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American Family Insurance is Honored for
Support of MATC and Technical Education
American Family Insurance was honored today for its substantial,
longtime support of
Madison Area Technical College and technical education in Wisconsin.
The Wisconsin Association for Career and Technical Education (WACTE)
presented its C. L. Greiber Award of Merit to American Family at
its annual conference in Appleton.
“American Family’s partnership with MATC is a model
for business involvement in career and technical education. This
company’s
generous contributions of time, talent and financial aid have provided
a tremendous boost to student success at MATC,” said Linda
Bahr, a member of the WACTE Madison Chapter Awards Committee, which
nominated American Family.
The C. L. Greiber Award of Merit recognizes individuals, companies,
or organizations for outstanding contributions to the improvement,
promotion and development of career, technical and adult education
in Wisconsin, as evidenced through activities such as sponsored
programs, personal services, supportive publications, financial
support or meritorious activities.
The award notes American Family’s tradition of community
involvement, which extends beyond financial contributions.
Company
employees and agents give their time, donating countless hours
to help charities and community projects to succeed. American Family’s
support of MATC has included:
- Contributing $5,200 each year to the Madison Area Technical
College Foundation
for scholarship donations for 8 full-time students;
- Participating in the Employer Forum and job
fairs at MATC, providing company tours for students to explore
career options,
and offering a paid full-time summer
internship program for approximately 20 students from MATC and other
colleges;
- Donating network routers for a CIS Network Specialist
Lab established at MATC;
- Supporting professional development
of faculty by allowing MATC CIS instructors to participate
in their corporate training
programs; and
- Regularly hiring Madison Area Technical College
graduates.
In addition, American Family representatives have served on a number
of MATC advisory committees, including all five of the Computer
Information Services/Information
Technology (CIS/IT) program committees. The company also participated in developing
curriculum for MATC’s Business Division for web programming, network specialist,
programmer/analyst and client-server computing courses.
Based in Madison since 1927, American Family offers a wide range of insurance
and financial services products in 17 states, including Wisconsin. The company
ranks 313th on the Fortune 500 list and is the nation’s 3rd largest mutual
property/casualty insurance company. American Family is the largest private employer
in Dane County.
MATC is one of the largest of the Wisconsin Technical College System’s
16 colleges. It provides a comprehensive curriculum of technical, liberal arts
and science, adult basic education and life enrichment studies and activities,
as well as customized employee training. MATC provides training in more than
100 career programs. It awards associate degrees, vocational diplomas and certificates,
and offers non-degree courses. The college serves all or parts of 12 counties
located in south-central Wisconsin and offers instruction through five campuses
and various other locations throughout the district.
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