Argo Group awarded its "Sea Change"scholarship to a female student to encourage diversity ininsurance. (Photo: Shutterstock)

A rising senior at St. John's University's School of RiskManagement, Insurance and Actuarial Science was awardedwith ArgoGroup's "Sea Change" scholarship, which aimsto recognize women's leadership and personal courage.

Mi Pham, a risk management and insurance major, was selected asthe winner of the $10,000 scholarship based on an essay she wrotein which she detailed a time when courage helped her overcome apersonal obstacle, and a femalerole model helped her succeed. Thescholarship aligns with the values conveyed inArgo's short documentary, "Sea Change," about womenbreaking barriers.

"We're honored to present the 'Sea Change' Scholarship for Womenin Insurance to Mi as she finishes her educationand embarkson her career," Gary Grose, group producer managementand marketing leader at Argo Group, and president of ColonySpecialty, said in a news release. "At Argo, we are committed toencouraging diversity in the workplace and opening doors for womenlooking to pursue insurance."

The award money will be applied to Pham's education for the2019–20 academic year.

"We're proud to have worked with Argo Group to identify astellar insurance industry student for the 'Sea Change'Scholarship," said Maureen Furlong Weber, director of St. John'sUniversity's School of Risk Management, Insurance and ActuarialScience, in a statement. "Mi is an emergingleader in this industry. She pushes herself to learnas much as possible in the classroom, on the job through her riskmanagement internship, and through engagement with her mentors. Weare tremendously grateful to generous, supportive industry partnerssuch as Argo, which demonstrate their commitment to young talentwith initiatives like this."

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