Michigan Insurance
Hall of Fame

1994 Members
David Dykhouse
Richard H. Headlee
Fritz Lewis
Charles A. McAlear
Ralph Moulton
A.J. Pasant
Charles M. Trubac
Nile Vermillion
Thomas L. Wenck
Roy Westran
1995 Members
Thomas G. Bowman
Howard "Corky" Gaylor
Vern Valentine
(V.V.) Moulton
Maxine V. Niemeye
William E. Robb
1996 Members
Harvey E. Kern
Irwin "Burt" Meisel
1997 Members
Robert A. Bailey
C. Eugene Chang
Wardell C. Croft
1998 Members
Donald A. Aschom
Margaret L. Torok
1999 Members
E.L. Cox
Douglas L. Federau
2000 Members
Robert W. Elliot Jr.
Thomas H. Ritter
Richard E. Whitmer
2001 Members
John C. Prost
Robert E.J. Wiseman
2002 Members
Donald Ray Haas
Patrick W. Stainsby
2003 Members
Douglas G. Heeter
Harry G. Iwasko Jr.
H. Max Tanner
2004 Members
Morrall M. Claramunt
Ralph J. Ladd
2005 Members
Wayne McBride
Daniel Sobczynski
HALL OF FAME MEMBERS
2006 Members
Nicholas J. Simone
Larry W. Thomas
2008 Members
Janet K. Holstine
Thomas C. Jones
Norman J.E. Roe
2009 Members
Herman J. Arends
James M. Crosby
2010 Members
Mark Odland
Merton J. Segal
James E. Wilds
2011 Members
Donald E. Eve
Robert B. Hughes
D. Joseph Olson
2012 Member
Lawrence Kish
2013 Members
Frank Dick
Michael Larges
David Smithkey
2014 Members
Arthur Judson
Bob Pierce
Clair Stevens
2015 Members
John Rowe
Robert Smith
2016 Members
Michael R. Hubbel
Robert W. Umstead
David M. Walker
2017 Members
Leroy Bostic
Mike Maurer
Roger Sitkins
2018 Members
Carol Breed
Jim Robinson
2019 Members
Jeffrey Harrold
Christine VanAbel
2020 Members
Mary LaPorte
Wendy Loveless
Roger Stoor
2021 Members
Lori McAllister
Scott White
2021 Hall of Fame Inductees
The Michigan Insurance Hall of Fame honored two outstanding insurance industry leaders, legends, and innovators at the next annual induction ceremony held August, 2021 in Lansing.
Lori McAllister, J.D. has practiced with the Dykema Law Firm since 1986, enjoying a distinguished career with a special emphasis on the insurance industry and insurance-related matters. She has an active insurance litigation practice, and regularly acts as counsel for insurers in complicated insurance class actions. She also advises insurance industry boards of directors on various issues and advises insurance industry clients on their day-to-day operations, corporate governance issues, and audit committee matters. She has provided advice and counsel with respect to auto no-fault reform, complicated insurance mergers and acquisition transactions, highly specialized reinsurance deals, demutualization, and conversions to a mutual holding company. She has also mentored young attorneys as they work in the field of insurance and does pro bono legal work in her community.
Scott White has been active in the insurance industry since 1988, currently serving as Chief Executive Officer of VAST Insurance in Marquette, MI. VAST has been recognized as a Top Insurance Workplace by Insurance Business America for the past two years and a Best Practices agency by Independent Agents & Brokers of America. for the past 12 years. Scott has served as a member and chairperson for many state, regional and national insurance company advisory councils and has served on a number of community boards in Marquette County. He is also a past board member for the Small Business Administration of Michigan and has been featured in various industry publications including: Rough Notes Magazine, Independent Agent Magazine, and Auto Owners Insurance Company's 'The Emblem'.