The ELITExan of the Year award recognizes the achievement of young insurance professional in Texas. The winner is announced during INSURCON. Candidates must have demonstrated service to the industry, his or her professional trade associations (local, state and/or national) and community in a manner that would be considered exceptional for a person of his or her age. The award is given for career service and is not limited to activities during the past year.
Eligibility
An agent must be associated with an agency that is a member in good standing of IIAT.
Know a young insurance professional deserving of recognition?
Fill out the ELITExan of the Year nomination form below.
Make a nomination.
2022 ELITExan of the Year Award
Jessica Gardner-Elkins
Owner, R.D. Kothmann Insurance Agency, Junction
Past Winners
| Year | Winner | City |
|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Jessica Gardner-Elkins | Junction |
| 2021 | Michael Tatum | Lubbock |
| 2020 | Russell Luttrell | Van Alstyne |
| 2019 | Wes Kurtz | Houston |
| 2018 | Billy Crocker | Austin |
| 2017 | Tyler Spears | Austin |
| 2016 | Ross Ormond | San Antonio |
| 2015 | Adam Sammons | Dallas |
| 2014 | James Russell | El Campo |
| 2013 | Mark Lee | Houston |
| 2012 | Andy Webb | Austin |
| 2011 | Matt Frierson | Paris |
| 2010 | Landon Ogilvie | Longview |
| 2009 | Mark Bridges | Amarillo |
| 2008 | Matt Womack, CIC | Austin |
| 2007 | Lori Flores, CIC | San Antonio |
| 2006 | Greg Wassberg, CIC | Crockett |
| 2005 | Patrick Watkins | Austin |
| 2004 | Rowdy Nutt | Tyler |
| 2003 | Garry Kaufman | Galveston |
| 2002 | Mark Bauer | Houston |
| 2001 | Bryan Shofner | Lubbock |
| 2000 | Bill Harrison Jr. | San Antonio |
| 1999 | Jeffrey L. Brady, CIC | Houston |
| 1998 | William O. Morris, CPCU, CLU, ChFC | Texarkana |
| 1997 | Rick Bondurant, CIC | Fort Worth |
| 1996 | Charles W. Garner Jr. | Austin |
| 1995 | André P. Juneau, CPCU, CIC | Austin |
| 1994 | Valerie Kowalik, CIC | Victoria |
| 1993 | David L. McWhorter | Longview |
| 1992 | Norman Kiecke, CPCU, CIC | Bellville |
| 1991 | Michael J. Bosworth, AAI, CIC | Tyler |
| 1990 | Kerry W. Gilmore, CIC | Lubbock |
| 1989 | H. Lee Loftis Jr., CIC | Tyler |
| 1988 | W. Scott Ragland, CPCU, CIC, AAI | Dallas |
| 1987 | Donald N. Morriss, CPCU | Texarkana |
| 1986 | Thomas J. Baker, III, CPCU, CIC | Houston |
| 1985 | Bart Tucker, CPCU, CLU, CIC | Fort Worth |
| 1984 | Tom Francis, CIC | Houston |
| 1983 | Lynn Cooper, CIC | Corsicana |
| 1982 | Cynthia Lewis, CIC | Mart |
