chairman of The Southern Group, Inc., a life insurance holding company in Maryland. The Southern Group is the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation. Mr. Chapel also serves on the Board and is Chairman of Maryland Southern Life Insurance Company, a Maryland domiciled life insurance company. He is a Director of Delmay Energy Corporation, a Canadian public company, and Badger Drilling Inc., a privately-held environmental drilling company in Virginia. Mr. Chapel has been a Certified Public Accountant since 1972. He received a Bachelor of Science in Accounting from Oklahoma State University in Stillwater, Oklahoma and a Master of Accountancy from the University of Georgia in Athens, Georgia. Mr. Chapel is the spouse of Jayne Davis Chapel, the Secretary of the Company
Edward J. Birrane, Esq.
Mr. Birrane was elected Executive Vice President of Acquisitions in January 1997. Mr. Birrane is also a Board member and Executive Vice President of Acquisitions for the board of The Southern Group, the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation. Mr. Birrane serves on the Board and is General Counsel to Maryland Southern Life Insurance Company. Mr. Birrane was Commissioner of Insurance for the Maryland Insurance Administration from 1976 - 1983. He served on the regional Executive Committee for the National Association of Insurance Commissioners and chaired the Securities Valuation Office Oversight Committee and the Property and Casualty Committee. Mr. Birrane serves on the Board of Directors for Lexington National Insurance Corporation, and is General Counsel and Board member for the Flagship Insurance Agency. He is also Counsel to the Maryland Health Underwriters Association and the Baltimore Health Underwriters Association, and is Liaison on health legislative issues for the National Health Underwriters Association. Mr. Birrane received a Bachelor of Science from Loyola College, Baltimore, Maryland and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Maryland, College Park, Maryland.
Michael J. Dugan, Esq.
Mr. Dugan joined the Board of Directors in January 1997. Mr. Dugan is also a Board member and Director of Regulatory Relations for the Board, and General Counsel to The Southern Group, the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation. Mr. Dugan will direct regulatory relations with the state insurance commissioners and the National Association of Insurance Commissioners. He also serves as the Director of Insurance Law for Kennedy, Holland, DeLacy, & Svoboda in Omaha, Nebraska. Mr. Dugan was the Commissioner of Insurance for the State of Nebraska from 1983 - 1987. He also served as Chairman of the state Democratic Party. Mr. Dugan serves on the Board of Directors for the following companies: Farmers Union Co-operative Insurance Company of Nebraska, First Delaware Life Insurance Company, First Landmark Life Insurance Company, Lincoln Indemnity Company, Lincoln Liberty Life Insurance Company, National American Insurance Company, and Risk Capital Reinsurance Company. He received a Bachelor of Philosophy from Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana in 1959 and a Juris Doctorate from Creighton University in Omaha, Nebraska in 1962 .
Susan A. Davis.
Ms. Davis joined the Board of Directors in January 1997. Ms. Davis is also a Board member of and advises on public affairs and marketing for The Southern Group, the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation. She is a Director of Maryland Southern Life Insurance Company. Ms. Davis is the Chief Executive Officer and Board member of Susan Davis International, Ltd., a communications and public affairs firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. She has managed national media, public policy and political campaigns for 20 years. Washingtonian magazine called Ms. Davis one of "Washington's Most Powerful Women." She is a trustee and the Past President of the International Women's Forum, a worldwide organization of 1,500 women leaders. She serves on the Board of Directors for The Center for Democracy, the National Alliance to End Homelessness, Techmatics, Inc., and is a Board member and Vice Chairman of the International Business Council. Ms. Davis was honored as "National Business Woman of the Year" in 1994 and "Woman Business Advocate of the United States" by the Small Business Administration. She received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin.
Robert W. Chapel, CPA.
Mr. Chapel joined the Board of Directors in January 1997. Mr. Chapel is also a Director of The Southern Group, the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation. He currently is the Vice President of Finance for Volunteer Hospital Association, Inc., a healthcare alliance of 1,500 hospitals. Mr. Chapel was previously a manager with the Dallas office of Price Waterhouse, a big six CPA firm. Mr. Chapel received a Bachelor of Science and a Master Of Science in Accounting from Oklahoma State University.
Sidney Clark "Rusty" Shaw II.
Mr. Shaw joined the Board of Directors in January 1997. Mr. Shaw is a Director of The Southern Group, the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation, and a Director of Maryland Southern Life Insurance Company. Mr. Shaw is President of Shaw's Gulf, Inc., a retail sales firm located in Stillwater, Oklahoma, and he has held that position since 1971. Mr. Shaw received a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration from Oklahoma State University, Stillwater, Oklahoma.
Robert F. Meredith, III.
Mr. Meredith joined the Board of Directors of the Company and NAIL in June 1994, and the Board of Directors of NAMC in January 1995. Mr. Meredith also serves as a Director of the Louisiana Independent Oil & Gas Association, the Louisiana Association of Business & Industry, and Caldwell Bank & Trust Company. Mr. Meredith is the co-owner of Hogan Exploration, Inc. and Hogan Energy Corporation, which operates in Louisiana and Mississippi. Mr. Meredith received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University.
G. Vaughn Walton.
Mr. Walton joined the Board of Directors in March 1993 and also serves as a Director of NAIL and of NAMC. Mr. Walton is the owner of Royal Investment Company, Inc. and co-owner of The Oil Exchange in Alexandria, Louisiana. Mr. Walton received a Bachelor of Science from Louisiana Tech University.
Bobby Williams.
Mr. Williams joined the Board of Directors in May 1986 and also serves as a Director of NAIL. Mr. Williams is the President of Williams Brothers Furniture & Appliance Center in Many, Louisiana; President of Bob Ray Williams Enterprises, a real estate investment firm; Managing Partner of Bobby & Ray Williams Partnership, a real estate and timber firm; former President of the Sabine Parish School Board; Director of Sabine State Bank in Many, Louisiana; and Commissioner, Sabine Parish Sales Tax Commission. Mr. Williams attended Northwestern State University.
Jayne Davis Chapel.
Ms. Chapel became Corporate Secretary of the Company and National Affiliated Investors Life in June 1997. Ms. Chapel is Director of Communications for and a Board member of The Southern Group, the controlling stockholder of National Affiliated Corporation. She is also on the Boards of Maryland Southern Life Insurance Company and Badger Drilling of Virginia, Inc. Prior to joining the Company, Ms. Chapel was Associate Director of Communications for the Chemical Manufacturers Association. Prior to that she worked at The White House during the Reagan Administration as a communications specialist. Ms. Chapel received a Bachelor of Arts from the University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin. Ms. Chapel is the spouse of Mr. Brent Chapel, the Vice Chairman and Chief Financial Officer of the Company.
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