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About the gala

State Farm honored five remarkable women during Life Insurance Awareness Month at a gala luncheon in New York City.

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Laurel Schwass-Drew, Amanda Thompson, Dening Wu Lohez, Elain Doll-Dunn, Grete Sorensen

Gala Photos

Here you can view highlights from the 2006 Embrace Life® Awards gala luncheon.

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Susan D. Waring

Susan D. Waring, Executive Vice President, Chief Administrative Officer - State Farm Life, and Vice President – Health

Susan D. Waring, CLU, ChFC, is executive vice president, chief administrative officer - State Farm Life and vice president - health in Bloomington, Ill. She is a member of the board of directors of State Farm Life, State Farm Life and Accident Assurance, and State Farm Annuity and Life companies.

Waring began working for State Farm® in 1986 as an agent in Mercersburg, Pa. In 1990, she was named agency manager in Hanover, Pa., and in 1994 she was promoted to agency director in the Concordville, Pa., office. Waring was named executive assistant - agency in the President's Office at corporate headquarters in 1996. She was named vice president - agency in the Ballston Spa, N.Y., office in 1997 and became vice president - mutual funds at corporate headquarters in 2000. She became senior vice president, chief administrative officer - State Farm Life in 2001 and assumed her current position in 2004.

Waring received a bachelor's degree from Gettysburg College, Gettysburg, Pa., and a master's degree from Shippensburg University, Shippensburg, Pa. She earned the Chartered Life Underwriter (CLU) designation in 1997 and her Chartered Financial Consultant (ChFC) designation in 2004. She is a member of the board of directors for the Life Office Management Association (LOMA), the Medical Information Bureau (MIB) and The American College Foundation. She is also a member of the board of trustees of Illinois Wesleyan University.